Nichole Morford

September 25, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In this Special Report from the New York Law Journal: "Fashion Forward Financing: Looking to Banks and IP for the Next Trend," "The Intersection of Federal Civil Enforcement Claims and Health Care Restructurings," "Supreme Court's 'Henson' Decision Leaves Many Questions Unanswered," "Treatment of Make-Whole Premiums in Bankruptcy: A Bondholder Perspective," "Is Time Really of the Essence? Not in Bankruptcy." and "Intentional Fraudulent Conveyances And Bankruptcy Code §523(a)(2)(A)."

By Nichole Morford

2 minute read

September 25, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Rather than trying to resolve a conflict once it erupts—whether by traditional or alternative methods—the interests of all stakeholders are better served by trying to avoid the dispute in the first place.

By HARRY N. MAZADOORIAN

5 minute read

September 25, 2017 | Legaltech News

GCs are juggling an ever-growing list of responsibilities and expectations. How can in-house counsel control costs, manage expectations and demonstrate value?

By Jim Beckett, Qualmet

11 minute read

September 25, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Trial Practice columnists Robert S. Kelner and Gail S. Kelner write that even though the jury awards were reduced in the catastrophic 91st St. crane collapse case, the Appellate Division allowed very significant amounts for the decedents' preimpact terror as the giant crane collapsed, and for their conscious pain and suffering after sustaining catastrophic injuries. This decision should encourage more vigorous examination of damages for preimpact terror and conscious pain and suffering in future wrongful death cases.

By Robert S. Kelner and Gail S. Kelner

11 minute read

September 25, 2017 | New York Law Journal

James Blick and Erika Levin write: Whatever you may think about litigation finance, funders are out there and they are finding good quality, high-value cases in which to invest and charging big returns on the winners. But if litigation finance is booming, then why too aren't law firm profits, buoyed up by a rising tide of contingency fee revenue?

By James Blick and Erika Levin

12 minute read

September 23, 2017 | Legaltech News

CRM systems mean nothing unless the system provides a useful experience for the lawyer, and the lawyers in turn input clean and helpful data.

By Paul Odette, Thomson Reuters Elite

7 minute read

September 22, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

In Drucker v. Miraglia, a Monmouth County jury awarded $625,000 on Aug. 10 to a woman who suffered injuries to her neck and right knee after her car was struck from behind by a van.

By Charles Toutant and Michael Booth

5 minute read

September 22, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

It is the stuff of attorney nightmares. You worked diligently for years for an ­ornery client, when the client comes into the office demanding her file so she can take it to her "new" lawyer. This ­situation generally involves a client who is unhappy with the work you did, perhaps even threatening to sue you for legal malpractice. Often the client owes fees or costs. The situation is always messy. The situation is stressful. A client may insist on receiving their file right then and there.

By Josh J.T. Byrne

7 minute read

September 22, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Not long ago, there was a widely televised meeting of all President Trump's cabinet ministers and the highest-ranking staff of the White House. One by one they each heaped lavish praise and adulation on him as if he were some sort of "Supreme Leader." Some went so far as to express profound gratitude for the "blessings" associated with serving him. While an attitude of sheepish subservience might be expected in dictatorial regimes such as North Korea, it was disturbing at best to watch it on display within the upper echelons of the leadership in this country. Perhaps most troublesome is the total lack of regard for the importance of dissent.

By EDITORIAL BOARD

3 minute read

September 22, 2017 | Legaltech News

The new MiFID II regulation, set to go into effect January 3, looms for financial organizations that have yet to figure out how they will retain business…

By Gabrielle Orum Hernández

4 minute read