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The Madoff MazeJuly 01, 2009
Class Action Litigation, International, Litigation, Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Securities and Futures Regulation, Tax-Exempt Organizations, White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance, Tax
Environmental Update — EPA Lists 44 "High Hazard Potential" Coal Ash Sites
June 30, 2009
Environmental
Environmental Update — Climate Bill Narrowly Passes in U.S. House
June 29, 2009
Sustainable Energy and Climate Change, Environmental
Environmental Update — EPA Has No Permitting Role When The Army Corps Issues Fill Permits
June 26, 2009
Environmental
Securities and Futures Regulation and Financial Institutions Alert — Obama Administration Proposes Financial Regulatory Reform
June 24, 2009
Securities and Futures Regulation
Environmental Update — State-Issued "No Further Remediation" Letter May Not Defeat RCRA Claims
June 23, 2009
Environmental
Labor and Employment Alert — Major Victory For Employers: Supreme Court Rules that an Employee's Burden of Proof in a Discrimination Claim is Tougher under the ADEA than under Title VII
June 23, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Class Action Litigation Newsletter
June 15, 2009
Class Action Litigation
Corporate and Securities Alert — SEC Proposes Proxy Access Rules
June 15, 2009
Corporate and Securities
IRS Voluntary Disclosure Initiative
June 11, 2009
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
Environmental Update — Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Bush-Era Rule that Allows Water Transfers Without an NPDES Permit
June 11, 2009
Environmental
Environmental Update — EPA Grants Reconsideration and Partial Stay of NSR PM2.5 Implementation Regulation
June 09, 2009
Environmental
Environmental Update — Cinergy — Remedy Decision for Clean Air Rule Violations
June 09, 2009
Environmental
Environmental Update — EPA Issues Supplemental Proposal Regarding Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation and Processing Plants
June 05, 2009
Environmental
Environmental Update — New Law in Response to Crestwood, Illinois Drinking Water Scandal And Other Significant Environmental Laws from the 2009 Legislative Session
June 03, 2009
Environmental
Real Estate Update — City of Chicago — Chicago Real Property Transfer Tax — Cell Sites
June 02, 2009
Real Estate
Private Companies Group — Approach — June 2009
June 2009
Private Companies
Labor and Employment Update — Workers Who Have Been Discharged Due to Foreign Trade Are Now Entitled to Greater Benefits
May 22, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Deferral Under the 2009 Recovery Act
May 14, 2009
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
Environmental Update — Supreme Court Limits Scope of "Arranger" Liability and Joint and Several Liability Under Superfund
May 05, 2009
Environmental
Regulatory Update — SEC Issues New Proposals to Restrict Short Selling
May 2009
Corporate and Securities, Securities and Futures Regulation
Environmental Update — U.S. EPA Reinstates Stricter TRI Reporting Requirements
April 24, 2009
Environmental
Switzerland, Austria, and More Say They Will
April 23, 2009
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
Labor and Employment Update — Federal Government Postpones E-Verify Contractor Rule Until June 30, 2009
April 22, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Environmental Update — U.S. EPA Takes Another Step Towards Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
April 20, 2009
Environmental
Friends, Tweets and Posts: The Potential Pitfalls Every Litigator Should Know About the Internet's Social Networking Tools
April 20, 2009
Kelly M. Warner
Litigation
Corporate and Securities Alert — Fair Value Reporting: FASB's Recent Actions
April 17, 2009
Corporate and Securities
Labor and Employment Update — The Supreme Court Orders Mandatory Arbitration For Age Discrimination Claims in a Collective Bargaining Agreement
April 16, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — COBRA Subsidy Update: New COBRA Forms
April 14, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Environmental Update — U.S. EPA Publishes Proposed National Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
April 10, 2009
Environmental
Getting Foreign Accounts Right With the Government
April 09, 2009
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
Labor and Employment Update — Protecting Employee Personal Identifying Information
April 08, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Environmental Update — EPA Retains Authority to Set Reasonable National Performance Standards under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act
April 02, 2009
Energy and Public Utilities, Environmental
Environmental Update — 96th General Assembly: Environmental Bill Summaries
April 01, 2009
Environmental
Tax Talk — Offshore Bank Accounts: Voluntary Disclosure No "Get Out of Jail Free" Card
April 2009
Tax
Tax Alert — The IRS Issues its Get Out of Jail Card, But it is Not Free
April 2009
Tax
Philanthropic Spotlight: The International Education Exchange
April 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Private Companies Group — Approach — April 2009
April 2009
Private Companies
Accessories Council / inFashion
Spring 2009
Intellectual Property
Real Estate Alert — Chicago Landmarks Ordinance Status
March 25, 2009
Real Estate
Labor and Employment Update — WARNing Signs in a Slumping Economy: What is Proper Notice in a RIF?
