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Corporate Counsel

How Are Your Corporate Culture Management Efforts Going? 

Three key questions for existing or rising GCs/CLOs, who also serve as chief culture officers.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California's Bold Step Forward Into the Contentious World of Wetlands Regulation

In April the California State Water Resources Control Board unanimously approved a comprehensive new legal framework for protecting California's wetlands modeled on the wetlands protections in the federal Clean Water Act.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Key Considerations When Responding to Media Inquiries

Attorneys distracted by the allure of press coverage may not always appreciate the risks associated with discussing a case with the media.
6 minute read

The Recorder

How Does the US Supreme Court's LGBT Bombshell Resonate in California?

In a highly anticipated move, the U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to consider a trio of cases that will determine whether the nation's most prominent workplace discrimination statute prohibits employment discrimination against LGBT workers.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses “Bank of New York Mellon v. Dieudonne,” a case of first impression where the court held that de-acceleration of debt maturity is not a condition precedent to the acceleration of the mortgage, and “14th St. Owner LLC v. Westside Donut 6th Ave. Ventures LLC,” where the court held that a defendant that vacates the premises unilaterally and without consent continues to owe rent.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Death of the Bottom-Dollar Guarantee

On April 5, 2019, the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan for 2019 announced that the Treasury would prioritize the issuance of final regulations concerning partnership recourse liabilities, including bottom dollar payment obligations. In their Transactional Real Estate column, Peter Fisch and Mitchell Berg discuss the implications on real estate investors, including the “unlikely case” that final regulations are not issued.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Blurred Lines Between Coercive Control and 'Petty Harassment' in High-Conflict Divorce

Unique challenges abound when parents involved in contested matrimonial litigation live under the same roof while the divorce action is pending. This article discusses the standard used for the remedy known as “exclusive use and occupancy” of the marital home while a divorce action is pending.
7 minute read

Law.com

The Nice-to-Haves and Need-to-Haves of Cloud Computing

This article discusses what to look for in a cloud service provider and other issues that will help determine if moving to the cloud is the right move for your firm.
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

DOJ Guidance 2.0 Cribs Long-Standing Justice Manual Language

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) updated the guidance that federal prosecutors use to evaluate corporate compliance programs. Update is too strong. Consolidated is a better word. Version 2.0 (should probably be 1.1, but 2.0 sounds better).
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hub, Spokes and Rim: Revisiting 'Kotteakos'

In their White-Collar Crime column, Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan Sack discuss the college admissions scandal in the context of "Kotteakos v. United States," which held that a conspiracy requires interdependence among its members.
11 minute read

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