The Era of Layoff Malpractice
Photo by Just Now Images / Dreamstime.com Layoffs, downsizings, de-equitizations, terminations – no matter what they are labeled, they are a traumatic experience for all involved and appear to be here...
View ArticleCountering the Blame the Victim Defense
Photo by Klotz / Dreamstime.com In criminal cases, “blame the victim” defenses are common. They transform the “who done it” of a case to the “why they did it.” This deliberate shift in approach relies...
View ArticleMarkets Update: New SEC Rule Proposals
Photo by Daniel Grill / Dreamstime.com On July 1, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) unanimously voted in favor of two new rule proposals that will have broad implications for...
View ArticleMaximizing Your Opening Statement’s Impact
Photo by: Nikolay Mamluke / Dreamstime.com Although the debate is never-ending among lawyers over whether jurors make up their minds about a case after opening statements or only after closing...
View ArticleA New Era of Unionization
Photo by Benjamin Vess / Dreamstime.com Thirty years of downturn in the number of unionized employees in the American workforce is about to end as two powerful forces converge to form the perfect...
View ArticleSkadden on the Dodd-Frank Act
William Sweet heads Skadden’s financial institutions regulatory practice. (Photo provided by Skadden) Skadden’s full report “The Dodd-Frank Act: Commentary and Insights” can be found here. Below is an...
View ArticleA Time to Cut Costs
Photo by Hugh Williams No in-house counsel needs to be told that litigation is costly and that large litigation is enormously costly. One of the many ways to reduce litigation costs is to settle cases...
View ArticleStrategies to Avoid Layoffs
Photo by Alan Crosthwaite / Dreamstime.com Recent news about the economy has been depressing, to say the least: the highest unemployment rate in 15 years, a loss of 2.6 million jobs in 2008, and layoff...
View ArticleReviving The Economy: Steps Taken So Far
Photo of U.S. Department of Treasury by Michael Smith / Dreamstime.com When Congress initially rejected the financial bailout package proposed by the Bush administration in September, Treasury...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Divorce Mediation
Photo by Ed Isaacs / Dreamstime.com David M. Stein What can be said about divorce that hasn’t already been said? Few things are more destructive and painful in a person’s life than a divorce – whether...
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