The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | March 22, 2018
My last article, dated Jan. 25, visited the RICO pleadings requirement in light of the class action RICO lawsuit filed against Harvey Weinstein. The Weinstein RICO action is brought under the most popular section—Section 1962(c). In the article, I discussed the stringent requirements of pleading and proving civil RICO claims and outlined some of the obstacles for plaintiffs.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Joshua C. Quinter | March 22, 2018
. Technology and the ease with which people can travel is shrinking the world in which we live; and other market forces are being fundamentally altered by the way people view the world. For this reason, an accomplished legal career looks significantly different than it did 10 years ago. Because lawyers are using different metrics to evaluate success, law firms must do the same to maintain longevity.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Dena Lefkowitz | March 21, 2018
If you want to get more information, better intelligence and clarity, consider allowing silence to play a supporting role in your communication style. It can be used to great effect.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kevin Golembiewski | March 21, 2018
Although the U.S. Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education nearly 70 years ago, segregation is still a reality in our public schools. But today's segregation is more subtle. It's de facto segregation—the days of communities intentionally segregating students are behind us. So they say.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jessica L. Gangjee | March 21, 2018
Lateral hiring continues to be a central strategy in how law firms grow. According to a recent legal-industry transition survey for 2017, more than 95 percent of law firms indicated lateral growth was a key initiative, but it's a strategy full of risk, unknowns and pitfalls.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Steven Kruza | March 20, 2018
Taking a look at emerging trends in lateral moves, can we predict for the near future that firms will more likely grow through larger groups or through individual hires? Well, as my accounting professor liked to say: It depends.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence E. Ashery | March 20, 2018
According to the U.S. Supreme Court, a patent application is one of the most difficult legal instruments that can be drafted (Topliff v. Topliff, 145 U.S. 156 (1892)). Small wonder that most patent applications are initially rejected by the Patent Office.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Penny Conly Ellison | March 19, 2018
Traveling with a pet can create quite the dilemma. Many pet owners are reluctant to leave their pets behind when they travel, but traveling by air can be both stressful and, at times, dangerous for pets.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By James W. Cushing | March 19, 2018
Can a party to a case where a judgment has been entered in compulsory arbitration have that judgment modified without appealing? This is the underlying question in the recent matter heard by the Pennsylvania Superior Court, captioned as Blucas v. Agiovlasitis, 2018 Pa.Super. 25.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Francis J. Lawall and Kate A. Mahoney | March 19, 2018
Fraudulent conveyance litigation arising from failed leveraged buyout transactions is frequently pursued in bankruptcy proceedings as the sole source of recovery for creditors.
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