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The Third Annual MLF 50: The Top 50 Law Firms in Marketing and Communications
The long-awaited listing is here: Find out which firms made it on our vaunted Top 50 list -- and why.
Transgender Employees
Part one of this article explained the terminology and discussed some of the challenges employers face in treating transgender employees in a nondiscriminatory manner. Part Two continues the discussion.
Challenges to Corporate Culture Presented By Anonymous Whistleblowing
Whether the ends justify the means is a question that arises in many areas of the law. One such debate is brewing with respect to legal protections for anonymous whistleblowers.
Company Interviews of Employees Suspected of Wrongdoing
Since Sarbanes-Oxley ('SOX') became law in 2002, companies have had a heightened interest in determining if there has been wrongdoing within their business. When a company has reason to believe that one or more employees may have engaged in practices that could expose it and them to civil lawsuits, regulatory actions or criminal charges, good business practice calls for the company to find out what occurred, who was involved, how extensive the conduct was, and how it happened. From the very beginning of this process, a particularly difficult issue is what employees interviewed in the company's investigation should be told about getting their own lawyers.
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: What Lessons Lie Here for Your Firm?
This article reviews the <i>Charney</i> case and applicable federal cases that might apply in workplace discrimination and relatiation situations, and points out the hidden dangers of local ordinances that attempt to regulate human behavior, and (arguably) even thought, in the workplace.
A Look At FIN 48
In an effort to increase comparability and consistency in how companies report income tax positions on financial statements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ('FASB') issued FASB Interpretation Number 48 ('FIN 48'), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes on July 13, 2006. FIN 48 changes the way companies must account for uncertain tax positions taken on federal, state and local, and international income tax returns for financial reporting purposes.
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Supplemental Bonuses
New York's Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP plans to pay counsels and senior associates (fifth-year level and up) bonuses tied to the firm's financial performance.
An Upbeat View: Nonlawyer Ownership of Law Firms
This article examines the two main objections to outside ownership of law firms. The first is that it would permit nonlawyers to interfere with lawyers' exercise of professional judgment. The second is that the firm's duty to its shareholders would lead it to focus blindly on maximizing profits.
How Nonlawyer Ownership Abroad May Affect U.S. Firms
This commentary provides some preliminary thoughts on how equity investments in non-U.S. law firms may change how U.S. law firms do business.

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