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Buying and Selling Businesses in Today's Economy, Stephen Opler
Bill on Bankruptcy: Kodak Plan Bumps the Debt, Craters Stock
Deloitte: Turnarounds and Democracy Don't Mix
Lessons Learned from the Parker Drilling DPA and Ralph Lauren NPA
Zimmermann: Up to 20% of AmLaw 200 "Badly Weakened"
Bill on Bankruptcy: Lawyers Easily Make Simple Words Complicated
The New Normal: Taking Responsibility for Your Vendors
Raj Mahajan, Allston Trading CEO, Talks HFT and the Business of Prop Trading
Chad Elie v. Ifrah Law PLLC: Complaint (Exempt From Arbitration) DISTRICT COURT CLARK COUNTY NEVADA Case No. A-13-679951-C Dept No.: XV I Filed April 11, 2013 S!GAL CHATTAH, ESQ. Nevada Bar No.: 8264 LAW OFFICES...more
Senate Bill 94 does not prevent an attorney from earning fees for helping consumers with home loan modifications. However, no one can accept fees up front for the work, nor can they place fees in their trust...more
A recent press release should send a shudder to some voluntary disclosure participants. It should frighten some tax preparers and their clients....more
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Law firm Kaye Scholer LLP and financial advisor Capstone Advisory Group LLC are in the sights of a U.S. Trustee aiming to claw back $12 million for an undisclosed agreement to share fees awarded in...more
On November 16, a federal district judge in California entered a preliminary injunction in favor of the CFPB in the action it filed this past July against a law firm that offered mortgage assistance relief services to...more
Are you holding unclaimed or abandoned client funds? October is the month to remit and report - learn how by reading this article....more
Originally published in Volume 34; Number 1 - Real Property e-newsletter, The Official Publication of the Real Property Section of the North Carolina Bar Association - September 2012. This article contains practical...more
This is a good analysis of the implications of IRS 6050W for attorneys and others who accept credit card payments; kudos to Lawpay.com for the analysis!...more
Short case study of Disney's Corporation in re derivative litigation before the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware....more
A discussion of the latest counterfeit scam targeting lawyers....more
The recent decision by New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, in K2 Investment Group, LLC v. American Guarantee & Liability Ins. Co., 2012 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 16 (Jan. 3, 2012) illustrates the dangers under New...more
The new regulatory law which tries to prevent criminal business and behaviour by the way of washing black money....more
LLPs have now been around for a while and some common and serious errors are emerging in the way LLP agrements are written - even by commercial publishers. Does yours need reviewing?...more
A company is legally separate and distinct from its members. It is ultimately an artificial creation and it acts through its servants or agents. The decisions of a majority of its members in general meetings are regarded as...more
An inherited IRA has been treated differently by bankruptcy courts than IRA's held by the original owner. If you have inherited an IRA and wonder if you can keep it if you file for bankruptcy, or if you have any retirement...more
An unfair competition claim brought against a stockbroker under California Business & Professions Code section 17200 must be dismissed on summary judgment because it is based on securities transactions. This was the February...more
I was asked recently, “why should I make a Voluntary Disclosure when my offshore money is not in a Swiss Bank?” This is a very important question. First, no lawyer admitted in California is going to advise a client to...more
In uncertain times people derive a false sense of comfort doing in business with a personal or social contact or a member of their own religious or ethnic community. That comfort level is unfortunately replacing required...more
On January 4, 2011 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued unpublished opinion dismissing claims by an investor against online broker TD Ameritrade. In Holland v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., 2011 U.S....more
Agency relationships among defendants tend to be liberally alleged in professional liability cases. However, conclusory allegations of agency may not survive close scrutiny by the court. For example, in Hawkins v. First...more
This newsletter contains a link to the new NYS court rule pretaining to attorney affirmations in foreclosure actions....more
Professional accounting designations (CPA, CIA, and CFE) each denote a distinct skill and experience set, and many professionals possess more than one of these qualifications. Selection of the best qualified individuals to...more
There is a growing regulatory crackdown on unregistered persons assisting businesses in raising capital. Finders and the businesses they assist must be extremely cautious about the myths that have developed from the...more
A simple graphic illustration showing how money moves in a legal and tax compliant way in and out of offshore trust accounts. Great for those considering the strategy as part of an Asset Protection system or investment plan....more
This article from Beverly Michaelis of Oregon Law Practice Management offers 30 ways to prevent financial loss to you or your clients. Tips focus on practical methods law firms can use to prevent embezzlement, theft, fraud,...more
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