A Special Event Taking Over Your City?
June 26, 2012
Corporate counsel increasingly have a role to play in helping their corporations plan for the unusual. Some of the issues being faced in London this year are illustrative of those issues others will face when planning around future major events.
Quarterly State Compliance Review
June 26, 2012
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect between May 1 and July 1, 2012, as well as some recent cases of interest. It includes two rulings from Delaware's courts, and decisions from California and New York on whether corporate officers may sue for wrongful termination.
In the Marketplace
June 26, 2012
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
The Distressed Shipping Market Attracts Private Equity
June 26, 2012
Since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, private equity has explored the distressed markets to find hidden value. With the decline in world demand, the workhorse of the transportation sector, shipping, is an obvious target. This article explores some of the risks in an investment in shipping.
TOUSA Case Takes Another Twist
June 26, 2012
The closely watched TOUSA, Inc. case took another twist on May 15, when the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and reinstated the bankruptcy court opinion in its entirety. The decision reinforces the level of diligence and care that lenders must undertake in cases involving borrower subsidiaries, especially with respect to upstream loan transactions.
The Pathology of Failed Law Firms
June 25, 2012
A few of the problems that faced Dewey & LeBoeuf were unique, while others were not. Nor is Dewey alone; more than 10 large and prominent firms have failed in the past decade. This article focuses on the pathology of failed law firms.
<B><i>Online Extra:<b></i> Doing Well By Doing Good: Law Firm Social Responsibility</b>
June 21, 2012
Corporations increasingly subscribe to the principle of corporate social responsibility. CSR is based on the belief that a demonstration of concern for the environment, human rights, community development and the welfare of their employees can make a corporation more profitable. And if not more profitable, at least a better place to work.