March 23, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Recent Legislation Impacts Employee Benefit and Retirement Plans
March 19, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Environmental Update — Owners of Large Commercial and Residential Buildings may be Required to Report Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions under New U.S. EPA Proposed Rule
March 17, 2009
Environmental, Real Estate
Class Action Litigation Newsletter
March 16, 2009
Class Action Litigation
Asbestos Liability Unlikely For Replacement Parts
March 16, 2009
Alex P. Catalona
Environmental Update — New National Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Proposed by U.S. EPA: All Sectors of the Economy Impacted
March 13, 2009
Environmental
Corporate and Securities Client Alert — Public and Private Companies Required to File Forms D Electronically
March 13, 2009
Corporate and Securities
Targeting Offshore Bank Accounts
March 12, 2009
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
Class Action Litigation Newsletter
March 11, 2009
Class Action Litigation
Environmental Update — EPA Proposes to Regulate Additional Stationary Internal Combustion Engines
March 06, 2009
Environmental
Labor and Employment Update — Summary of New Executive Orders Affecting Government Contractors
March 04, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Tax Issues for Real Estate Leasing by Tax-Exempt Organizations
March 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Real Estate, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Tax Alert — Offshore Bank Accounts and Voluntary Disclosure
March 2009
Tax
Real Estate Alert — New York Broadens Financing Possibilities
March 2009
Real Estate
Philanthropic Spotlight: Children's Support Foundation
March 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Corporate and Securities and Tax Alert — Budget proposes that "Carried Interest" be Taxed as Ordinary Income
February 26, 2009
Corporate and Securities, Tax
FIN 48 and Tax Accrual Workpapers
February 26, 2009
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
Labor and Employment Update — New Federal Government Program: COBRA Subsidies
February 20, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Ephemeral Data Meets Hard Law
February 10, 2009
Robert B. Mullen
Litigation
Labor and Employment Update — U.S. Supreme Court: A Witness Who Reveals Harassment During An Investigation is Protected By Title VII's Retaliation Clause
February 05, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Arbitrate or Litigate? Choose Your Poison
February 04, 2009
Ralph A. Morris
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Update — Ledbetter Act Becomes Law
February 02, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Philanthropic Spotlight: Just The Beginning Foundation
February 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Textron Workpapers Are Privileged Work Product
February 2009
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
Estate Planning Checklist: How to Put Your Affairs in Order
February 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
The Blame Game: Litigation Arising out of the Subprime Mortgage Meltdown
February 2009
Jean L. Bertrand, Nicole S. Magaline
Real Estate
Labor and Employment Update — Legislation Expanding The Limitations Period For Equal Pay Claims Will Become Law
January 26, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Environmental Update — Court Orders Tennessee Valley Authority to Install and Operate Pollution Controls at Power Plants Estimated to Cost $1 Billion
January 16, 2009
Environmental
Labor and Employment Update — Department of Labor Implements Sweeping Changes to FMLA
January 14, 2009
Labor and Employment
Environmental Update — Federal Regulation of Coal Ash Waste Foreseeable
January 13, 2009
Environmental
Has New York Stretched its Long Arm Too Far?: Court of Appeals Eschews Comity Analysis in Case Involving Service in Brazil
January 12, 2009
David Jacoby, Judith S. Roth
Intellectual Property
Environmental Update — California Mandatory Reporting Requirements for Greenhouse Gases
January 09, 2009
Environmental
What Leftovers Are on Congress' Plate for 2009?
