Recent NLRB Actions
April 02, 2015
Over the last few years, the NLRB has dramatically expanded employee rights to engage in "protected concerted activity" by limiting employers' use of many standard employment policies and practices. Now, the NLRB is implementing sweeping changes to the decades-old representation election process, making it faster and easier for unions to organize the workplace.
The 2015 Employer Mandate Is Here
April 02, 2015
The year 2015 is here and so is the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) employer "play or pay" mandate, which has been delayed, in total or in part, twice.
Post-Divorce Cash Flow and Financial Workability
April 02, 2015
Once a stipulation of settlement is entered into or a divorce has been finalized, courts are reluctant to change the terms. If a client complains that he or she was uninformed, made a poor financial decision, or did not properly handle the assets post-divorce, the likelihood of modification or reformation is, at best, slim.
Federal Circuit Clarifies the Limits Of Patent Exhaustion
April 02, 2015
The Federal Circuit recently clarified the limits of patent exhaustion as it applies to "authorized acquirers" and "complementary goods," holding that authorized sales to persons practicing handset claims did not exhaust a patent owner's rights to enforce distinct but related content claims against defendant content providers who manage and deliver content to handset users.
Small-Firm Marketing
April 02, 2015
In a market flooded with newly minted attorneys, spreading the word about your services can feel like an empty pursuit. Attorneys just don't have the time or marketing expertise to experiment with new tactics, so they settle for traditional channels like TV commercials.
Content Marketing
April 02, 2015
According to a recent survey, 80% of law firm CMOs believe content marketing is an important marketing and business development strategy and 84% expect to increase the amount of content they are producing. With so much emphasis on content marketing, what can firms do to help make their initiatives as successful as possible?
The Times, They Are A-Changin'
April 02, 2015
As more and more commercial clients move their legal teams in-house, competition among law firms continues to grow. With the legal industry still feeling negative impacts from the financial crisis, a considerable number of law firms have been pooling expertise and gaining market share through mergers and acquisitions.
Subjective Intent Does Not Save $1.5B Secured Claim Against GM
April 02, 2015
Sometimes, the simplest of errors can be the most costly. Such was the case with a large syndicated secured loan made to General Motors Co. Due to a simple filing error, what the lender and borrower had always intended to be a secured loan will now be treated as a general unsecured claim.
