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Summary and Analysis of the Troubled Asset Relief Program
This article cuts to the substance of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, examining the provisions dealing with the actual purchase, management, and sale of troubled assets, with an eye toward the financial community.
PRE - CLIENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT I.
PRE - CLIENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT I. Before beginning to pursue a current or recent client, lawyers need to ask and answer the following questions.
Dealing With Clients Who Think They Know Marketing
There's a wonderful cartoon in which a guy in a business suit is looking over the shoulder of an artist at his canvas. The caption, spoken by the artist, is: 'I used to dabble a bit in accounting, too.' Then there's the guy who said to me: 'If you're smart enough to be a lawyer, then you're smart enough to do your own advertising.' To which I replied: 'Yes that's true. You're also smart enough to'
Decisions of Interest
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
NJ & CT News
What's going on in neighboring states.
Postnuptial Agreements
The answer to the question, "Is it better to live in New York or in New Jersey if you want your postnuptial agreement to be enforced?" is plain and simple ' New York is where you need to be. If your client lives in New Jersey, keep him or her away from postnuptial agreements.
Custody Findings Delayed During Military Deployment
Judges in New York will be prohibited from making permanent child custody decisions when a parent has been activated or deployed by the U.S. military, under a bill signed by Governor David A. Paterson. Sponsors said the legislation would guarantee that the custodial status of military personnel will not be permanently changed because of their physical absence from their children while on military duty.
Changing the Post-Marriage Compensation Guidelines
In the previous two months' issues, the author began looking at a contentious proposal to replace New York's current post-marriage maintenance system with new "Post-Marital Income Guidelines." He has expressed some of his reservations about the proposed guidelines; following are a few more.
November issue in PDF format
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Lessons Learned from a Gum Licensing Agreement
More than a decade after the license agreement between The Topps Company and Stani expired, the question of who owns the rights to manufacture and distribute the original Bazooka' bubble gum formula in South America is still unresolved.

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