January 2009
Tax
Nonprofit News: Advisors and Oversight: A Matter of Trust
January 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Philanthropic Spotlight: The R.E.S.T. Initiative
January 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Environmental Update — State of North Carolina v. EPA
December 24, 2008
Environmental
Consumer Products Safety Alert: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Update
December 2008
Product Liability
Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update
December 2008
Intellectual Property
The IRS Bailout of the Bailout
December 2008
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
United States Antitrust Law Regarding Standard Setting Bodies
December 2008
William M. Hannay
Antitrust and Trade Regulation
Philanthropic Spotlight: The Animal Legal Defense Fund
December 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Nonprofit News: Tough Questions for Tough Times
December 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Financial Institutions Alert — Treasury Issues Capital Purchase Program Term Sheet for Privately Held Financial Institutions
November 26, 2008
Financial Institutions
Labor and Employment Update — California Wage and Hour Laws Apply to Non-Residents Performing Work in California
November 19, 2008
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Update — Layoffs, Severance, RIFs and WARN — The Employment Law Minefield of Downsizing In a Shrinking Economy
November 18, 2008
Labor and Employment
A Minute of News and Views: The Employee Free Choice Act and the New Administration
November 17, 2008
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Update
November 11, 2008
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Class Action Litigation Newsletter
November 06, 2008
Class Action Litigation
Intellectual Property Update — Encryption and Information Security
November 2008
Intellectual Property
Philanthropic Spotlight: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
November 2008
Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Financial Institutions Update
November 2008
Financial Institutions
The Bear Stearns Acquisition
November 2008
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
Mexico's Supreme Court Issues First Binding Precedent on an Author's Right to Royalties, Citing International Human Rights Law
November 2008
Daska P. Babcock
International
Nonprofit News: Web Site Woes
November 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Schiff Hardin Consumer Products Safety Alert — Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Update
November 2008
Product Liability
The Mortgage Relief Act of 2007 and the Rescue Act of 2008
October 11, 2008
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
A Minute of News and Views: Exit Interviews and Severance Agreements
October 08, 2008
Labor and Employment
Philanthropic Spotlight: Charley's Fund
October 2008
Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Consumer Products Safety Alert: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
October 2008
Product Liability
Nonprofit News: Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
October 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations
Tax Alert — Tax Implications of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
October 2008
Tax
Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update
Fall 2008
Intellectual Property, Fashion and Luxury Goods
Who Takes What: The Parties' Rights to Franchise Materials at the Relationship's End
Fall 2008
Clay A. Tillack
Litigation
Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — IRS Abolishes Advance Ruling Period for Public Charities, Makes Other Changes to Public Support Test
September 29, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Executive Compensation Alert — Deadline for Amending Executive Compensation Arrangements
September 29, 2008
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Labor and Employment Update — Americans with Disabilities Act is Amended to Expand Coverage Effective January 1, 2009
September 19, 2008
Labor and Employment
Fraud in Markups: An Unusual SEC Decision
September 03, 2008
Howard L. Kramer, Jack P. Drogin
Securities and Futures Regulation
Court Broadens Tax Shelter Exception to Tax Practitioner Privilege
September 2008
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
Philanthropic Spotlight: Cherkin Preston Foundation
September 2008
Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Attorneys and Public Relations Consultants: Privileged or Perilous Communications?
September 2008
David Jacoby, Judith S. Roth
Intellectual Property
Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — IRS Releases Thoroughly Redesigned Form 990 for 2008
August 29, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Labor and Employment Update
August 20, 2008
Labor and Employment
'Jobe' Highlights Issues in Anticounterfeiting Statute
August 15, 2008
David Jacoby, Judith S. Roth
Intellectual Property
Designing an Effective Retail Surveillance Program
August 13, 2008
Michael K. Wolensky, Wendy B. Hart
Securities and Futures Regulation
Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — Alternative Pledge Payment Options
August 04, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Private Equity Update — Seller Beware: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Permits Trustee to Proceed
August 2008
Private Equity and Venture Capital, Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Tax Talk — Work-Product Privilege Doctrine
August 2008
Tax
Is the Work in Tax Accrual Workpapers Workproduct?
August 2008
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — Pledge Payment Options
July 02, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Summary of Proposed Amendments to Regulation S-P Affecting Transfer Agents
July 2008
Laura S. Pruitt
Securities and Futures Regulation
Omeprazole is Over — Or Nearly So
July 2008
D. Christopher Ohly
Intellectual Property
Legislative Update — Recent Amendments to the Commodity Exchange Act
July 2008
Securities and Futures Regulation
Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes Changes to Rule 15a-6
July 2008
Securities and Futures Regulation
Are Expatriates Now Being Taxed As Heroes?
July 2008
Thomas R. Wechter
Colleen Feeney Romero
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Update
July 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Environmental Update — USEPA Steps Up Enforcement of Storm Water Management Plans at Construction Sites
June 27, 2008
Environmental
Labor and Employment Update
June 25, 2008
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Update
June 20, 2008
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Update
June 17, 2008
Labor and Employment
Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — Hiring Related Parties
June 03, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Tax Talk — Boulware and the Rocky Road to Partial Acquittal
June 2008
Tax
Energy Update — FERC Issues Important Orders Regarding Enforcement Process
May 22, 2008
Energy and Public Utilities
Environmental Update — New E-Waste Restrictions
May 22, 2008
Environmental
Class Action Litigation Update — Emerging Trend — BPA-Based Consumer Class Litigation
May 09, 2008
Class Action Litigation
Energy Update — Recent D.C. Circuit Decision
May 07, 2008
Energy and Public Utilities
Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — Paying for the Gala
May 01, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update — Second Life, Second Strife?
