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Spring 2020
March 19, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Kit

Access Lexis Practice Advisor’s complimentary Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Kit here. Lexis Practice Advisor subscribers may access the Coronavirus Resource Kit here. Not a subscriber? Follow this link to sign up for free access to the Coronavirus...

March 11, 2020

Malaysian Mobile Court Helps to Bring Undocumented People Under Rule of Law

People living in the remote jungles of Malaysia can now claim their nationality and prove their identities through documents issued by a mobile court GAYTHRI RAMAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LexisNexis Southeast Asia, and a team of magistrates, lawyers, medical officers...

March 11, 2020

Updates and Legal Developments - Spring 2020

Lexis Practice Advisor subscribers may access a complete Coronavirus Resource Kit by following this link . CORONAVIRUS SPREAD CREATES UNCERTAINTY FOR BUSINESSES AND THEIR COUNSEL AS THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES ITS SPREAD FROM China to Europe and the United States...

March 11, 2020

Return of Yellowstone: The New York State Legislature Revives the Yellowstone Injunction

By: Ronald S. Greenberg , Natan Hamerman , Daniel Lennard , and Zachary C. Naidich , Kramer Levin Naftais & Frankel LLP FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, A COMMERCIAL TENANT IN New York that was threatened with eviction could count on obtaining a Yellowstone injunction...

March 11, 2020

Policy Updates for the 2020 Proxy Season

By: David A. Bell , Ran Ben-Tzur , James D. Evans , Robert A. Freedman and Amanda L. Rose , Fenwick & West LLP This article discusses the updates issued by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis to their voting policies for the upcoming...

March 11, 2020

Cybersecurity Starts at the Top: Risks and Concerns for Directors and Officers

By: Matthew D. Dunn and Melissa J. Erwin , Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP While many are no doubt tired of hearing about cybersecurity, hackers and cyber-criminals continue to employ sophisticated and evolving strategies to access data and disrupt organizations...

March 11, 2020

Tips for Avoiding IP Malpractice Claims

By: Ethan Horwitz , Carlton Fields Malpractice cases are on the rise—and the amounts in issue are rising significantly as well. A recent survey of legal malpractice cases found that after “several years of stability,” the number of new malpractice...

March 10, 2020

Americans with Disabilities Act: Guidance for Employers on Reasonable Accommodations and Undue Hardship

By: Betsy Johnson , Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. This article provides guidance for employers on providing reasonable accommodations for disabled employees pursuant to Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and amendments...

March 10, 2020

Disability Accommodation Request Form (ADA)

By: Joseph D. Guarino , DLA Piper This form is a Disability Accommodation Request (ADA) that an employee can use to request a reasonable accommodation. It contains practical guidance and drafting notes. This form is intended for private employers. It is based...

March 10, 2020

Disability Accommodation Request Resolution Form (ADA)

By: Sara Kula , DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP An employer may use this form to document the determination of an employee’s request for a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The form is intended...

March 10, 2020

Americans with Disabilities Act: Guidance for Commercial Real Estate Owners

By: Jonathan R. Mook, DiMuroGinsberg, P.C. and Howard (Skip) Maginniss, MAGINNISS + DEL NINNO ARCHITECTS One goal of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the ADA or the Act) is to ensure that commercial facilities and public accommodations are accessible...

March 10, 2020

High Yield vs. Investment Grade Covenants

By: David Azarkh and Sean Dougherty, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP There are fundamental differences between the covenants of high yield and investment grade debt securities. While investment grade covenants tend to be less restrictive and more limited,...

March 10, 2020

The Enforceability of Boilerplate Contractual Provisions

By: Jim Wagstaffe and The Wagstaffe Group Recent caselaw has upheld the enforceability of boilerplate contractual provisions regarding forum selection, choice of law, and mandatory alternative dispute resolution. These clauses, seemingly innocuous in their inception...