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The Subprime Mortgage Crisis and D&O Insurance: A New Frontier of Litigation

January 02, 2008

Whether a D&O policy will afford coverage for the litigation resulting from the collapse of the subprime mortgage lending industry is yet to be seen. As discussed in this article, there are several policy provisions that are likely to be relevant in the subprime context.

Movers & Shakers

December 28, 2007

Information about the advancement of lawyers in the patent profession.

Don't Get Caught With Your Patents Down

December 28, 2007

Part One of this series discussed the history of licensing and the need to prove infringement. This month's installment addresses patent trolls and the rise of the Asian IP powerhouse.

Searching for BRICS

December 28, 2007

The worldwide patenting landscape is undergoing slow but inevitable tectonic shifts. During the first half of this century, the oligopoly of the United States, Europe, and Japan as the source of the vast majority of new ideas will be broken with the rise of innovation concentrated in other nations beyond the Trilateral, as the USPTO, EPO, and JPO are known.

Intellectual Property: Currency of the New Economy

December 28, 2007

This article considers the way in which the capital markets view IP assets and the means by which IP is emerging as the currency of the new economy.

Five Significant Inter-Generational Relations Blunders

December 28, 2007

Firms are struggling with generational divides because they make the blunders enumerated in this article.

It's No Coincidence: The Successful Firms Have Strong Management and Leadership

December 28, 2007

Nothing is as important to the success of a law firm as strong leadership at the top. Yet, in far too many firms, the partners are still reluctant to give anyone the CEO authority needed for effective management and leadership.

Advancing Women in Law Firms

December 28, 2007

This article lays the groundwork for those in power to learn how they can help women lawyers succeed.

Forfeiture-for-Competition Agreements

December 28, 2007

Law firms are constrained by professional ethics in how they address the issues of lawyer mobility. Rule 5.6 of the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility expressly prohibits lawyers from entering into agreements that restrict their right to practice, including covenants not to compete. The overwhelming majority of jurisdictions interpret the rule to preclude less direct restrictions on competition, including financial penalties known as 'forfeiture-for-competition' agreements.

IT''S ALL ABOUT YOU

December 28, 2007

This is YOUR web site for YOUR practice. It doesn't belong to us, it belongs to YOU. Let's make 2008 the Year of Becoming Interactive. Let's make you the star(s).

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The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
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Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
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The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
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