'Watch Your Attitude, Petitioning Creditors!'
January 31, 2016
The Bankruptcy Code contains relatively clear and straightforward requirements and standards regarding the eligibility of creditors to file an involuntary bankruptcy petition against a debtor. If such criteria are met, do the creditors' intentions, which are not specifically referenced in this context in the statutory framework, come into play at all?
Opening the Books
December 31, 2015
The criminal fraud trial of three former executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf last year cast a spotlight on an arcane, often tedious but essential part of the operations of any big law firm: accounting practices.
Law Firm Accounting: Opening the Books
December 31, 2015
The criminal fraud trial of three former executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf last year cast a spotlight on an arcane, often tedious but essential part of the operations of any big law firm: accounting practices.
The Evolution of Law Firm Marketing and Business Development
December 31, 2015
Change is constant and hard ' and usually lumpy. Understanding some of the differences between a traditional marketing function and business development is key to evaluating current practices and future expectations for this department.
<b><i>At the Intersection: </i></b>Wishin' and Hopin' and Sittin' on Your Hands
December 31, 2015
What if you invented a better mousetrap, but the world didn't beat a path to your door? What if you developed a promising new medicine for a troubling condition, but when the doctor prescribed it, the patient refused to take it, simply sticking it in the desk drawer while continuing to complain about the malady?
Leasing and Finance Industry Economic Outlook
December 31, 2015
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's 2016 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook reports that investment in equipment and software is expected to grow by a modest 4.4% in 2016.
Training Tomorrow's Lawyer
November 30, 2015
There's math and technology involved? Count me out, that's why I went to law school." The attorneys in the room nod at each other, smiling at this joke that more than a few of us have told at one point in our careers. But it looks like this joke has finally run its course. The practice of law is not immune to technological advances, especially in the areas of research methodologies and, of course, electronic discovery.