The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 29 - A Global Perspective on the Economic Responses to COVID-19
Breaking (Down) the Debt Ceiling
Private Equity Perspectives: Episode One – A Look Back – and Ahead
#WorkforceWednesday: Whistleblower Risks in an Economic Downturn, Whistleblower Protection Settlement - Employment Law This Week®
South Carolina Abandoned Building Incentives at Risk of Going Away
Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 13: Uday Ahlawat, Ahlawat & Associates | New Delhi, India
Nota Bene Episode 94: Mapping COVID-19’s Impact on American Bankruptcy and Restructuring with Edward Tillinghast
Nota Bene Episode 91: China Q3 Check In - Trade Wars, GDP Growth, Pandemic Comparatives, and Hong Kong with Michael Zhang
Nota Bene Episode 90: U.S. Q3 Check In: Stimulus, Relief, Election, and Direction with Elizabeth Frazee and Jonathan Meyer
Nota Bene Episode 81: European Check In: How the EU is Dealing with the Pandemic’s Economic Fallout with Oliver Heinisch
Nota Bene Episode 80: South Korea’s Bellwether on the Pandemic Market Recovery with Paul Kim
Law Firm ILN-telligence | Episode 2: Michael Slan | Fogler Rubinoff LLP
Press: Clients Buying Less, But Paying More
Grayson: Only 1 Agency Should Regulate Wall Street
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In an interactive discussion led by Hank Harris, Director of Consulting for Ward and Smith Business Consulting, three attorneys shared their thoughts on the current state of the economy and how business owners can prepare for...more
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New Disney CEO Bob Chapek made one of his biggest moves yet since taking the reins, announcing a realignment “of its business divisions on Monday that placed the focus squarely on Disney+ and its other streaming services as...more
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Citigroup has chosen it President, Jane Fraser, to replace CEO Michael Corbat when he retires in February 2021. Fraser will become “the first woman to lead a major financial institution in the United States.” She’s been with...more
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Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft are warning that California’s new moves forcing them to classify their drivers as employees could force them both to shutter their operations altogether in that state (at least while they...more
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Noel R. Boeke Since COVID-19 hit, there has been a wave of bankruptcies in the food and beverage industry, and more are expected to follow. See, e.g., In re TooJay's Management LLC et. al., No. 9:20-bk-14857 (Bankr. S.D. Fla....more
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The path for extradition of Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou is much clearer now that a Canadian court has ruled that “the conduct she is accused of in the United States, if proved, also constitutes a crime in Canada.” That...more
Unable to reach a last-minute deal with investors, rental car mainstay Hertz filed for bankruptcy late Friday night, doing so “without a clear plan with creditors in place—a rare move for a company of its size.” Though, like...more
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