By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 14, 2017
McLaughlin & Lauricella associate Bethany Nikitenko was honored by the Philadelphia chapter of the American Jewish Committee on June 21 at the Down Town Club in Philadelphia.
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By Jason Grant | July 14, 2017
An upstate woman suing Bernard Kerik, claiming she wasn't paid for helping the former New York City police commissioner write his 2015 memoir, is now facing a nearly $44,000 retaining lien granted to her ex-lawyers.
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By Law Journal Editorial Board | July 14, 2017
We must innovate to bring about a quality result at a lower cost. Streamlining the processes we use to resolve disputes is one way. We can and must do much, much better.
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By Law Journal Editorial Board | July 14, 2017
While the website materials are helpful and welcome, we suggest that it may be time for an update. The Supreme Court should refer the matter to the appropriate committees and staff for the necessary changes.
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By Lizzy McLellan | July 14, 2017
Blank Rome has brought on a new chief information officer who hails from Minneapolis-based Faegre Baker Daniels.
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By Meredith Hobbs | July 14, 2017
Annie Caiola, partnering with bankruptcy lawyer Elizabeth Rose, has left Decatur firm Slotkin & Caiola to start a new boutique a few blocks away, Caiola & Rose, with a focus on serving franchisors.
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By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr. | July 14, 2017
Over the years, the real estate industry relied heavily on securitization vehicles to finance commercial real estate projects. The loans are packaged and then sold in pools to investors. Various mechanisms have been developed to facilitate collection of the loans without the uncertainty of a borrower bankruptcy filing that could delay and increase the costs of collection. Lenders in these secured transactions often use special purpose entities, or SPEs, to attempt to limit the risk of a borrower bankruptcy filing. While these structures can vary, the concept is to create a separate corporate entity whose only purpose and asset is the one real estate project, and the only significant obligation is the mortgage loan. The SPE is isolated from the financial affairs of the corporate parent or affiliates. The lender requires the borrower to appoint an independent director to the board from a mutually acceptable source, and unanimous board approval for certain key decisions, such as the decision to file for bankruptcy. Consequently, a lender is able to reduce the risk of delay after default and high costs of collection, and the borrower benefits from lower interest rates and fees from the lower cost loan.
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By Jonathan Ringel | July 14, 2017
A report Friday that Dentons partner Randy Evans is likely to be President Donald Trump's pick to be ambassador to Luxembourg means the Atlanta Big Law community could get another alumnus in the ambassador ranks.
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By Miriam Rozen | July 14, 2017
The information employers find about potential candidates could be used against them in discrimination suits, lawyers warn.
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By Ross Todd | July 14, 2017
In the wake of the first federal appellate court decision tackling a judge's tweets, judicial Twitter users discuss precautions to avoid the appearance of bias.
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