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Law Firm Marketing and Business Development
December 31, 2015
Change is constant and hard ' and usually lumpy. This is especially true when it reaches the core of how an organization operates and goes to market.
SEC Sets Limits on Crowdfunding
December 31, 2015
On Oct. 30, 2015, the SEC issued new regulations to complete its work for implementing the sections of the JOBS Act that, for the first time, permit use of the Internet to raise equity financing. These latest regulations are scheduled to go into effect on May 16, 2016.
Investigations in Developing Countries
December 31, 2015
Conducting an internal investigation into questionable company conduct is universally a stressful experience. Imagine having to handle all that in a remote location, thousands of miles and multiple time zones away, in a developing part of the world with logistical and infrastructure challenges, and with cultural, political and legal systems that differ markedly from those in the United States.
Protecting Your Company's Data from Security Breaches
December 31, 2015
This article explores some steps counsel can take to protect their organizations from a data breach, and how counsel can proactively help to mitigate any adverse impact in the unfortunate event a data breach occurs.
Revisiting Allocation of Basis Issues
December 31, 2015
The courts have taken varying approaches to determining the basis of stock that is received by an insurance policyholder in exchange for the policyholder's surrender of membership rights in a mutual insurance company, in a "demutualization" transaction. While this may seem to be a narrow and abstruse question, the approaches taken by the courts may have application in other areas of the tax law affecting analogous transactions.
Bonuses and the Reality of Big Law Associate Compensation
December 31, 2015
In December, Cravath, Swaine & Moore circulated an internal memo setting associate bonuses according to the same scale set in 2014 by Davis Polk & Wardwell. First- and second-year associates will receive up to $15,000, while senior associates can make as much as $100,000.
Problems with the New Test for Joint-Employer Status
December 31, 2015
Last summer, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reversed over 30 years of precedent and adopted a new, more expansive and ambiguous standard for determining joint employer status. The new standard promises to entangle businesses with only tenuous links to another employer's workforce in a morass of collective-bargaining obligations and unfair labor practice liability for workforces over which they exercise no actual control.
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Tax-Savvy Clients Motivated in Year-End Collections Crunch
December 07, 2015
If the occurrence of Christmas miracles needs proving, reports of law firms and clients working together on getting legal bills paid makes for compelling evidence.
The Annual State of the Firm Report
November 30, 2015
As the year draws to an end, many of the more enlightened law firm managing partners and members of the executive committee assess the results of the current year and begin to develop plans for the coming year.
Required Minimum Distributions: Year-End Issues
November 30, 2015
The end of the year is the deadline for most individuals with qualified retirement plans and IRAs to take their required minimum distributions (RMDs) if they have attained age 70' or inherited their benefits. Here are some key issues that can impact RMDs.

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