May 2008
Intellectual Property
Retail Update — California Court Of Appeal Holds That Retailers May Request Consumers' Personal Information As Part Of A Return Transaction
May 2008
Litigation
The Doctor Is In; School Is In Session: Answers on the Use of the Gift Tax Medical and Tuition Expense Exclusion
May 2008
Thomas W. Abendroth
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Real Estate Information Memorandum — 2008 Title Insurance Financial Survey/Overview
May 2008
Real Estate
Tax Talk
May 2008
Tax
Public Companies Update — Recent Developments in Advance Notice Bylaws
April 17, 2008
Public Companies
Labor and Employment Update
April 10, 2008
Labor and Employment
Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — The Gala Fundraiser
April 01, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Checklist
Spring 2008
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Newsletter
Spring 2008
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
A HIPAA Primer
Spring 2008
Michael W. Drumke
Litigation
Bankruptcy Claims Trading: Buyer Beware...Or Not?
Spring 2008
Eugene J. Geekie Jr.
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — Fundraising That Can Get You In Trouble
March 03, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
The Best Way to Resolve Real Estate and Construction Disputes
March 2008
Paul M. Lurie
Real Estate
Energy Update — Recent Developments in FERC Enforcement
March 2008
Energy and Public Utilities
The CFAA: New Remedies for Employee Computer Abuse
March 2008
Jesi J. Carlson, Linda K. Stevens
Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Litigation
Ticking Time Bombs in Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
March 2008
Thomas W. Abendroth
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update
March 2008
Intellectual Property
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Update
March 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Energy Update — FERC Issues Orders Strengthening Cross-Subsidization Restrictions on Affiliate Transactions and Expanding Blanket Authorizations under FPA Section 203
February 28, 2008
Energy and Public Utilities
Environmental Update — 95th General Assembly: Environmental Bill Summaries
February 28, 2008
Environmental
Labor and Employment Update
February 27, 2008
Labor and Employment
ERISA Update — U.S. Supreme Court Expands Actions Against Plan Fiduciaries
February 21, 2008
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation
The Nuts and Bolts of Conducting an FCPA Internal Investigation
February 18, 2008
Patricia Brown Holmes, William M. Hannay
White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance
Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — What You Don't Know About Starting A Charity Can Hurt You
February 01, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax
Labor and Employment Update
February 01, 2008
Labor and Employment
The Sub-Prime Loan Mess: Where Did It Come From?
February 2008
Eugene J. Geekie Jr.
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
The 2007 AIA Documents: New Forms, New Issues, New Strategies
January 31, 2008
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Corporate and Securities Update — SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 144 and Rule 145
January 28, 2008
Corporate and Securities
Securities Enforcement and Litigation Update — Supreme Court Addresses Scheme Liability — Reins in Investor Suits
January 16, 2008
Securities and Futures Regulation
Trust Severances and Other Planning Under the New Final and Proposed GST Regulations
January 2008
David R. Hodgman, Scott Bieber
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Tax Talk — The Individual Alternative Minimum Tax for 2007
January 2008
Tax
Labor and Employment Update
December 18, 2007
Labor and Employment
FERC Enforcement Policy — the Practitioner's View
November 16, 2007
Energy and Public Utilities
Labor and Employment Update
November 09, 2007
Labor and Employment
'Follow the Settlements' And Allocation: A Review of Recent Developments
November 06, 2007
Amy M. Rubenstein
Reinsurance and Insurance
United States Antitrust Law Regarding Standard Setting Bodies
November 03, 2007
William M. Hannay
Antitrust and Trade Regulation, International
Tax Talk — Dramatic Change in Standards for Tax Advice
November 2007
Tax
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Section 409A Amendment and Transition Dates Extended to December 31, 2008
October 26, 2007
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Labor and Employment Update
October 25, 2007
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Update
October 10, 2007
Labor and Employment
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Update
October 2007
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Securities Arbitration: An Idea Whose Time Has Come and Gone? (Part 2)
October 2007
John S. Worden
Litigation
St. Mark: A Cautionary Tale for General Counsel — Part 2
Fall 2007
Peter V. Fazio Jr.
Public Companies
Labor and Employment Update — DOJ Lawsuit Seeks to Void Illinois Law Prohibiting Employer Participation in Federal E-Verify Program
September 26, 2007
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Update
September 07, 2007
Labor and Employment
Environmental Update — Illinois Drafts Statewide NOx Rule
September 04, 2007
Environmental
The Supreme Court Speaks in Marrama: The Plain Meaning Rule Isn't So Plain Anymore
September 2007
Eugene J. Geekie Jr., Patricia J. Fokuo
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Developments: American Reinsurance Disputes
September 2007
Reinsurance and Insurance
Securities Arbitration: An Idea Whose Time Has Come and Gone? (Part 1)
September 2007
John S. Worden
Litigation
Tax Talk — Taxing Carried Interests
September 2007
Tax
Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update — Major Potential Impact on Brands, Retailers Seen
September 2007
Intellectual Property
Labor and Employment Update — EEO-1 Report Revision
August 29, 2007
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Update — Amended Regulations for Handling No-Match Letters
August 17, 2007
Labor and Employment
Corporate and Securities Update — Review of the New E-Proxy Rules and Other Recent SEC Rulemakings
August 09, 2007
Corporate and Securities
Coping with Internal and Government Investigations
August 2007
Patricia Brown Holmes
White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance
Energy and Futures Regulation Update — FERC Issues Order to Show Cause Charging Energy Market Manipulation by Hedge Fund Traders — Asserting its Jurisdiction Over Participants in the Financial Markets
July 31, 2007
Energy and Public Utilities, Securities and Futures Regulation
Antitrust and Trade Regulation Update — Vertical Price Fixing No Longer Per Se Unlawful
July 03, 2007
Antitrust and Trade Regulation
Tax Talk — Warning for Illinois Taxpayers!
