From 2004 through 2010, I was transfixed (and probably a little addicted) to the ABC hit show Lost. From the pilot episode, Ellen and I were hooked. You likely remember Lost, which is built around a commercial airline that...more
9/5/2024
/ Career Development ,
Firm Leadership ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Leadership ,
Mentors ,
Professional Development ,
Professional Networking ,
Relationship Development ,
Thought Leadership ,
Young Lawyers
Each year, our Baker Women team makes a point to engage with our summer associates, particularly getting them involved in some of our signature projects, such as our leadership issue of Strive. For this article, we tasked...more
9/3/2024
/ Career Development ,
Firm Leadership ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Leadership ,
Mentors ,
Professional Development ,
Professional Networking ,
Relationship Development ,
Thought Leadership ,
Women in the Law ,
Young Lawyers
We recently asked the Baker Donelson community to share "one tip or piece of advice on how to create meaningful mentorships." 1. I had the good fortune as a senior associate and young shareholder to work closely with John...more
Leadership in the long-term care industry already entails significant uncertainties, given the confluence of patient care, regulatory oversight, government surveys, staffing, and labor relations. The increasingly volatile...more
Associate Kareim Oliphant sat down with Baker Donelson Chief Executive Officer Tim Lupinacci to explore the role New Year's resolutions can play in annual goal-setting, and Tim's personal approach to big goals....more
Well-established data shows that businesses with increased women leadership outperform less diverse leadership teams financially, culturally, and in client engagement. There is less information available, however, documenting...more
While the best asset to have is cash, the next best assets to have are accounts receivable, which are the right to payment for services rendered or goods provided. In the health care industry, receivables are the right to...more
Linda Klein, Baker Donelson Senior Managing Shareholder and Past President of the American Bar Association - Justice Ginsburg was a brilliant woman who inspired a generation. What was it about a petit older woman that excited...more
For this issue's Baker's Dozen, we asked our attorneys, "What do you do to decompress or 'breathe' during this difficult time?" 1. I do a few things to breathe these days: Spend as much time as possible with my family doing...more
I believe three fundamental principles about leadership. First, every person is a leader in some capacity, whether in business, family, athletic team, civic organization, church, synagogue, mosque, or book club....more
It remains unfortunate – but true – that men hold a disproportionately large percentage of the power positions in the world, "meaning there are not enough powerful women sponsors available yet to sponsor all of the ambitious...more
Health care bankruptcy filings more than tripled in 2017 as compared to 2016 with no end in sight to the financial struggles facing owners and operators in the sector. According to Bloomberg, health care bankruptcies have...more
7/30/2018
/ 363 Sales ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
Provider Payments ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
For this month's book review, Tim Lupinacci, the leader of the Firm's Financial Services Department, and Staci Pierce, an associate in Financial Services, provide their points of view on Sponsoring Women by Ida O. Abbott....more
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama), chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, last week released the text of the discussion draft of "The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act...more
On May 21, 2013, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in his role as Chairman of the Financial Stability Oversight Council ("FSOC") testified before the House Financial Services Committee. In its annual report, the FSOC stated that...more
Today I had the pleasure of having breakfast with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at Baker Donelson's Washington, D.C. office. ...more
Lender liability claims generally arise in one of following contexts: (i) claims seeking recovery of damage or "leverage" to accept discounted payoffs; (ii) counterclaims to foreclosure/receivership/guarantor actions; or...more
2/15/2013
/ Borrowers ,
Breach of Contract ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreclosure ,
Guarantors ,
Insolvency ,
Interference Claims ,
Lenders ,
Loan Modifications ,
Loans ,
Oral Modification