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Franchisor-Supplier Relationships
November 27, 2012
It appears that many franchisors have no formal long-term or, for that matter, short-term agreements with their suppliers. Is this an unhealthy move by these franchisors?
The 'Unfinished Business' of Failed Law Firms
November 14, 2012
Recently, two New York federal district courts reached conflicting decisions in the Coudert Brothers LLP and Thelen LLP bankruptcy cases with respect to a law firm's purported ownership interest in future profits from its former clients' matters pending on the date of the law firm's dissolution, or "unfinished business.
Fourteen Profitability Techniques Other Than More Hours and Higher Rates
November 14, 2012
This article describes 14 approaches to enhancing profitability other than working more hours and charging higher hourly rates.
DO YOU GIVE SAMPLES?
November 01, 2012
Every so often, in a particular area of a professional practice, somebody gets the bright idea to give samples ' to give a half hour of free advice as a way to entice a prospective client to ask for more. Two questions arise. Is it ethical? Is it good marketing?
Tax Considerations of FCPA Violations
October 29, 2012
Last month, the authors began examination of some of the tax consequences of violations of the FCPA. They continue with that discussion herein, with a look at civil penalties.
Creating a Culture of Leaders
October 26, 2012
This article examines how the author's law firm encouraged a culture of leadership by providing access to leadership development training across all disciplines and levels of experience.
The 'Unfinished Business' of Failed Law Firms
October 26, 2012
Recently, two New York federal district courts reached conflicting decisions in the Coudert and Thelen bankruptcy cases with respect to a law firm's purported ownership interest in future profits from its former clients' matters pending on the date of the law firm's dissolution, or "unfinished business."
Why Clients Fire Firms
October 26, 2012
Why are firms losing important, blue-chip clients? Let us count the ways.
Preparing for Reverse Auctions
October 26, 2012
Rather than companies sending out RFPs to a number of law firms, they are now using a "reverse auction" to request quotes from law firms they trust. Here's how it works.
Unfinished Business Claims
October 25, 2012
Recently, two New York federal district courts reached conflicting decisions in the Coudert Brothers LLP and Thelen LLP bankruptcy cases with respect to "unfinished business.

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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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    At the Oscars in March, Best Actress winner Frances McDormand made “inclusion rider” go viral. But Kalpana Kotagal, a partner at Cohen Milstein Sellers &amp; Toll had already worked for months to write the language for such provisions. Kotagal was developing legal language for contract provisions that Hollywood's elite could use to require studios and other partners to employ diverse workers on set.
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