ABA Section of Business Law
Sept/Oct 2001 (Volume 11, Number 1)
Features:
Love, or harassment?
How employers should deal with a touchy issue
By Paul C. Buchanan
Did you know that 60 percent of employees have had a relationahsip
with a co-worker? Sounds OK; OK, that is, until the good times are
over. Then what? Since employers are sometimes surrogate parents
to amorous employees, they should understand what an appropriate
employer response to such events should be. Remember that bans on
dating don't work.
What does the legislation mean for industries involved? Though old turf battles have been laid to rest, some questions still remain. A look at what's possible now and future might hold.
Doing documents vs. doing deals
A lawyer confronts a venture capitalist
By Sarah Reed
There is a substantial gap between business reality and the legal
terms of venture capital documents. The venture capitalist is a
"big-picture guy" focusing on the long term and the lawyer
is a professional worry wart. How can their goals be reconciled?
- VC jargon lexicon (partial)
Getting it together
A guide to understanding mass tort litigation
By Lloyd E. Williams Jr. and Bradley C. Nahrstadt
A product causes injury to a large number of people resulting in
lawsuits in state and federal courts. A multi-district litigation
panel transfers all cases to a single court. Admittedly, this class-action
litigation can be quite lucrative to the lawyers involved. What's
it all about?
Want that new FD to be easier?
Try a projection template
By Bruce Alan Mann
The SEC has a regulation called FD. If you've heaard about this,
you may want top know how to deal with it. Try a projection template
Sharing before the deal is done
Information exchanges and antitrust
By Debra J. Pearlstein and Adam C. Hemlock
So just how should communications proceed between parties to a future deal? Such things as insider trading and antitrust laws are things to keep in mind. How can two amicable parties communicate before the deal is struck? Prior to closing that M&A deal, the law treats the parties as independent companies. A guide to reasonable exchanges of information that are necessary prior to the consummation of the merger.
How the mid-sized survive
Survey shows a path for smaller law firms amid the giants
By Carol M. Sánchez and Patrick E. Mears
What are the challenges for mid-sized firms? Consider multi-disciplinary practices, globalization, large-sized firms and law-firm M&As. The authors conducted a survey of mid-sized law firms around the and came up with a framework for action. It involves marketing, knowledge management and continuous improvement in profitability.
Open source, open world
New possibilities for computer software in business
By Thomas M. Pitegoff
Have that company you're advising check out "open source"
software that can be modified to suit specific needs for a company.
These are alternatives to commercial products. Open source licenses
should be managed by corporate counsel, although open source is
a business model that has not been tested in court. The concept
leads to better desktop applications.
Departments
Snap judgments
Legal-Ease
Section Calendar
A year in the Section
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