July 2007
Tax
What Every Construction Professional Should Know About Insurance Coverage
July 2007
John S. Worden
Construction
Twenty Ownership Transition Planning Mistakes
July 2007
Paul M. Lurie
Construction
St. Mark: A Cautionary Tale for General Counsel — Part 1
Summer 2007
Peter V. Fazio Jr.
Public Companies
Key Components of an Effective Compliance Program for Broker-Dealers Deemed Trading Centres Under Regulation NMS
June 29, 2007
Howard L. Kramer
Securities and Futures Regulation
Labor and Employment Update
June 29, 2007
Labor and Employment
Corporate and Securities Update — SEC Adopts New Rules for Furnishing Proxy Materials
June 26, 2007
Corporate and Securities, Public Companies
Environmental Update — Superfund Cost Recovery and Contribution: The Supreme Court contributes some clarity and sets the stage for new questions
June 13, 2007
Environmental
Identity Crisis: Navigating the Ethical Challenges of Multiple Representation in an Internal Investigation
June 09, 2007
Patricia Brown Holmes
White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance
IFRS: Coming to America: What CPAs Need to Know about the New Global GAAP
June 01, 2007
Lawrence M. Gill
Corporate and Securities, Public Companies
Labor and Employment Update — Discriminatory Pay Claims Triggered by Employment Decision, Not Paychecks
June 01, 2007
Labor and Employment
Pass-Through Claims in Construction Litigation
May 29, 2007
Jeremy S. Baker
Construction, Litigation
Dodging Antitrust Bullets in Patent Settlement Agreements:Lessons Learned from the "Reverse Payment" Dilemma
May 04, 2007
A. Paul Heeringa
Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Intellectual Property, Litigation
Environmental Update — New Source Review "Development" — Back to the Beginning: What is the Scope of the Routine Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement Exclusion?
May 03, 2007
Environmental
The Origin, Application, Validity, and Potential Misuse of Rule 10b5-1
May 2007
Allan Horwich
Securities and Futures Regulation
Labor and Employment Update
April 19, 2007
Labor and Employment
Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes Amendments to its Broker-Dealer Financial Responsibility Rules
April 17, 2007
Securities and Futures Regulation
Environmental Update — Supreme Court Rules on Climate Change
April 06, 2007
Environmental
Environmental Update — Supreme Court Rules on New Source Review Issue
April 05, 2007
Environmental
Postconfirmation Liquidation Vehicles (Including Liquidating Trusts and Postconfirmation Estates): An Overview
April 2007
Jonathan Friedland
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Regulation FD: A Refresher and Update
April 2007
Peter L. Rossiter
Financial Institutions
Tax Talk — Stop the Running of Interest on Alleged Tax Deficiencies
April 2007
Tax
Court Committee Opinion Limiting ADR Representation Raises Constitutional Issues, as Well as Problems Rooted in Protectionism
April 2007
Paul M. Lurie
Construction
New Jersey Appellate Court Rejects Integrity Final Dividend Plan
Spring 2007
Dennis G. LaGory
Reinsurance and Insurance
Pleading Reform or Unconsititutional Encroachment? An Analysis of the Seventh Amendment Implications of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
Spring 2007
Allan Horwich
Securities and Futures Regulation
New Dispute Resolution Process Under 2007 Form Agreements
March 19, 2007
Mark C. Friedlander, Paul M. Lurie
Construction
A New Solution for Public Construction Projects: Sequential Designer-Led Design-Build
March 01, 2007
Mark C. Friedlander, Ruth E. Krugly
Construction, Public Law
Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update — Don't Accessorize with Lead
March 2007
Intellectual Property
Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update — The Skinny on Thin: Getting to a Healthy Runway
February 2007
Intellectual Property
Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes New Rules Affecting Hedge Funds
January 29, 2007
Securities and Futures Regulation
Energy and Communications Update — FERC Imposes Civil Penalties Under EPAct 2005
January 29, 2007
Energy and Public Utilities
Labor and Employment Update
January 04, 2007
Labor and Employment
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Update
January 2007
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Perfecting Article 9 Security Interests Under Illinois Law
January 2007
Jason M. Torf
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
The Clinical Trial Research Participant As An Inside Trader: A Legal And Policy Analysis
Winter 2006
Allan Horwich
Corporate and Securities, Public Companies
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Reporting and Wage Withholding Under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A
