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The Lease Year: Let's Keep It Simple
January 30, 2013
The date that a lease begins is an extremely important lease issue. To help reduce the possibility of successful lease audits, wise practitioners utilize something called the "Lease Year."
In the Spotlight: Renewing a Lease
January 30, 2013
The market has seen significant activity in lease renewals. This article examines the steps to be taken and the key issues to keep in mind if you represent either a landlord or tenant looking at a lease renewal as an option.
The New ACORD Certificates of Insurance
January 30, 2013
The Certificate and Evidence of Insurance forms that ACORD made effective in late 2009/early 2010 have raised alarm among insurance certificate holders and their attorneys. Here's why.
Business Crimes Hotline
January 30, 2013
A look at a recent ruling.
In the Courts
January 30, 2013
In-depth analysis of a recent important ruling.
The Crime of Bank Fraud, and the Question of Intent
January 29, 2013
In a recent case, however, the Second Circuit underscored that plainly fraudulent conduct is not always sufficient to satisfy the strictures of particular federal statutes.
Corporate Criminal Liability
January 29, 2013
While the government is busy holding businesses liable for criminal conduct, skeptics remain critical of its methods.
On the Move
January 29, 2013
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Sunbeam Eclipsed
January 29, 2013
A recent decision of the Seventh Circuit, <i>Sunbeam Prods. v. Chi. Am. Mfg., LLC</i>, has been viewed by many, including the authors of this article, as signaling a potential trend in favor of non-debtor licensees of intellectual property.
The Champerty Doctrine Under New York Law
January 29, 2013
A recent New York case demonstrates that the common law doctrine of champerty still poses a threat to the market for distressed debt.

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