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Recent NJ Case Upholds Protection of Trust
February 29, 2012
This article concludes last month's overview and discussion of the impact on trusts arising from a recent New Jersey case, <i>Tannen v. Tannen</i>.
Internet 2.0: Jurisdictional Risks in Today's Cyber World
February 28, 2012
With the explosion of the Internet in the last several decades, courts have struggled with whether tortious conduct on a website is expressly aimed at any, or all, of the forums in which the website can be viewed. Two recent Ninth Circuit cases expanded the reach of Internet jurisdiction and may carry significant implications.
Compensating Transition
February 28, 2012
Law firms spent the better part of two decades effectively extricating themselves from unaffordable, life-threatening unfunded retirement packages only to find they have few if any financial mechanisms available to incent retiring partners to actually transition their clients to the next generation, prior to retirement.
Disparate Impact and the ADEA
February 28, 2012
If a protected worker can show that an employer used a specific employment policy or practice within the decision-making process, which resulted in members of a protected class being less successful than unprotected workers (<i>i.e.&gt;/i&gt;, "adversely impacted"), the employer may be liable for discrimination.
DIY Mentoring
February 28, 2012
Similar to financial investments you will want a well-diversified portfolio of mentors who can contribute to your career in different ways depending on your goals.
A New Philosophy for Managing Partners
February 28, 2012
An astute lawyer-manager must achieve the appropriate balance of building consensus among the partners versus managing as an autocrat.
Prepping for the 2010 Amendments to Article 9 of the UCC
February 27, 2012
In 2008, the Uniform Law Commission and the American Law Institute set to work on evaluating and improving Article 9. A set of amendments which were completed in May 2010 by the ULC and the ALI reflecting these efforts is ready for consideration by state legislatures. This article discusses some of the troublesome issues that prompted the work of these commercial law grandees and the solutions contemplated by the 2010 amendments.
In the Courts
February 27, 2012
Analysis of recent cases of importance.
On the Move
February 27, 2012
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Nixon & Vanderhye Transforms IP Data Workflow with First To File
February 01, 2012
As our practice and the number of files we handled both grew, we continually needed to manage and expand our file room space. However, since the file room space could not be used productively to accommodate fee billers, maintaining a large file room amounted to a negative ongoing overhead cost for the firm.

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