December 27, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006
December 11, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Labor and Employment Update — Avoiding a Holly Jolly Lawsuit
December 07, 2006
Labor and Employment
Warnings to the Unwary: Multi-Jurisdictional Federal Enforcement of Manipulation and Deception in the Energy Markets After the Energy Policy Act of 2005
November 02, 2006
Allan Horwich
Energy and Public Utilities
Corporate and Securities Update — New Form 8-K Rules Become Effective on November 7, 2006
November 01, 2006
Public Companies, Corporate and Securities
An Introduction To Early Case Assessment
November 2006
Eric L. Barnum
Litigation
Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update — Lessons To Draw From Decision Reviving Vuitton Claims Over "Monogram Multicolore" Bag
November 2006
Intellectual Property
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Additional Transition Relief Available Under Section 409A
October 30, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Labor and Employment Update — NLRB Clarifies 'Supervisor' Definition
October 05, 2006
Labor and Employment
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Significant Provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006
September 01, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Corporate and Securities Update — The SEC's New Disclosure Rules Shine a Brighter Light on Executive Compensation
September 01, 2006
Corporate and Securities
Sword, Shield, or Simply a Constitutional Right? Patents in the Futures Industry
September 2006
Stacie R. Hartman
Litigation
Labor and Employment Update — Employer May Be Liable for Low-Level Supervisor's Harassment of a Part-Time, Teenage Employee
August 23, 2006
Labor and Employment
Corporate and Securities Update — Employee Stock Option Grants: Emerging Issues and Best Practices
August 18, 2006
Corporate and Securities
Regulatory Update — New Soft Dollars Guidance
August 03, 2006
Securities and Futures Regulation
Labor and Employment Update — Illinois Department of Labor Issues New Day and Temporary Labor Regulations
August 02, 2006
Labor and Employment
Litigation Client Alert — Risks of Recording Telephone Calls Across State Lines: A Recent California Supreme Court Decision
August 01, 2006
Litigation
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update
July 17, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Antitrust Sentencing Post-Booker: What We Know So Far
July 2006
Brian J. Neff
Antitrust and Trade Regulation
Arbitrator-Directed Arbitration: A Different Approach to ADR
July 2006
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Labor and Employment Update
July 2006
Labor and Employment
Recent Developments in Insurance Company Insolvency
Summer 2006
Dennis G. LaGory
Reinsurance and Insurance
Labor and Employment Update — U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Title VII Retaliation Claim
June 23, 2006
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Update
June 16, 2006
Labor and Employment
Employee Benefit and Executive Compensation Update — New IRS Notice Allows Cafeteria Plans to Offer Participants an Additional 2 1/2 Months to Use FSA Balances
June 07, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Dispute Resolution Clauses: A Practical Approach
June 2006
David Jacoby
Litigation
Mandatory Waiver of Attorney Client Privilege: Cooperation or Coercion
May 01, 2006
Patricia Brown Holmes
White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance
Compliance Programs: The First Step to Protect Against Employee Criminal Acts
May 01, 2006
Patricia Brown Holmes
White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance
Sleeping Through the Night
May 01, 2006
Patricia Brown Holmes
White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance
Bankruptcy, Workouts and Creditors' Rights Newsletter
Spring 2006
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Arbitration and The Unauthorized Practice of Law
March 22, 2006
David M. Spector
Litigation
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — HIPAA Privacy Reminders Due Soon
March 17, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Another Employee Benefit Plan Extension for Hurricane Victims
March 10, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Notice / HIPAA Security Regulations Compliance / Final HIPAA Enforcement Rule
March 01, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Additional Relief For Hurricane Victims
February 22, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Userra and its Application to Employee Benefit Plans
February 13, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Corporate and Securities Update — Director Personal Liability Forecast: Falling Sky or Blue Sky?
