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New York Law Journal

Words With Conviction: Effective Appellate Oral Argument

Busy appellate courts have adopted rules that allow them to dispense with oral argument if they see no need for it, and many appellate judges have said that argument only “occasionally” changes their mind. But what if your appeal is one of those “occasional” ones? This article offers up some suggestions for making your best oral argument after you have locked your finest written efforts into print.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions on Answers on Professional Responsibility

With all the commentary about the U.S. Supreme Court nomination and lesser commentary about U.S. Courts of Appeal and Federal District Courts, what should be the standards for selecting a good jurist?
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lessons From Buzz Aldrin Guardianship: Twin Filings Put Focus on Abuse

In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish writes: Buzz Aldrin was the second person to set foot on the moon's surface and only 12 people have set foot there. But now he is one of an estimated one and a half million adults who are the subject of guardianship proceedings in the United States.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Should 'Hanover Shoe' and 'Illinois Brick' Be Discarded?

Private civil antitrust enforcement in the United States may be on the verge of its biggest change since 1968.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Creating a Digital-Ready Legal Department

Legal departments must support traditional industry concerns and understand the changes that technology brings to markets, value, risk and processes.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Life After 'Booker': Insights From Federal Sentencing Data

In their White-Collar Crime column, Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert look at sentencing statistics post-'Booker' and contemplate if now is the right time to reexamine the data.
10 minute read

The Recorder

An Attorney's Guide for Surviving the Social Media Age

Robert Brownstone of Fenwick & West gives 8 Dos and Don'ts for legal professionals on social media. Don't shy away from LinkedIn, cloud services and other new tools, just be smart about using them.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How to Be a Board Whisperer: Q&A With Shellye Archambeau, Board Member at MetricStream, Nordstrom, Verizon

Corporate Counsel caught up with Shellye Archambeau and asked for some insight on working with boards.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Inside Pages: Two Recent Decisions Worth Noting

he past few months have seen the inside pages of the law journal abound with decisions of interest. Indeed, while cover stories surely make their mark, opinions under cover are no less significant, and are worthy of reporting. The decisions in In re Berk and In re Smith are cases in point.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Fusion Laws and the Joe Crowley Imbroglio

In 1960 Richard Nixon and John Kennedy battled for New York's all-important 45 electoral college votes. Nixon proved more popular among Republicans than Kennedy was among Democrats—Nixon received 3,446,419 votes on the GOP line to Kennedy's 3,423,909 on the Democratic line, a margin for Nixon of some 23,000 votes.
5 minute read

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