Survey of Equipment Finance Activity
July 29, 2010
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association recently released its 2010 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity, which shows that new business volume among a sample of the ELFA member companies declined 30.3% in 2009, in contrast with a 2.2% decline in 2008.
The Need for Independent Analysis On Portfolio Risks
July 29, 2010
With the current economic condition being the way it is, and the risk assumed by banks and lessors being scrutinized more and more, the once shunned idea of turning to an outside valuation provider for an assessment of potential exposure is now becoming more prevalent.
Valuable Lessons from This Great Recession
July 29, 2010
Despite posting profits in 2009, some firms still grapple with how to engender more rainmakers from their attorney pool to spread the business generation responsibility more evenly.
The Place to Network: The Art and Practice of Blogging
July 29, 2010
Blogs have proven to be an effective tactic to establish subject matter expertise, and the Internet search engines can help reach a target audience on a scale that other networking tactics, and traditional publishing venues, may not.
10 Questions for Kim Eisler
July 29, 2010
Nick Gaffney, a partner at Infinite Public Relations in San Francisco, recently had an exclusive interview with Mr. Kim Eisler, author of "Masters of the Game: Inside the World's Most Powerful Law Firm."
Employer's Review of Text Messages on Company Pager Reasonable
July 29, 2010
In a closely watched case and in a nearly unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that the City of Ontario, CA, Police Department did not violate the Fourth Amendment privacy rights of its employee when it audited text messages he had sent and received on a department-issued paging device.
DOL: Same-Sex Partners May Qualify For FMLA Leave
July 29, 2010
In an Opinion Letter issued on June 22, 2010, the U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) clarified who may be a parent under the Family and Medical Leave Act, including same-sex domestic partners who stand <i>in loco parentis</i> to a child.
Employers Beware
July 29, 2010
Employee mobility, coupled with the exceeding ease with which confidential and proprietary trade secret information can be stored and transported, creates the perfect platform for trade secret theft. And it's not just a hypothetical problem.
