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Pension Funding: A Program to Maximize Pension Growth and Limit Volatility

Lawrence L. Bell

With proper planning, a pension can meet regulations, be funded to the acceptable green zone levels (80%) and reduce the annual net periodic pension funding requirement.

Pricing Legal Services

Michael DeCosta

Beyond the "value-added" components of their efforts, expectations have risen in law firms for the marketing team to contribute directly to top-line growth. While their roles typically fall short of direct selling to new clients, in recent years marketing executives have been integrally involved in ongoing account management, prospecting, and expansion. They are juxtaposed with the rainmakers — practically joined at the hip in supporting partners as they embark into the legal market battlefield.

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Preparing for Reverse Auctions

William C. Cobb

Rather than companies sending out RFPs to a number of law firms, they are now using a "reverse auction" to request quotes from law firms they trust. Here's how it works.

Complications Can Consume the Credit for Taxes Paid to Other States

Wayne K. Berkowitz

While an available tax credit might seem like a great savings opportunity, as many often are, caution should be your watchword before chasing that credit.

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The Accounting Dimensions of Law Firm Financial Impropriety

Ed Poll

Law firms are at great risk for financial impropriety. Funds can come up missing in any law firm, and the cause can be intentional theft that qualifies as fraud or embezzlement, or an unintentional mistake that shows poor judgment.

IP News

Howard J. Shire & Joseph Mercadante

Highlights of the latest intellectual property cases from around the country.

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Factors in Assessing Statutory Damages for Digital Copyright Infringement

Stan Soocher

A recent federal district court award of $6.6 million in statutory damages to music publishers for the unlicensed use of song lyrics by the website LiveUniverse and its operator was hailed as the first of its type for owners of song lyrics, and thus a significant milestone for content owners in the digital era.

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FTC Closes Google Inquiry

Jenna Greene

The FTC closed its inquiry, requiring Google to license patents that are essential to the interoperability of electronic devices but securing minimal agreements on what many viewed as the heart of the case: Google's dominance in the search market.

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Devices, Tablets and Breaking Traditions

John Simpson

The Internet has changed immensely since its creation. What was once only accessible through a dial-up modem on a large desktop computer is now available wirelessly with the touch of a finger. Smartphones, tablets, e-readers and gaming systems have all entered the mix as the next generation of computers, and they have transformed our online experiences in a multitude of ways. As the number of mobile Internet-connected devices continues to increase, so will the traffic they generate to law firm websites.

Like It or Not, Online Preferences Are Not Protected Speech

Jeffrey N. Rosenthal

Does the First Amendment protect what you "like" on Facebook? Obviously, Facebook, with its vested interest in shielding all forms of user expression, would argue it does. But now it is not alone in that belief.

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