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New York Law Journal

Weinstein Lawsuit Positions New York AG for Key Role in Victim Compensation

A lawsuit from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has threatened to upend the sale of the Weinstein Co. in a bid to ensure that victims of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual abuse are compensated.
5 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

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Prosecutor Bart Schwartz Named Monitor for International Shipping Company

Schwartz is currently chairman of Guidepost Solutions, a New York consulting firm offering investigative and compliance services.
2 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

Opportunities Created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for Partially GST-Exempt Trusts

Recent increases in the federal gift tax and federal generation-skipping transfer tax exemption amounts create opportunities to correct the GST treatment of previously established irrevocable trusts.
8 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

New York Law Journal

Do Stock Drops Over Securities Fraud Suits Now Count as Securities Fraud Damages?

The Second Circuit's decision in 'Waggoner v. Barclays' has garnered attention for its rulings on the requirements for showing and rebutting market efficiency and the related presumption of reliance in class actions brought under §10(b) of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act. Less noticed—but no less important—is the court's discussion of the damages that the certified class might recover.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tips on Transforming a Legal Career From Inside-Out

While the legal industry has undergone dramatic shifts and changes in recent times, it is still not a very common occurrence to find a long-time inside counsel making the leap into the world of outside law firms.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

First Circuit Further Limits Remedies Following Trademark License Rejection

Section 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code is a powerful tool which enables a debtor to reject certain contracts it finds unnecessary or burdensome to its reorganization.
7 minute read

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