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The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

There is nothing in the rules that requires a judge to explain every decision.As a relatively new judge, at times litigants—particularly some young…
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New York Law Journal

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Reviewing Documents Here or Abroad

Michael E. Gertzman and Michael J. Pernick, in a column on International Litigation, write about how the Second Circuit changed the analysis of whether to review an overseas client's documents here or abroad.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Significant Changes to Pennsylvania's CASPA Coming Soon

It's not often that construction contract statutes are changed in Pennsylvania, so it was notable when Gov. Tom Wolf on July 12 signed legislation to amend the Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (CASPA).
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The Legal Intelligencer

Apply Lessons Learned During Your First Summer Jobs to Your Legal Career

One of the defining moments for many adolescents is their first summer job. A first job often represented a sense of freedom and increased independence.…
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The Legal Intelligencer

Drainage and the Rule of Capture in the Oil and Gas Industry

The rule of capture holds that “The owner of a tract of land acquires title to the oil and gas which he produces from wells drilled thereon, though it may be proved that part of such oil or gas migrated from adjoining lands.
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The Legal Intelligencer

What Would You Do if Your Business Dried Up Tomorrow? Rainmakers Respond.

“What would you do if your business dried up tomorrow?” I posed this question to some of my favorite rainmakers—all successful lawyers from a variety of different practice areas. I thought it would be a unique way to identify some great marketing strategies ... and I was right.
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Daily Business Review

Turning the Plaintiff Against Itself Using the Wrongful Conduct Rule

“A lot of money can be made if you're willing to trip over a few penal statutes along the way.” That is how one court described a plaintiff's actions in the context of the wrongful conduct rule.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Modifying an Arbitration Award Due to 'Evident Miscalculation'

Miscalculation of an award by an arbitrator represents one of the few grounds warranting modification. But what evidence and what procedures are required by a court when reviewing a contention of arbitrator miscalculation?
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The Legal Intelligencer

A Crisis of Leadership: How Do We Properly Equip Those Who Lead?

There is a crisis brewing in law firms. In an era of volatility and transformation, law firms are now, more than ever, reliant on their culture, vision and operational approach to drive performance—all of which, at their core, rely on effective leadership.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Contractual Duties to Conduct a Business in Accordance With 'Sound Business Practices'

The Delaware Court of Chancery's decision in Wenske v. Blue Bell Creameries, C.A. No. 2017-0699-JRS (July 6, 2018) (Slights, V.C.), highlights an interesting practical challenge faced by parties seeking to impose oversight obligations on a manager charged with operating a business in accordance with sound industry business practices.
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