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Corporate Counsel

How to Spot a Whistleblower and Prevent Retaliation: 10 Tips

Each year, employers face increased risk of retaliation claims from self-styled “whistleblowers.” These individuals may file lawsuits using a variety of federal laws, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as similar state laws.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Wealth Management/Trusts & Estates

In The Legal's Wealth Management/Trusts & Estates supplement, read about tax-efficient gifts for children and grandchildren, opportunities created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and how to fix broken trusts.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Xerox Investor Calls Fuji Deal a Fraud 17 Years in the Making

A "crown jewel" lock-up right to Xerox's assets in the Asia-Pacific market effectively blocks any chance of a transparent and fair sale process, according to Deason Capital Services' president.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

McElroy Deutsch Lands Locke Lord Partner for New Providence Office

Paul Dwyer Jr., who headed a national litigation management team for CVS Health Corp. at Locke Lord, is helping McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter move into Rhode Island.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How to Make Tax-Efficient Gifts to Children, Grandchildren for Their Education

One of the most commonly asked questions we receive as estate and financial planners is how to make tax-efficient gifts to children, grandchildren and other family members for education purposes.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Investments and Retirement Planning Post- and Pre-Divorce

Parties going through a divorce often have many decisions they need to make. Often those decisions will affect their financial future. Many financially dependent spouses are not prepared to understand their future financial needs.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

On Board: Positioning the Board Ahead of a #MeToo Spotlight

With the #MeToo movement spreading across the nation, boards of directors should anticipate, and take proactive steps to respond to, the possible expansion of this social responsibility movement to their own company's industry sector.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How to Redo Estate Plans and Save on Taxes Under New Tax Reforms

Recent changes to the federal estate tax system have turned traditional estate planning on its head. Now under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most traditional estate plans for a married couple are likely to increase taxes at death, instead of saving taxes. This means attorneys who want to keep their clients happy had better redo existing estate plans and shift the focus of estate planning services moving forward.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Protecting and Planning for Your Estate During a Divorce

Even happily married couples often neglect to estate plan. It may seem overwhelming, perhaps time-consuming, and it certainly isn't as appealing as planning a vacation or a retirement party or any of the myriad of more attractive items on their lists. For those in the process of a divorce it is even more distasteful.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Under New DOJ Policy, FDA Guidance Documents Cannot be Used to Prosecute Cases

On Jan. 25, the associate attorney general of the United States issued a policy that prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) civil litigators from using guidance documents to establish violations of law in civil enforcement actions.
6 minute read

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