Bernstein

March 28, 2012 | Daily Business Review

The field is tilting in favor of organized labor as new rules by the National Labor Relations Board will likely increase current union success rates of more than 60 percent.

By Commentary by Charles S. Caulkins and Steven M. Bernstein

5 minute read

February 13, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Effective December 24, 2012, HB 2369 amended the Department of Banking and Securities (DOBS) Code to expand the regulatory and enforcement tools available to the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities over the institutions, credit unions and licensees it regulates.

By Michael E. Bleier, Leonard A. Bernstein and Lauren A. Abbott

6 minute read

April 15, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Clement J. Farley, Eduardo J. Glas and Scott H. Bernstein of McCarter & English review a recent decision that the votes to accept a Chapter 11 plan that were cast by signatory parties to a plan support agreement should not "be designated," and thus, should be counted as acceptances under Section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code - a decision that confirms the validity of a useful method of shortening the bankruptcy process.

By Clement J. Farley, Eduardo J. Glas and Scott H. Bernstein

12 minute read

August 26, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

On June 27, after years of attempts to fix a broken immigration system, the U.S. Senate approved SB 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, crafted by a bipartisan "Gang of Eight."

By Judith Bernstein-Baker

8 minute read

October 16, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In their Copyright Law column, Robert W. Clarida of Reitler, Kailas & Rosenblatt and Robert J. Bernstein of The Law Office of Robert J. Bernstein analyze a recent decision in which the Second Circuit answered a novel question on the application of copyright to pleadings filed with the courts and articulated larger principles about the limits and purposes of copyright, and an expansive application of the doctrine of implied licenses, that could have broader application.

By Robert W. Clarida and Robert J. Bernstein

8 minute read

August 21, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In their Real Estate Transactions column, Todd E. Soloway, Joshua D. Bernstein and Jared D. Newman of Pryor Cashman, write that, while branded residences may provide significant economic benefits to hotel developers, the branding of those residences could create complications for owners and hotel operators when the brands are removed following termination of a hotel management agreement.

By Todd E. Soloway, Joshua D. Bernstein and Jared D. Newman

14 minute read

February 15, 2006 | Law.com

Security breach legislation has arrived in Pennsylvania. We have seen repeated news reports describing how computerized data containing personal information is lost, misplaced or stolen. We fear that the computer disk falling off the overnight delivery truck will be the one with our personal information on it.

By Leonard A. Bernstein

9 minute read

May 11, 2009 | National Law Journal

Patent litigation presents unique challenges not typical in other types of complex litigation. Yet historically there has not been a comprehensive desk reference for managing patent cases. This changed on Jan. 15, when a draft of the Patent Case Management Judicial Guide was made available for review.

By Matthew Bernstein and Bryan Sinclair

5 minute read

April 23, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The hundreds of young immigrant activists who traveled to Washington to press for the passage of the Dream Act during the December 2010 lame duck session embraced each other as they watched the final vote, 55 in favor to 41 opposed (four senators did not vote). Although the bill received a majority vote in the Senate, and passed the House of Representatives, it failed because 60 votes were required to move it forward.

By Judith Bernstein-Baker and Margaret Niebler

8 minute read

January 30, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

We have seen repeated news reports describing how computerized data containing personal information is lost, misplaced or stolen. We fear that the computer disk falling off of the overnight delivery truck will be the one with our personal information on i

By Leonard A. Bernstein

10 minute read