February 09, 2006
Corporate and Securities
The Audit Committee As Sleuth: Conducting an Internal Investigation
February 2006
Peter L. Rossiter
Corporate and Securities, Financial Institutions, Public Companies
Estate Planning and Administration Update — Internal Revenue Service Scrutinizing Family Limited Partnerships for Administrative Failures
January 25, 2006
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Corporate and Securities Update — Checklist for Preparation of Year-End Disclosure Documents
January 12, 2006
Corporate and Securities
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — DOL Publishes Revised USERRA Notice
January 05, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Financial Institutions Update
December 2005
Financial Institutions
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Issues Raised By Section 409A Proposed Regulations
December 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes Revisions to Interpretation of Section 28(E) Safe Harbor
November 22, 2005
Securities and Futures Regulation
Taking a Fresh Look At Pricing In Estate Planning
October 03, 2005
John D. Dadakis
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Trust and Estate Litigation Update
Fall 2005
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Estate Planning and Administration Group Update
Fall 2005
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Legal Update (Japanese Newsletter)
Fall 2005
International
Image Rights, Rights of Privacy — Opportunities and Limitation: A Legal Overview from a United States Perspective
September 28, 2005
David Jacoby
Intellectual Property
Corporate and Securities Update — SEC Issues New Rules For Securities Offerings
July 29, 2005
Corporate and Securities
Regulatory Update — SEC Adopts New Market Structure Rules
July 15, 2005
Securities and Futures Regulation
Financial Institutions Update
July 2005
Financial Institutions
Trust and Estate Litigation Update
July 2005
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Update — Utility and Financial Contract Provisions Enacted By the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
June 21, 2005
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — New 401(k) and 401(m) Regulations
June 13, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Estate Planning and Administration Group Update
June 2005
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Internal Investigations in the Era of "Cooperation"
May 20, 2005
Michael K. Wolensky
White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance
Internal Investigations in the Era of "Cooperation"
May 20, 2005
Michael K. Wolensky
White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Revised 402(f) Notice for Automatic Rollovers
May 16, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Ninth Circuit Defines "Extraordinary" for Sarbanes-Oxley Escrow Provisions
May 2005
Michael K. Wolensky
Corporate and Securities, Financial Institutions, Public Companies
Regulatory Update — SEC Adopts Rule Excluding Broker-Dealers Offering Fee-Based Accounts From the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
April 29, 2005
Securities and Futures Regulation
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Update — Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
April 21, 2005
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Corporate and Securities Update — Executive Compensation Under the Form 8-K Rules — The New Interpretation?
April 01, 2005
Corporate and Securities
Legal Update (Japanese Newsletter)
Spring 2005
International
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — New HIPAA Portability Regulations
March 28, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Fiduciary Duties of Directed Trustees
March 04, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Understanding Affirmative Action Obligations as a Landlord, Tenant or Government Contractor
March 2005
Paula M. Ketcham
Labor and Employment, Public Law, Real Estate
The New AIA Design-Build Documents
March 2005
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Recent Changes to USERRA Affecting Group Health Plans
February 11, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Automatic Rollover Provisions
January 31, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Employee Benefit and Executive Compensation Update — HIPAA Security Regulations Compliance Required By April 20, 2005
January 18, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Corporate and Securities Update — Preparing Year-End Disclosure Documents
January 05, 2005
Corporate and Securities
Regulatory Update — SEC Revises its Market Structure Proposals
January 05, 2005
Securities and Futures Regulation
Labor and Employment Update
January 2005
Labor and Employment
Construction Law Update
January 2005
Construction
Audit Committee Self-Assessments: Why and How?
January 2005
Peter L. Rossiter
Corporate and Securities, Financial Institutions, Public Companies
Estate Planning and Administration Group Update
Winter 2004
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Regulatory Update — SEC Requires Registration of Hedge Fund Advisers
December 22, 2004
Securities and Futures Regulation
Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes New SRO Governance and Transparency Rules and Issues a Concept Release on Self-Regulation
December 16, 2004
Securities and Futures Regulation
Corporate and Securities Update — SEC Staff Issues FAQs on New Form 8-K Requirements
December 03, 2004
Corporate and Securities
Benefits to Products Liability Litigation: The Self-Critical Analysis Privilege
December 2004
Jonathan Judge, William E. Meyer Jr.
Litigation, Product Liability
Corporate and Securities Update — SEC Proposes Securities Offering Reform
November 11, 2004
Corporate and Securities
Estate Planning and Administration Group Update
November 2004
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Tax Update — The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
October 22, 2004
Tax
Labor and Employment Update
October 2004
Labor and Employment
Corporate and Securities Update — Baxter Decision Serves Notice on Forward-Looking Statement Disclosure
September 15, 2004
Corporate and Securities
Corporate and Securities Update — SEC Proposes to Maintain the 2004 Form 10-K and Form 10-Q Filing Deadlines for Accelerated Filers in 2005
September 01, 2004
Corporate and Securities
Marketers, Be Prepared!
September 2004
Amy M. Rubenstein, Jonathan Judge, William E. Meyer Jr.
