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Fifth Circuit Jettisons <i>Pro-Snax</i> 'Material Benefit' Standard for Bankruptcy Professional Compensation
November 02, 2015
The Fifth Circuit recently issued a ruling that changes compensation for professional services in bankruptcy: In <I>Pro-Snax</I>, the court had ruled that, to be compensable under section 330, services must result in "an identifiable, tangible, and material benefit to the bankruptcy estate." Now that has changes.
Title Insurance: How to Obtain More Bang for Your Buck
November 02, 2015
How do you as an attorney obtain special or additional coverage for the particular fact situation of your transaction? There are two different methods: purchasing an endorsement to the policy and the second is by obtaining affirmative insurance.
Cracking the FCPA Code: Interpreting Recent DOJ and SEC Enforcement and Messaging
November 02, 2015
Notwithstanding expectations of a shift in government enforcement priorities, after more than a decade, FCPA enforcement still shows no signs of slowing down. Indeed, the last two years each welcomed two new members to the list of 10 largest corporate enforcement matters: Total and Weatherford in 2013, and Alstom and Alcoa in 2014.
Development
November 02, 2015
A case involving the reinstatement of a taking claim.
Hit It Out of the Park: Lessons Learned in Practice Group Management
November 02, 2015
This article reviews a methodology that has transformed our practice group leaders and our firm's approach to practice group management. What follows are some best practices and lessons learned from one midsize firm's year-long endeavor.
<b><i>Business of Branding:</i></b> Seven Signs You Should Be Thinking About a Rebrand
November 02, 2015
Just because you want a new "look and feel" doesn't mean you should enter into a lengthy, complex and potentially expensive rebranding project. There are a number of "signs," though, that might indicate you should consider rebranding or at least refreshing your firm's brand.
Real Property Law
November 02, 2015
A look at two key cases.
Ethnicity-Based 'Economic Loss' Testimony Unconstitutional
November 02, 2015
In a bombshell decision issued on July 30, Eastern District of New York U.S. Judge Jack B. Weinstein held that it is unconstitutional to use ethnicity-based statistics to calculate future economic loss in a tort case.
<b><i>Marketing Tech:</i></b> The Best Ways to Use Technology to Supplement, Rather Than Replace, Your Networking
November 02, 2015
Technology can sometimes get in the way. While our digital tools have changed our lives, making us more efficient, responsive, and productive, it can confuse our sensibilities.
<b><i>In the Spotlight:</i></b> Nuisance Liability in the Mixed-Use Context
November 02, 2015
The recent trend toward denser, more sustainable, and transit-oriented "mixed-use development" ' in which residential space is situated alongside and/or on top of retail, office and commercial space ' has the potential to improve urban quality of life greatly, but it also renews the potential for "nuisances," and consequently, for disputes over liability, compensation, and mitigation of the offending operations.

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