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November 23, 2012 |

2nd Circuit revives challenge to ban on outside investments in law firms

The Second Circuit vacated a lower court's order dismissing Jacoby & Meyers challenge to Rule 5.4 of New York's Rules of Professional Conduct.
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February 19, 2013 |

My Beloved World

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October 16, 2012 |

Amendment 4: Real estate tax reform, but at what cost?

Supporters and opponents of Amendment 4, a three-pronged constitutional amendment that would make significant changes to Florida's property tax system, are intensifying their campaigns with early voting set to begin on Oct. 27
7 minute read
April 12, 2013 |

Exchange Rules on Independence of Compensation Committee Members

In his Executive Compensation column, Joseph E. Bachelder III, special counsel to McCarter & English, discusses new rules issued by the NYSE and NASDAQ, both reflecting Dodd-Frank, but with the difference that the NASDAQ makes a "bright line" rule as to compensation paid by the listed company to a director, where the NYSE leaves discretion to the board to determine whether the described compensation is sufficiently material to preclude a director from being independent.
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March 01, 2010 |

Lawyers try to keep homeland security in forefront

When the Department of Homeland Security first opened its doors seven years ago today, Joe D. Whitley was there as its first general counsel.A former U.S. attorney in Macon and Atlanta who had served as acting associate attorney general under President George W. Bush, Whitley returned to Washington from Alston Bird in the aftermath of Sept.
8 minute read
August 03, 2007 |

Alston & Bird raises first-year pay to $145K

Alston & Bird is raising pay for its Atlanta associates, effective next January, with first-years getting a bump from $130,000 to $145,000. But not everyone's happy. Visitors to the Above the Law blog contended that associate pay in Atlanta lags behind that of comparable markets -- and others criticized Alston for pay compression, pointing out that the firm isn't increasing pay for more senior classes by the $15,000 figure that first-years will enjoy. "First years get a 15K raise. I get 5K," groused one.
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October 05, 2010 |

Re-Thinking Rebates in Predatory Pricing Cases

It is hard to imagine how the 8th Circuit's conclusion that Linkline categorically approves above-cost bundled rebates could be reconciled with LePage's holding that rebate programs may qualify as exclusionary if they force competitors out of the market, even if they do not result in below-cost pricing.
7 minute read
March 08, 2011 |

Court of Appeals Extols Benefits of Conditional Orders of Preclusion

Jacqueline Mandell and Dennis J. Dozis of Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan write that the decision in Gibbs v. St. Barnabas Hospital reminds those who find themselves trapped in the uphill battle to obtain discovery from recalcitrant adversaries that there is hope: Obtaining a conditional order of preclusion may get you far more than the discovery you initially requested.
8 minute read
April 15, 2013 |

Encouraging Employee Cooperation in Internal Investigations

In their Internal Investigations column, Michael B. Mukasey and Helen V. Cantwell, partners at Debevoise & Plimpton, discuss provisions to consider in corporate cooperation agreements that encourage employees to cooperate with an internal investigation in exchange for a release of liability by the corporation, such as confidentiality and restitution provisions.
9 minute read
March 03, 2010 |

Defense Verdict in Novellus Contract Case

Novellus customer Linear Technology had sued after being targeted by Texas Instruments for alleged patent infringement. In the two-defendant trial potential damages were pegged at nearly $200 million.
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