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Litigation
November 29, 2010
Analysis of a recent case of interest.
Shirking or Just Hard Times?
November 29, 2010
In a bad economy, a range of recent decisions can be cited to overcome the argument that an earning capacity in excess of current income should be attributed to a parent.
Movers & Shakers
November 28, 2010
Who's doing what; who's going where.
How Your Company Can Get the Benefits of an Arbitration Clause
November 28, 2010
Arbitrating employment disputes can provide for more efficient and more economical resolutions. Yet, in-house attorneys often question whether to include arbitration clauses in their employment agreements.
Local Yacht Club Sails Free of Harassment Claim
November 28, 2010
A recent decision from the Federal District Court in Maryland highlights the need for an employee to meet filing time requirements or face dismissal of the claims.
Mediate Your Clients' Employment Claims
November 28, 2010
While growing in popularity, mediation still remains underutilized in employment disputes. From the employee's perspective, mediation should be a "no-brainer."
Tracking Hours in a Virtual World
November 28, 2010
Privacy issues, data security risks and document-retention nightmares are just some of the issues created when technology falls into an employee's hands.
New Laws Expand Whistleblower Protections
October 27, 2010
Federal statutes protecting whistleblowers are on the rise. Most recently, the Dodd-Frank Act, meant to overhaul and strengthen federal oversight of the financial system, included workplace protections for whistleblowers in the financial services industry. But that is not the only new law to include whistleblower protections.
Discrimination Against Employees with Caregiving or Family Responsibilities
October 27, 2010
Family care issues permeate the workplace, arising in the context of employee recruitment, growth, development and career advancement, and employee requests for time off, flexible schedules and other benefits.
Inevitable Disclosure Need Not Be Inevitable
October 27, 2010
The doctrine of inevitable disclosure is a crucial tool to protect companies from perfidious former employees and is no threat to the honest ones ' if properly applied. A look at <i>Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. v. Botticella</i>

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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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