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The Legal Intelligencer

Stephen Goodman: A 'Visionary' of Philadelphia's Startup, Tech Sectors

Stephen Goodman, who died last week at the age of 77, was one of those rare lawyers. The sobriquet “visionary” is probably overused in remembrances of longstanding influential figures, but it is nearly an understatement when applied to Goodman, the unrivaled conceptual architect of Philadelphia's startup and tech sectors.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Court Delivers Massive Blow to Big Tobacco on Yearslong Challenge

The 45-page ruling was a study in litigation nuances arising from the Engle class action.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Should You Always Counter a Job Offer?

The offer stage is often likened to a chess match: Watching. Waiting. Thinking. And strategically assessing your “opponent's” moves … as well as your own. It can be a maddening period for both candidate and employer.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In Focus: A Practical Primer on Interviewing Witnesses

Part of your practice—whether it focuses on civil or criminal litigation, internal investigations or even business transactions—will involve interviewing witnesses who will inform your matters. Here are a few tips, gleaned from my experience in speaking and listening to witnesses in offices, roadside diners and detention facilities, for conducting effective interviews.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Rent-A-Wreck Crash Into Bankruptcy Dismissed for Lack of Good-Faith Filing

The U.S. Bankruptcy Code provides distressed companies an array of tools to reorganize their business affairs and restructure their debt.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Social Media Divorces—5 Things to Avoid Posting During a Divorce

In recent years, with the surge in the use of social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram, married people's activities on these sites have either become the cause of divorce or been used as evidence in divorce cases.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

10 Tips for the New GC Hired From Outside

Congratulations! You have just been hired as the new general counsel of Awesome, Inc. You are new to the company, the CEO is excited to have you on her team, and so you are starting the job with a healthy amount of political capital.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Roy Oppenheim Represented the Downtrodden — And Made a Good Living Doing It

"I was quoted at one time as saying that ... foreclosure defense is the bottom of the barrel," Oppenheim said. "Lower than being a divorce lawyer."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Circuit Split Emerges in Federal Question Jurisdiction Over Arbitration Award

A circuit split has recently emerged regarding the circumstances under which a federal district court may exercise federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Section 1331 in a proceeding to vacate an arbitration award brought under 9 U.S.C. Section 10.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Revival of the Ferreira Conference: 'A.T. v. Cohen'

The holding in this case seems to inject new life into the moribund “Ferreira” conferences in professional liability cases.
9 minute read

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