Separation Agreements and General Releases
November 24, 2008
In order to get what they pay for, businesses need to ensure that their separation agreements protect the company's interest to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
The Perfect Storm
November 24, 2008
Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) in August in response to a perceived product safety crisis arising from several recent high-profile recalls of imported children's products. This article provides an in-depth discussion.
McNulty Revisited
November 24, 2008
This article briefly reviews the history of the DOJ's corporate charging guidelines, discusses the policy changes from the DOJ's earlier charging guidelines, and analyzes the Filip Memo's impact on corporate investigations and prosecutions.
Help Insulate Your Firm with Careful Year-End Planning
November 21, 2008
Notwithstanding the slowing economy, there are opportunities to strengthen the firm's finances and those of individual partners. The key in this or any year is careful tax planning — including year-end tax projections — that will help lessen federal and state tax liabilities, prepare for possible exposure to the alternative minimum tax, and discover potential ways to save and streamline.
As the Economy Stumbles, Employment Discrimination Claims Climb
November 21, 2008
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) saw the highest increase in discrimination charge filings last fiscal year, the largest annual increase (9%) since the early 1990s. And prospects for improvement in these numbers are dim. Here's what to do.
The Most Crucial Commercial Lease Cases
November 21, 2008
For almost two years, the attorneys at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C, have been compiling a list of the greatest commercial leasing cases of all time. Two of these attorneys, the authors of this two-part article, trace the lifetime of a leasehold from negotiation through breach and enforcement.
