New York's Commercial Lease Defenses to Paying Rent
October 01, 2020
Few landlords and commercial tenants have been completely immune from the governmentally imposed economic shutdown and COVID-19's wrath. Not including what may have been negotiated in a commercial lease, there are three traditional theories under which commercial tenants could seek to assert entitlement to forgiveness of their rent.
Lean In to Business Development with Video
October 01, 2020
Chief Marketing Officers need to lean in to video now with the decline in face-to-face meetings, mano-a-mano networking at events and speeches before in-person audiences, thanks to the pandemic.
Create a Community To Connect and Empower
September 01, 2020
I encourage you to cultivate your own community as a means of connecting and empowering your peers. Here are a few ideas to help you launch and maintain a program.
Do COVID-19 Rent and Eviction Protections Just Delay Inevitable Bankruptcy?
September 01, 2020
In attempts to alleviate the impact of job losses and business disruption due to COVID-19, state and local governments have passed emergency orders and regulations temporarily prohibiting evictions and extending deadlines to pay rent, among other restrictions. When those restrictions are lifted, there is no guarantee that they will have done more than delay the inevitable: eviction and bankruptcy.
Undercutting the Cost of Underperforming Attorneys
September 01, 2020
As a firm leader it is your fiscal responsibility to address underperforming attorneys. With COVID-19 are your underperformers flying under the radar? The cost to a firm is not only to the bottom line, but to your reputation as a leader.
The Updated FCPA Resource Guide
September 01, 2020
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
this second edition contains some new "hypotheticals" — facts of actual cases the DOJ finds important enough to focus on — and, in keeping true to its name, has included additional resources and links for chief compliance officers looking to design and audit their companies' anticorruption compliance programs.
