'Glass Ceilings' and Women in Leadership
March 27, 2014
In last month's issue, we presented a participants' exchange that followed ALFA International's October, 2013, Labor & Employment Practice Group Seminar on "glass ceilings." The conclusion herein shifts the focus to the state of women in leadership roles..
The Application of 365(N) to Cross-License Agreements
March 25, 2014
Last month, Part One of this Article detailed the effect of applying section 365(n) to cross-license agreements. Part Two herein discusses the problems that section 365(n) presents to debtors who are party to cross-license agreements..
Looking Before You Leap in International Investigations
March 25, 2014
International investigations are now commonplace for many white-collar criminal defense lawyers and, very often, these investigations will implicate foreign data privacy regimes, both entrenched and emerging.
Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption in Securities Fraud Litigation
March 24, 2014
Although a shareholder cause of action for fraud on the market is a civil claim, it is one that often follows criminal claims brought against a corporation and/or its officers or employees. Therefore, the outcome in the U.S. Supreme Court case, <I>Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund</I>, discussed herein, should be of interest to attorneys concentrating their practices in the field of business crimes.
Law Firm Mergers
March 17, 2014
When larger firms move into a new market by merging with a smaller, local firm, increased billing rates often cause the small firm's long-term clients to seek more affordable counsel.
Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption in Securities Fraud Litigation
February 28, 2014
When the U.S. Supreme Court 25 years ago decided <i>Basic, Inc. v. Levinson</i>, it adopted a legal theory that commentators would describe as revolutionizing securities law in the United States. By accepting the "fraud-on-the-market" theory, the <i>Basic</i> Court made it much easier for plaintiffs to get their cases certified as class actions, increasing the potential exposure of corporations and their officers and directors.