August 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Prepare to Communicate More Law Firm Leadership TransitionsSince the pandemic, turnover in the leadership ranks of major law firms has been increasing. Transitions can cause anxiety and uncertainty—especially if firms don't have a clear and consistent messaging. With a good plan, however, firms can use transitions as a way to re-tell their story.
By Jamie Diaferia and Andrew Longstreth
7 minute read
August 21, 2023 | National Law Journal
Call Your Next Witness: Moving Toward a More Efficient and Equitable Criminal Investigation ProcessThis article addresses the consequences of federal prosecutors increasingly opting to label likely-guiltless parties as "subjects" rather than "witnesses" and suggests how clarity could be provided moving forward.
By Zach Terwilliger, Brittany Harwood, Reem Gerais and Alex Rant
7 minute read
August 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Valuing Property in the Course of DevelopmentIn this article, Michael Rikon discusses entrepreneurial profit and how owners of property condemned in the course of development are entitled to be compensated for all its efforts.
By Michael Rikon
8 minute read
August 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Video Evidence and the Emergency DoctrineThis article discusses the courts' increasing reliance on video surveillance for deciding motions, especially for those where the emergency doctrine was raised, and details several cases where video surveillance was used as key evidence.
By Andrea M. Alonso and Kevin G. Faley
8 minute read
August 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Heightened Sensitivity to Particularity in Cell Phone SearchesBecause of the vast personal information stored on cell phones that is thereby accessible by government investigators via a search warrant, the particularity requirement is the last line of defense for a suspect's cell phone privacy against government intrusion. The courts' heightened sensitivity to this requirement is the subject of this article.
By Peter A. Crusco
8 minute read
August 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal
A Reminder That Partnership Tax Status Requires Business Purpose and Profit SharingLikely, either the partnership or limited liability company is the most flexible of entities now available for business- or investment-related ventures. Whether either such entity is a partnership for tax purposes is the subject of this note.
By Jeffrey A. Galant
7 minute read
August 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Wire Transfer Fraud On the Rise and the Legal FalloutThis article addresses how victims of wire transfer fraud are often unable to assert legal claims that lead to an actual recovery and discusses steps that can be taken to both prevent and handle wire transfer fraud.
By Michael J. Tiffany
8 minute read
August 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Commercial Division Update: Enforcement of 'Best Efforts' ClausesThis article addresses the divergent approaches to analyzing best efforts clauses and the efforts by the Commercial Division courts to advance a consistent approach.
By Thomas J. Hall and Judith A. Archer
11 minute read
August 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Social Media, Samuel Clemens and the Slow Demise of SEC FilingsThis article highlights Elon Musk's tweets and the SVB regional bank disaster while questioning the continued utility of traditional form filings designed to update investors.
By J. Scott Colesanti
9 minute read
August 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Supreme Court Review: Labor Strikes, Salaries, Religious Accommodations and Affirmative ActionThis column reviews the Court's decisions addressing treatment of company property during labor strikes, what it means to be paid a salary, the undue hardship standard for defending the denial of a religious accommodation, and affirmative action.
By David E. Schwartz and Emily D. Safko
8 minute read
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