Regulation

  • Novel Internet Statute Strategies

    The Internet presents special regulatory challenges. Any effective statute, for instance, must be prepared by an entity with the authority to draft, implement and, to some extent enforce, the statute. Efficacy, of course, hinges on jurisdiction, but the Internet knows no geography and, so, users leap boundaries with a finger poke or thumb flick. These challenges require novel statutory strategies to meet the Internet's current and future status as a channel and communications domain that requires regulation at various levels of operation and use

    September 29, 2008Jonathan Bick

  • Court Watch

    CA Supreme Court: No 'Narrow Restraint' Exception to Prohibition on Covenants Not to Compete

    September 26, 2008Darryl A. Hart

  • Buyer's Brokers and the Duty of Loyalty

    What obligations does a buyer's broker have to different clients interested in purchasing the same property? When faced with that question in Rivkin v. Century 21 Teran Realty LLC, the Second Circuit certified the question to the New York Court of Appeals. Rivkin answered at least one significant question surrounding the obligations of a buyer's broker, but the Court of Appeals opinion raised new questions whose resolution will await future litigation (or legislation).

    September 26, 2008Stewart E. Sterk

  • Development

    A look at recent rulings of importance.

    September 26, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Real Property Law

    Analysis of recent rulings.

    September 26, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Landlord & Tenant

    Commentary on the latest cases.

    September 26, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Office Romances And 'Love Contracts'

    A consenting romantic or sexual relationship between two employees, and especially between a manager/supervisor and an employee, may lead to complications, difficulties and legal problems for all concerned ' the employees, the manager/supervisor and the company. Hence the "love contract."

    September 24, 2008Barbara Reeves Neal

  • New York Strengthens Wage Laws

    Part One of this article discussed the changes in New York Labor Law (NYLL) pertaining to commissioned sales personnel. The conclusion herein addresses the other changes made by the law.

    September 24, 2008Elise M. Bloom, Fredric C. Leffler and Thomas A. McKinney

  • New DOJ Guidelines on Prosecuting Businesses

    After much pressure from the defense bar, the judiciary and Congress, the DOJ issued new guidelines on prosecuting businesses on Aug. 28, 2008. A close look at the fine print, however, shows that not much has changed.

    September 24, 2008Stanley S. Arkin, Peter B. Pope and Barrett N. Prinz

  • The KPMG Tax Shelter Case and the Right Against Self-Incrimination

    In a much anticipated opinion, the Second Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of an indictment against 13 former partners and employees of the accounting firm KPMG, who were charged with creating fraudulent tax shelters. United States v. Stein. This article discusses the case in depth.

    September 24, 2008Laurence A. Urgenson and Jason P. Hernandez