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December 10, 2024 | New York Law Journal

What To Do If ICE Comes to Your Business

If you own or run a business, even if none of your employees are undocumented immigrants, there is a chance that agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may come to your business looking to inspect your Form I-9s and search for undocumented immigrants. Employment attorney Paul Rooney provides tips on what to do before, during, and after a raid.

By Paul Rooney

8 minute read

June 08, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Over-Reach Could Jeopardize Noncompetition Covenants

Despite backlash against covenants not to compete, some employers have continued to include provisions that increase their power over their employees. Employers should carefully consider whether including such provisions is worth the risk they pose to enforceability of the covenant.

By Paul P. Rooney

6 minute read

February 05, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

How to Manage Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Evolving Restaurant Industry

In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, Craig Mills talks with Kelly Lefferts, Group Vice President, US General Counsel and Secretary at Bloomin' Brands, Inc.

By Craig Mills, Executive Shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

1 minute read

November 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Overtime Lawsuits by Attorneys Who Perform 'Document Review'

Paul P. Rooney writes that although a recent decision allowing an overtime pay claim by an attorney who engaged in document review to proceed to discovery raises the risks to law firms that use such attorneys, firms can still mitigate their legal risk from such claims.

By Paul P. Rooney

12 minute read

November 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Overtime Lawsuits by Attorneys Who Perform 'Document Review'

Paul P. Rooney writes that although a recent decision allowing an overtime pay claim by an attorney who engaged in document review to proceed to discovery raises the risks to law firms that use such attorneys, firms can still mitigate their legal risk from such claims.

By Paul P. Rooney

12 minute read

January 07, 2011 | The Recorder

Poison Pills With a Twist

Recent Delaware decisions approve stockholder rights plans with unorthodox provisions, explain Sheppard, Mullin attorneys.

By Louis Lehot, Kevin Rooney and John Tishler

11 minute read

April 29, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

Getting a Handle on the Unmanageable

As any lawyer will tell you, all litigation is at some level complex. However, certain attributes can make a case more difficult and time-consuming to strategize, manage and call.

By Michael David Lichtenstein and Gavin J. Rooney

12 minute read

December 31, 2010 | The Recorder

A Guide to Poison Pills

Stockholder rights plans are becoming more prevalent in light of changes in the coporate arena, explain Sheppard, Mullin attorneys.

By Louis Lehot, Kevin Rooney, John Tishler and Camille Formosa

10 minute read

July 10, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Out-of-State Roadshow for N.J.'s Consumer Fraud Act

July 10, 2006The Appellate Division has extended application of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act to advertising and sales of New Jersey-based companies throughout the United States.

By Gavin J. Rooney and Maureen A. Ruane

5 minute read