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Psychological Experts and Trial Tactics
July 29, 2010
Retained testifying experts who assert that neither their findings nor their opinions might be affected by biases are either fools, liars, or lying fools.
Business Valuation In a Collaborative Divorce
July 29, 2010
When appraisal of a business is conducted in conjunction with a collaborative divorce, it is fundamentally different from one carried out in a more adversarial divorce setting.
Interim 'So-Ordered' Stipulations
July 29, 2010
What happens to a So Ordered, interim agreement that is not mentioned in the divorce judgment in any way, shape or form? Is it vacated, or does it survive? The answer to this issue, in New York State, at any rate, requires a two-step analysis.
'Matrimorphology'
July 29, 2010
Matrimorphology ' what is it? It means the study of changing matrimonial law, in this case, the Divorce Reform Act of New Jersey.
The Supreme Court and the Hague Abduction Convention
June 22, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court has now issued its very first decision interpreting the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
Automatic Restraining Orders in Domestic Relations Cases
June 22, 2010
A recent new statute in New York provided for automatic temporary restraining orders against assets commencing with the filing and service of divorce papers. A number of other states have enacted, or tried to enact, such legislative provisions. However, there are serious constitutional issues that should be addressed.
Matrimonial Issues and Estate Tax Repeal
June 22, 2010
Congress left the estate tax law in a state of complete confusion at the end of 2009. Even if the bigger question of whether we will have an estate tax is resolved by the time you read this article, many issues that affect matrimonial practitioners, not just estate planners, will still remain unresolved.
Electronic Visitation in Illinois
June 22, 2010
The form that visitation takes has evolved to include what is now being referred to as "virtual visitation": the use of electronic mail, instant messaging, video conferencing and other wireless technology to allow non-custodial parents to maintain more frequent contact with their children.
Decisions of Interest
May 26, 2010
Rulings of importance to you and your practice.
Ruling Affirms Narrow Reading of 'Parent' in Same-Sex Case
May 26, 2010
Declining to overrule a 19-year-old precedent, the New York Court of Appeals narrowly held that a same-sex partner who has not adopted her partner's biological child cannot assert visitation rights under New York law.

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  • Private Equity Valuation: A Significant Decision
    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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