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THE LAST DAYS OF THE LAST DAYS
August 08, 2012
Big companies, including law firms, sometimes go into bankruptcy. It happens a lot. But when it's a major law firm, like Dewey LeBoeuf, the reasons for its demise can give us some clues about the future of all law firms.
Website Accessibility Rules Are Still on Target
July 30, 2012
A recent federal court ruling, <i>National Association of the Deaf v. Netflix, Inc.</i>, held that California's state disability rights laws applied to a website, despite the absence of a bricks-and-mortar store nexus. Instead, the National Association for the Deaf (NAD) pursued the accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of a "website only" firm with no real-world presence ' Netflix.
Movers & Shakers
July 30, 2012
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Best Practices for ERISA ' 408(b)(2) Compliance
July 30, 2012
To achieve the goals of the new ERISA laws, participants and sponsors will have access to more information which will increase the responsibility of plan sponsors to act upon the information received.
The FTC Act
July 30, 2012
The pitfalls of an inadequate privacy policy; an analysis of recent litigation.
Raising the Bridge v. Lowering the Water: Expense Management and Its Relation to Cost Recovery
July 30, 2012
What many firms fail to take advantage of is the fact that, by focusing on the recovery of costs where applicable, they can accomplish more to help their bottom line than most cost reduction exercises.
Will Your Firm Pass a Stress Test?
July 30, 2012
An annual stress test can evaluate the critical areas of firm governance, financial reporting, risk management, fiduciary practices and financial health. Monitoring these factors can help a law firm prepare to weather both internal and external threats.
'Hot' and 'Cold' Trends
July 27, 2012
Surviving in the "new normal" requires recognizing both "hot" and "cold" trends. Here is a look at significant trends affecting law firms.
I've Been Sued ' And I Feel Fine, Because I Was <i>Prepared</i>
June 29, 2012
Going to court isn't just about winning ' it matters that you win at the least cost. You must, in the words of one client, try to avoid the "lawsuit hemorrhage" of fees and costs.
IRS Tax Exams in the Legal Industry
June 28, 2012
Ever wonder what the IRS looks for when auditing tax returns of law firms and their owners? Here are the answers.

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  • Private Equity Valuation: A Significant Decision
    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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  • Meet the Lawyer Working on Inclusion Rider Language
    At the Oscars in March, Best Actress winner Frances McDormand made “inclusion rider” go viral. But Kalpana Kotagal, a partner at Cohen Milstein Sellers &amp; Toll had already worked for months to write the language for such provisions. Kotagal was developing legal language for contract provisions that Hollywood's elite could use to require studios and other partners to employ diverse workers on set.
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