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Partner Pay Spread Increases for Top Law Firms Amid Partnership Model Changes
June 01, 2024
Amid unprecedented billing rate hikes and an escalation of the battle for rainmaking talent, Am Law 100 law firms again raised the stakes on partner pay last year. At the same time, the average spread among Second Hundred firms fell a bit.
China Finalizes New Regulations to Relax Personal Data Exports from China
May 01, 2024
Nearly six months after the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) was first introduced for public consultation, the much-awaited final rules on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-border Data Flows were published and came into effect on March 22, 2024. The New Regulations largely repeat the Draft Regulations, but now have further relaxed personal data exports from China.
Unbiased Thinking: A Blueprint for Your Law Firm Billing & Collections Transformation
May 01, 2024
Law firms generally experience a similar set of common challenges and costs tied to inefficient billing and collections practices. This is a cost no firm can afford; and to that end, this article offers a blueprint for transforming billing and collections
Early Impact of the CHIPS Act
May 01, 2024
This article describes certain key developments in the period from passage of the CHIPS Act through the present day, and provides a brief survey of key grantmaking and investment activity by U.S. government agencies since passage of the Act.
Delaware District Court Could Guide Supreme Court Purdue Pharma Decision
May 01, 2024
A bankruptcy court properly held that derivative claims based on "piercing the corporate veil theory of liability [were] released under" a confirmed reorganization plan, but that direct "claims for negligent undertaking" were not released and "could be asserted" in state court against the debtors' equity sponsors.
OFAC, Commerce, and DOJ Emphasize Pursuit Of Enforcement Actions Against Non-U.S. Persons and Entities
May 01, 2024
The guidance mirrors the recent, broader impulse among U.S. prosecutors and regulatory agencies to extend application of U.S. law to foreign persons and entities, even when those persons and entities have only threadbare connections to the U.S.
What Every Lawyer's Client Needs to Know About Succession Planning
May 01, 2024
I often run into business people who are confused about the differences between succession planning and exit planning. You are in the unique position of being able to guide your clients through the confusion.
Sui Generis: Collaborate Like You Mean It
May 01, 2024
Part Three of a Series This article offers up some thoughts about how lawyers ought to access and manage resources in order to provide a multi-faceted, full-service approach to addressing their clients' needs.
Privilege in Public Relations: Can Clients Protect Communications Between Their Lawyers and PR Firms?
May 01, 2024
Because PR firms may be considered third parties for privilege purposes, it is crucial that communications between a company's counsel and its PR firm are handled with care to avoid waiving the attorney-client privilege.
When Is A Pretext By A Municipality A Bar To Land Use Approvals?
May 01, 2024
Recently, there have been several instances in which municipalities have been challenged by property owners claiming that the municipal boards have utilized delaying tactics and other actions as a pretext to prevent development of their properties.

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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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