Litigation
Land Title Trends
August 09, 2004
Christine A. McGuinness
Finance, Real Estate
Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes Registration for Hedge Fund Advisers
August 09, 2004
Securities and Futures Regulation
Corporate and Securities Update — Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act / Recent Developments
August 04, 2004
Corporate and Securities
Estate Planning and Administration Group Update
August 2004
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Supporting the Audit Committee after Sarbanes-Oxley: A Practical Guide
August 2004
Peter L. Rossiter
Corporate and Securities, Financial Institutions, Public Companies
Adopting Florida Residency
May 01, 2004
David A. Milberg
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
The Alternative Dispute Resolution Agreement Advantage in Consumer Sales
May 2004
William E. Meyer Jr.
Litigation, Product Liability
Labor and Employment Update — Department of Labor Announces New White Collar Exemption Regulations
April 26, 2004
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Update — Illinois Adopts New Overtime Rules
April 05, 2004
Labor and Employment
Financial Institutions Update
April 2004
Financial Institutions
Deathbed Gifts — A Savings Opportunity for Residents of Decoupled States
April 2004
Debra L. Stetter
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes Significant Changes to Current Market Structure
March 18, 2004
Securities and Futures Regulation
Labor and Employment Update
March 2004
Labor and Employment
Establishing a U.S. Subsidiary of a German Parent Corporation
March 2004
Hans F. Kaeser
Corporate and Securities, International
Is Family Limited Partnership Right For You?
March 2004
Thomas R. Wechter
Tax
Rule 15a-6: Safe Harbor for Unregistered Foreign Broker-Dealers
January 08, 2004
Andrew M. Klein
Securities and Futures Regulation
Twenty Ownership Transition Pitfalls: The most common mistakes made in transition planning
January 2004
Paul M. Lurie
Construction, Corporate and Securities, Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Private Companies, Public Companies
Labor and Employment Update — Employment Applications
December 12, 2003
Labor and Employment
Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes Significant Amendments to the Short Sale Rule
November 14, 2003
Securities and Futures Regulation
Regulatory Update — Safe Harbor for Issuer Repurchases Revised by SEC
November 13, 2003
Securities and Futures Regulation
A Primer on SEC Rule 10b5-1: Affirmative Defenses For Insider Trading
November 10, 2003
Allan Horwich, Andrew M. Klein
Corporate and Securities, Public Companies, Securities and Futures Regulation
Risk Allocation in Design-Build Construction Projects
October 2003
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Legal Issues Unique to Design-Build
October 2003
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Comparative Aspects of U.S. Antitrust Law and the Modernization of E.U. Competition Law
September 02, 2003
William M. Hannay
Antitrust and Trade Regulation
Corporate and Securities Update — Understanding and Complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley and NYSE and Nasdaq Requirements Affecting Audit Committees
March 21, 2003
Peter L. Rossiter
Corporate and Securities
Choosing and Challenging: An International Forum — A Quick Look at Forum Non Conveniens
April 2002
Robert B. Mullen
Litigation
Selected Property Damage Insurance Concepts (Replacement Cost, Coinsurance, Agreed Value, and Improvements and Betterments)
Spring 2001
Janet M. Johnson
Real Estate
Law and Practice: Contractor Marketing — Penalty Clauses
January 2001
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Questioning Project Web Sites
December 2000
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Stock Option Gains — A Technique For Deferring Taxation
December 1998
Neal A. Mancoff
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Don't Proceed Too Fast for Conditions
October 15, 1998
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
The Waiver of Consequential Damages in the A201 General Conditions
September 1998
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Checklist for Design-Build Teams
January 01, 1998
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Speak Out — Design-Build Provides "an Opportunity for Architects to Return to the Status of Master Builders."
September 1997
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Design-Build — The Single Entity Option
January 1997
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Designer-Led Design-Build: Overcoming the Obstacles
December 01, 1996
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
The Fundamental Role of the Corporate Lawyer — And How to Succeed in It
June 25, 1995
Stuart L. Goodman
Corporate and Securities, Private Companies, Public Companies
Design Professional's Rights and Remedies When Owner Breaches Contract
August 1991
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Starting Your Own Practice
December 1990
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
The Indemnity Dilemma
September 1989
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
The Impact of Moorman and its Progeny on Construction Litigation
August 1989
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction, Litigation
Design-Build Teaming Agreements
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Designer-Led Design-Build: Advantages and Drawbacks
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Design-Build Update
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Designer-Led Design-Build: Advantages, Risks and Limitations
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Designer-Led Design-Build: Overview
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Engineer-Led Design-Build: A Practical Business Plan for Engineers to Lead Design-Build Teams
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Contractors' Construction Warranties
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Design-Build — Legal Obstacles and Solutions
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
Checklist of Recommended Contractual Provisions for Design-Builders
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
A Primer on Industrial Design-Build Construction Contracts
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
A Blueprint for Designer-Led Design-Build
Mark C. Friedlander
Construction
