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Layoffs, De-equitizations Could Return in Pa., MP Survey Shows
The improved financial outlook and predicted end to staff and lawyer layoffs reported by managing partners across Pennsylvania in 2011 look to have ended as quickly as they appeared.
How Are You Doing? Your Clients Want to Tell You
How often do you nod to your waiter that your restaurant entr�e is fine when it's really not? It's easier, after all, just to finish the meal and patronize a different restaurant the next time you go out, right? Are your clients doing the same thing? Do you really know? Not if you don't ask.DELVACCA Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Gala
Capping off a fascinating story that began a quarter-century ago, the gala celebrating 25 years of professional leadership and expansion for the Delaware Valley Area Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (DELVACCA) had a palpable subtext: relevance.Ballard Spahr, Christie Pabarue Lure N.J. Attorneys
Kenney & Kearney, a Cherry Hill, N.J., litigation boutique, is disbanding after 20 years, following other small- to midsize firms that, unable to meet corporate clients' demands, are seeking merger partners, falling prey to raiders or simply falling apart.Government Gets Deference During War
In toxic waste litigation over a Korean War-era battery plant, a federal judge ruled that Uncle Sam can`t be held liable because the project was a war effort and the Federal Tort Claims Act includes a discretionary function exception that insulates the government from suit over any decisions that involve policymaking.IRS Allowed to Offset Debtors' Tax Overpayment Against Unpaid Debt
Setoff, a traditional common law right, provides a creditor with the right to offset a mutual debt owing by the creditor to a debtor, provided the debts are in fact mutual and arise prepetition. While many regard the right to setoff as practical and intuitive, it is often difficult to apply, especially in situations where bankruptcy law and tax law meet.
Talking Up a Storm: E-Books and Text-to-Speech Technology
Amazon's recent foray into the electronic book business can be described in no other way than as a resounding success. In a short period of time, Amazon's Kindle has done for the electronic book what Apple's iPod did for electronic music: that is, make it easily accessible, downloadable and, most importantly, cool.Trending Stories
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