The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jonathan E. Iversen | May 17, 2018
The Alaska Oil and Gas Production Tax has been changed multiple times, particularly over the last 12 years. And each change in the statutes brings additional changes—and complications—to the regulations that the Alaska Department of Revenue (DOR) issues to implement the tax.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew T. Mangino | May 17, 2018
The criminal preliminary hearing in Pennsylvania, at least for the time being, is of no practical use nor does it provide any meaningful protection to a defendant.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | May 17, 2018
With fewer and fewer cases going to trial, lawyers must be competent in settling claims and preparing settlement documents that accurately capture the terms of the settlement.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By John S. Yi and Maria L.H. Lewis | May 16, 2018
Sitting in a diversity and inclusion orientation session when I joined my firm as a first-year associate in the fall of 2014, I quickly became reacquainted with the low numbers and low retention rates of diverse associates at big law firms generally, statistics I was only previously aware of in the abstract.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Catelyn McDonough | May 16, 2018
It's no secret that work-life balance is difficult to strike in many professions. Especially as lawyers, we have consistently demanding schedules that never seem to stop.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Karuna Simbeck | May 15, 2018
Immigration paths for many foreign nationals are being methodically deterred by the current administration in Washington, but citizens from India seem to have a multitude of barriers to continue living and working in the United States after completing their college education.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Howard J. Bashman | May 14, 2018
A little over two weeks ago, The New York Times published a lengthy editorial titled “Please Stay, Justice Kennedy. America Needs You.” The passionate editorial correctly explained that were President Donald J. Trump to replace Kennedy with a more dependable conservative on the U.S. Supreme Court, then various of Kennedy's most notable rulings in the areas of abortion rights, affirmative action in college admissions, and equal rights for LGBTQ individuals would be at serious risk of being overruled.
The Legal Intelligencer | Best Practices|Commentary
By Frank Michael D'Amore | May 14, 2018
During the past 35-plus years in the legal profession, I have seen some truly superstar producers in action. I have had the privilege of working alongside several, have been a client for a few during my in-house career, and have placed some standouts during my recruiting career.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Clay Flaherty | May 11, 2018
As the number of municipalities filing lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies related to the ongoing opioid crisis continues to multiply, a quiet doctrine of Pennsylvania case law might undercut the ability of local governments to ultimately recover damages.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Dianne Elderkin, Jonathan Underwood and Andrew Schwerin | May 11, 2018
How should a court determine whether a patent claim is invalid for obviousness? Recent Federal Circuit decisions reveal that judges answer that question principally in two different ways, and that the difference matters to the outcome of the inquiry.
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