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Quarterly State Compliance Review
March 29, 2011
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some enacted and pending legislation of interest to corporate lawyers. It also discusses some recent cases of interest, including decisions from Delaware and New York concerning the awarding of attorneys' fees.
Expanded Supervisory Liability for In-House Lawyers
March 29, 2011
In-house lawyers, beware ' your exposure to potential supervisory liability may extend far beyond the confines of the legal department.
DOJ Guidance on Consultant Engagement
February 27, 2011
The DOJ issued guidance on Sept. 1, 2010 illuminating its approach to American companies' common practice of hiring consultants with ties to foreign governments to help negotiate business deals with those governments.
Arbitration: The Last Word on Reducing Time and Cost
February 27, 2011
A report on the National Summit on Reducing Time and Cost [of arbitration].
Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged ... Via Online Resources
February 27, 2011
How to conduct online research on the judges who preside over your cases.
Ninth Circuit Holds That Even Brats Deserve Equitable Treatment
February 27, 2011
<i>Mattel Inc. v. MGA Entertainment, Inc.</i>, a recent case decided by the Ninth Circuit, illustrates why companies should ensure that the ideas developed by their employees may not be exploited by those employees to the detriment of their employer.
What Corporate Counsel Need to Know About Managing Deposition Costs
February 27, 2011
This article provides some guidance to in-house counsel as to how to better manage your outside counsel in limiting this deposition costs. This boils down to deciding who should or should not be deposed.
Supreme Court Ruling Bolsters Ability of Third-Party Employees to Bring Retaliation Suits
February 27, 2011
In a decision bound to affect all employers,the Supreme Court unanimously held that the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 not only protect employees who challenge discrimination, but also co-workers who are related to or a close associate of the employee.
Are Your Independent Contractors Really Independent?
January 28, 2011
The determination of whether a worker is an independent contractor is one of the issues of the decade ' and became even more critical after the DOL and IRS announced that they plan to step up enforcement of companies that miscategorize employees as independent contractors.
'Green' Claim or Red Flag?
January 28, 2011
Companies are searching for new ways to "greenwash" their products to entice consumers. But what green claims constitute deceptive advertising?

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    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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