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New York Law Journal

SEC Examines Relationship Between Bad Books and Bribery Schemes

Recent SEC and DOJ enforcement actions show a new attention to less used provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that help prevent bribes by requiring good recordkeeping.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Criminal Liability Risks for Compliance Officers: a Multi-Jurisdictional Perspective—PART II

In each jurisdiction, we have observed a trend of increased focus on holding individuals criminally responsible for corporate misconduct.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses "One Wythe LLC v. Elevations Urban Landscape Design Inc," where the court held the tenant was entitled to attorney fees for non-residential tenant harassment.
17 minute read

New York Law Journal

Anti-Assignment Provisions in Leases

In their Transactional Real Estate column, Allen Wieder and Salvatore Gogliormella review cases suggesting that courts in New York, California, Texas, and Illinois intend to continue to carefully consider and narrowly construe anti-assignment provisions in leases and other corporate transactional documents.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Unintended Consequences: 10 Years of Rent Overcharge Reversals (Part 3)

The final article in this series examines unpredictable Court of Appeals rulings on New York City's residential property management industry in the context of the financial sector; specifically the portion that deals in real estate-backed securities.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Lie is a Lie is a Lie: Toward a Broader Application of the Tailored Testimony Rule

Tim Capowski and John Watkins discuss the inherent problems with the "tailored testimony rule" and conclude that "allowing litigants to reverse or revise themselves, without explanation, and without penalty undermines the search for truth and turns litigation into mere sport."
18 minute read

International Edition

Prepare for Regulator Scrutiny of Law Firm Culture on Diversity

UK industry regulators are expected to take action if firms have a toxic working environment on racial diversity.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

How to Respond to Respondents' Non-Participation in International Arbitration

In times of increasing risks of insolvency, as well as trade and travel restrictions, this article identifies issues tribunals and claimants need to consider when facing a non-participating respondent in international arbitration.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Don't Arbitrate Contract Disputes

Why spend money on crafting a lengthy arbitration clause and then pay an arbitrator to figure out what it means when you can get free, expedited consideration from judges that specialize in adjudicating these very disputes?
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Resolving Trust and Estate Disputes Utilizing Virtual ADR

Historically, ADR in the contested estate arena has been woefully under-utilized. This article looks at the benefits of submitting trust and estate disputes to mediation, and shows how videoconference mediations and arbitrations have become a viable alternative to court-adjudications.
8 minute read

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