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Maximizing Information Technology Return on Investment
January 30, 2012
No matter what the reason or replacement cycle, law firm computer technology should be a function of ROI. There is no one right or correct rate of return, but maximizing it is essential.
New Regulations Will Enhance Disclosure for Your Pension Plans
December 28, 2011
It's time for pension plan sponsors to get serious about their fiduciary obligations. Simply put, the employer's obligation for a plan doesn't end when it writes the check. It begins.
Social Security Facts and Strategies
December 28, 2011
Social Security is the biggest retirement system in the United States and its benefits play an important role for retiring Baby Boomers. Millions of Americans depend on their monthly benefits, the amount which can be affected by various factors, most importantly the age at which you retire.
Movers & Shakers
December 19, 2011
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Law Firms: Economic Nexus May Be Heading Your Way
December 19, 2011
Economic nexus statutes are sweeping across the nation. The consequence for law firms is that your firm may be required to file a tax return in a state which no firm member or employee has even been in.
Succession Recession
December 19, 2011
The current economic recession has created a succession recession, as many firms have tabled thoughts of succession planning primarily due to the fact that the Baby Boomer generation is contributing the most to law firm revenues.
New Regulations Will Enhance Disclosure for Your Pension Plans
December 19, 2011
After years of study, thousands of hours of congressional testimony, hundreds of hearings and uncountable public comments, the Department of Labor issued Reg 408(b)2 and 404(a), designed to force better disclosure. With this better information, it is hoped that both plan providers and participants will make better decisions, leading to improved retirement preparation for America's workers.
Illinois' Civil Union Act
December 14, 2011
Illinois is now one of 22 jurisdictions in the United States that extend some form of state-level spousal rights to same-gender couples.
CDOs Are Less Bankruptcy Remote than You Thought
December 14, 2011
The recent decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey in <i>In re Zais Investment Grade Limited VII</i> took many holders of collateral debt obligations ("CDOs") by surprise.
Movers & Shakers
November 28, 2011
Who's doing what; who's going where.

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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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