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Bankruptcy Practice

Thursday, September 10, 2009

By John J. Rapisardi

"John J. Rapisardi, a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft and an adjunct professor of law at Pace University School of Law, writes that in a recent decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, the court held that under a plan of reorganization a senior creditor may agree to gift a portion of its recovery to a junior creditor even though the recipient receives a larger recovery than similarly situated creditors."

Elder Law

Thursday, September 10, 2009

By Daniel G. Fish

"Daniel G. Fish, a principal in Daniel G. Fish LLC, writes that the demographic imperative of the aging population is having a profound effect upon many diverse areas of the law. Caregiving, he notes, is an example of an elder law topic that is now being recognized by other lawyers, with an estimated 1.4 million nursing home residents and six million elderly receiving care at home."

OUTSIDE COUNSEL:

Mock Arbitrations: A New Kind of Jury Research

Thursday, September 10, 2009

By Amy Rothstein

"Amy Rothstein, of counsel to Doar Rieck Kaley & Mack, writes that as arbitration is increasingly used as a means of dispute resolution, parties involved in large cases are beginning to use arbitration consultants for pre-hearing research, much as they use mock juries in advance of civil trials. The purpose of mock arbitrations, she relates, is similar to that of mock trials: to obtain from a hypothetical adjudicator a likely decision and underlying reasoning, based on a presentation of the evidence and arguments that counsel expects to offer."

CORPORATE UPDATE:

Free With Registration: Companies in the Crossfire of Anti-Bribery Measures Abroad

Thursday, September 10, 2009

By Jonathan N. Halpern

"Jonathan N. Halpern, a partner at Bracewell & Giuliani, writes that in our global community of increasingly aggressive law enforcement, it is imperative that communications and decisions regarding one nation's investigation be very carefully considered in the context of other possible actions. "