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New York Law Journal

Housing Discrimination: Navigating the Landscape for Local Govt's

Scott J. Kreppein discusses the current state of law with respect to racial demographics and housing trends. He writes: "Local governments face potential adverse consequences when they fail to consider the impact of their policies upon protected classes when appropriate or necessary."
12 minute read

Litigation Daily

Get Ready for New Waves of FCA Activity in 2020

The next waves of FCA activity—both at the federal and state levels—are building and signaling even more potential exposure and active litigation. Here are four emerging trends.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Strategies for Integrating Your Legal Department Into the Business Unit

To integrate legal effectively into the business units, it is critical that the legal department build relationships with the decision-makers in the business, develop channels of communication and manage company expectations.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I had a civil rights case that was very time consuming and difficult. I achieved a good result where the client is getting approximately $30,000. My fee award was in the $200,000 range. The court approved it. My question is, can I share some of my fee with the client?
12 minute read

The Recorder

What Clients Want

While no two clients are alike, there are commonalities with what this constituency wants and needs from their lawyers. Here are a few to focus on in 2020.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

Can I have my secretary or nonlawyer be a signer on a check from my escrow account and my operating account?
8 minute read

Law.com

7th Circ. Refuses Wisconsin's Effort to Intervene in Abortion Challenge

We find artifacts of our current partisan age in all sorts of places these days. That includes a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decision regarding intervention under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24.
7 minute read

The Recorder

No-Rehire Provisions Are No More in California

With this new law set to take effect in a matter of weeks, what do California employers need to know?
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I practice immigration law solely. I am licensed in federal court, but do not have a Pennsylvania law license. I have a law office near the federal courthouse and I do immigration matters regularly in immigration court and when appeals if necessary, in federal court. Am I allowed to have a Pennsylvania office?
11 minute read

The Recorder

How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Metrics

In an age when every facet of life is measurable, firms that want to survive and thrive must welcome a culture where metrics influence business and marketing strategy.
8 minute read

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