Blog Post
Published 09/29/2011
By Jason Tremblay
Books
Published 2011
By Russell J. Fishkind
Services Estate Planning and Administration | Personal Wealth Estates and Trusts
Russell J. Fishkind, a partner in the Personal Wealth, Estates and Trusts Practice, wrote this book that provides insider details of the estate disputes that followed the deaths of celebrities such as Michael Jackson, Anna Nicole Smith and Leona Helmsley, among others. Russell writes about how family members fight over their deceased loved one’s assets and identifies the five universal factors that caused such disputes. The book provides estate planning insights to help individuals plan their estates without causing litigation. If probate litigation cannot be avoided, however, the book also...
Blog Post
Published 09/26/2011
By Ronald R. Fieldstone
Blog Post
Published 09/21/2011
By Jason Tremblay
Blog Post
Published 09/19/2011
By Ronald R. Fieldstone
Blog Post
Published 09/19/2011
By Ronald R. Fieldstone
Article
Published 09/16/2011
By Heather R. Pruger, et al, co-author
Services Labor and Employment
Heather R. Pruger, an associate in the Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Practice Group, co-authored this article offering practice pointers for locating and obtaining social media content pre-litigation, noting that a wealth of often-overlooked information is voluntarily disclosed via social media. To read the article, please click here .
Blog Post
Published 09/16/2011
By Jason Tremblay
Article
Published 09/15/2011
By Katayun I. Jaffari, Author
Services Tax | Securities Transactions and Regulations
In this article, Katayun I. Jaffari, partner and co-chair of the Securities Transactions and Regulations Practice Group, provides a comprehensive overview of the whistleblower program established by The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), which was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010. The program became effective on August 12, 2011. In her article, Katayun strongly recommends that companies do their best to mitigate against risks posed by the whistleblower program and encourages companies to implement their own rules to capture...
Blog Post
Published 09/15/2011
Alert
Published 09/11/2011
Alert
Published 09/10/2011
Alert
Published 09/09/2011
Services Intellectual Property
Alert
Published 09/08/2011
Alert
Published 09/07/2011
Services Intellectual Property
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Alert
Published 09/06/2011