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05/07/12 Legal Issues in Outsourcing and Shared Services Engagements Roundtable

Presentation | Speech
Michael Pillion, Barbara Melby, Megan Gatto, Scott Richelson

Morgan Lewis presented Legal Issues in Outsourcing and Shared Services Engagements Roundtable.

The discussion included the latest trends impacting outsourcing and shared services engagements, w... more

04/04/12 Building an Effective Immigration Pro Bono Practice

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K. Roney, James DelBello

The roster of countries and social issues covered by the asylum cases handled by Morgan Lewis' Philadelphia office over the past several years reads like the international section of a newspaper

April 2012 People May Talk, Corporate Counsel

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Doreen Davis, Ann Painter

December 2011 2012 Resolutions: Ensure Compliance with the ADA and ADAAA, Practical Law Company

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Michael Ossip, David McManus, Christina Grese

In light of the ADAAA's broad definition of disability, it is imperative for employers to understand the new standards being applied in determining whether an individual has a covered disability, and focus their efforts on the ... more

November 2011 Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Supreme Court Announces Stricter Class-Certification Standards, Westlaw Journal Expert Commentary Series

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Grace Speights, Paul Evans

11/01/11 Paid Sick Leave Mandated for Many Employers in Philadelphia

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Michael Ossip, Michael Puma, Sarah Bouchard

The Philadelphia City Council has passed a new ordinance, effective July 1, 2012, that will require certain employers in the City of Philadelphia to provide their employees with paid sick leave. The ordinance, ... more

10/25/11 Using Lean Six Sigma and Predictive Coding to Confront Volume Problem, Legal Intelligencer

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Tara Lawler, Stephanie Blair

Traditional document review in the age of e-discovery is reaching the point of infeasibility. Setting hordes of attorneys in front of computer screens to review and code millions (sometimes billions) of records is not only proh... more

10/24/11 Panelist, “Serving as a Director,” presented for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s “The Nuts and Bolts of Board Service: An Introduction to Legal Issues for Nonprofits and their Directors,” Philadelphia

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John O'Brien

09/22/11 Panelist, Creating Your Success Through Coaches, Mentors & Networks, presented at the 2011 Philadelphia Diversity and Leadership Conference

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Ara Tucker

06/06/11 New Government Healthcare Policies - Impact on Growth and Investment in the Biopharma Industry, presented at the US – Japan Health Sciences Dialogue 11th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia

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Stephen Mahinka

03/24/11 Philadelphia Enacts Amendments to Its Fair Practices Ordinance Expanding Legal Protection Against Discrimination

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

On March 10, the Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed legislation amending the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance, Phila. Code § 9-1100 et seq . , to expand legal protections against discriminatio... more

03/02/11 Social Media in eDiscovery, presented at a Vincent S. Haneman American Inn of Court and Atlantic County Bar Association CLE Event

Presentation | Speech
Scott Milner

03/01/11 Panelist, Corporate Governance & Private Equity - What Every Director Should Know, presented by the Philadelphia chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth DealMakers' Private Equity Workshop, Philadelphia

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David Gerson

01/26/11 OIG Exclusions and Individual Accountability: Key Developments for Executives in 2010 Will Have a Lasting Impact in 2011 and Beyond, BNA's Health Care Fraud Report

Outside Publication | Article
Margaret Rodgers Schmidt, Howard Young, Lisa Dykstra

2008 Panelist, “Trying a Patent Case In The Southern District of New York," 2008 ABA Annual Meeting

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Asheesh Puri

11/30/10 Setting the Stage - Early Case Assessment, presented at a Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE Event on the Basics of EDD

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Scott Milner

11/09/10 Diversity Management in Multiple Offices, served as a panelist at the Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals 2010 Annual Fall Conference

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Ara Tucker

November 2010 Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Understanding the Issues - Pennsylvania, hosted by Lorman Education Services

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Michael Libor

10/12/10 Cash Is King in Lease Negotiations, The Legal Intelligencer

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Eric Stern

08/25/10 Pennsylvania Supreme Court: General Liability Insurers Have No Right to “Recoup” Defense Costs from Their Insureds

LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Insurance Recovery Practice

On August 17, a unanimous Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed down a decision important not only for Pennsylvania, but potentially for many other states as well. In American and Foreign Insurance Company v. J... more

07/30/10 Third Circuit Clarifies Availability of Preliminary Injunction to Prevent Former Employee from Working for a Competitor

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

On July 27, in Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. v. Botticella , [1] the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the issuance of a preliminary injunction preventing th... more

07/19/10 Only Client-to-Attorney Communications Protected Pending Pennsylvania Supreme Court Review of Statutory Attorney-Client Privilege

LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Litigation Practice

In a case of interest to companies undergoing or pursuing litigation in Pennsylvania state court, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has agreed to tackle again the issue of whether the attorney-client privilege protects ... more

03/26/10 Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Holds “8 and 80” Overtime Formula Violates State Minimum Wage Law

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

Hospitals, nursing homes, and similar employers throughout the country routinely pay their employees pursuant to an "8 and 80" overtime rule, under which employees are paid overtime for all hours worked in excess of eig... more

03/09/10 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Leaves in Limbo Applicability of Attorney-Client Privilege to Communications from Attorney to Client

LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Litigation Practice

On January 29, an evenly split Supreme Court of Pennsylvania left standing the state Superior Court's controversial 2007 decision in Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Fleming , which denied protection under... more

10/21/09 Pennsylvania Offers Two Major Funding Opportunities for Solar Energy Projects, Equipment, and Research

LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Energy Practice

Pennsylvania is currently offering two different funding opportunities to support the development and use of solar energy and expansion of solar energy-related industries. The first opportunity, the Solar Energ... more

09/16/09 Pennsylvania House Passes New Environmental and Energy Building Standards Act

LawFlash/Client Alert | Real Estate LawFlash
Jeannine Bishop

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is steering Pennsylvania toward achieving "green" standards, visible in the recent passing of a bill that will require certain state-funded "major facility projects" to comply w... more

08/04/09 Pennsylvania Adopts Mini-COBRA Requirements for Small Employers with Insured Medical, Hospital, or Surgical Benefits

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits Practice

Background

Federal COBRA rules only apply to employers with 20 or more employees. However, 39 states and the District of Columbia have various mini-COBRA rules in their state insurance codes that apply ... more

06/24/09 Anticorruption Compliance for the Life Sciences Industry: Case Studies and Practical Tips Webinar

Presentation | Webinar
Jürgen Beninca, Anthony Warnock-Smith, Eric Sitarchuk

The life sciences industry has increasingly expanded its manufacturing operations and scientific studies to countries outside of Western Europe and North America. At the same time, enforcement authorities around the globe are i... more

06/19/09 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Bugosh, Postpones Addressing Whether to Adopt Restatement (Third) of Torts Standard

LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
John Lavelle, Jr.

Those who had awaited the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's ruling in Bugosh v. I.U. North America Inc ., No. 7 WAP 2008, to answer whether the court would adopt Section 2 of the Restatement (Third) of Torts in place... more

05/21/09 An Update on Regulatory Issues, presented at the 7th Annual PMAR Conference, Philadelphia

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Steven Stone

05/18/09 Earnings and Profits of Foreign Subsidiaries, presented as an ATLAS Tax Seminar, Philadelphia

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Wendy Unglaub, Gary Wilcox, Barton Bassett

03/11/09 Outsourcing: A Critical Business Strategy for Tough Economic Times, presented at a Morgan Lewis Seminar, Philadelphia

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Barbara Melby

03/10/09 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Determines that Preliquidation Payments Made to Policyholders Do Not Constitute Voidable Preferences Under the Pennsylvania Insurance Liquidation Statute

LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Jason Komorsky, David Harbaugh

On February 23, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled on an important insurance coverage question—one that has been addressed infrequently by courts throughout the country: Can the liquidator of an inso... more

01/14/09 New Philadelphia Ordinance Requires Unpaid Leave for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence and Their Families

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

The City of Philadelphia has enacted a new ordinance requiring that employers provide up to eight weeks of unpaid leave annually to victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. All employers within t... more

12/03/08 Eastern District of Pennsylvania Court First to Assess “Reasonableness” Under New Federal Evidence Rule

LawFlash/Client Alert | eData LawFlash
eData Practice

As reported in our September 22 eData LawFlash, “Newly Adopted Federal Rule Attempts to Address Privilege and Work Product Waiver Concerns,” Federal Rule of Evidence 502 was enacted on September 19,... more

11/10/08 Strategic Crossroads: Build, Buy, or Partner for Commercialization Capabilities, presented at Biotech 2008, Philadelphia

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Randall Sunberg

10/21/08 Amendments to Part 2 of Form ADV, presented at the NSCP National Membership Meeting, Philadelphia

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Steven Stone

10/21/08 The Regulatory Enforcement Process, presented at the 2008 NSCP National Membership Meeting, Philadelphia

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Ben Indek

07/28/08 Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act to Take Effect September 11, 2008

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell recently signed into law the Clean Indoor Air Act (Act) prohibiting smoking in most public areas, including workspaces, across the state. Pennsylvania now joins 32 other ... more

03/06/08 Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Consider Whether Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts (Strict Liability) Should Be Replaced by Section 2 of the Restatement (Third) of Torts

LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Gayle Gowen

On February 27, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court entered an order accepting allocatur to address the issue: “Whether this Court should apply § 2 of the Restatement (Third) of Torts in place of § 402A of th... more

March 2008 What Your Clients Should Know About Monetizing Their Intellectual Property To Generate "Non-Conventional" Streams of Commercial Finance, Sidley Austin CLE Program

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Asheesh Puri

03/02/07 Drafting PERM Applications With a Focus on I-140 Approval, presented at the AILA Philadelphia Chapter Annual CLE Conference, Philadelphia

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Eric Bord

Eric Bord, speaker

12/14/06 Understanding Mutual Fees

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Timothy Levin, Steven Stone

12/12/06 eCommerce: Legal and Practical Issues

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Stephanie Blair

12/08/06 Two Sides of the Same Coin? Navigating the Subtle but Crucial Differences Between the Purchase and Sale of a Residential Condominium Unit and Non-Commercial Property, presented to the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia

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Tracy Steele

12/05/06 Hedge Fund Side Letters: Regulatory, Business and Legal Concerns, presented at West Legalworks

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Jedd Wider, Timothy Levin

11/02/06 Corporate Restructuring, Outsourcing and Managing People: Different Perspectives, presented at The Human Impact of Outsourcing Symposium, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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David McManus

11/02/06 Outsourcing and Restructuring Wrap-Up, presented at The Human Impact of Outsourcing Symposium, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Philip Miscimarra

11/02/06 Wyeth: Outsourcing and Strategic Business Transformation from A to Z, presented at The Human Impact of Outsourcing Symposium, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Michael Pillion

11/01/06 HRO and Adapting to Change, presented at the Human Impact of Outsourcing Symposium, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Barbara Melby

10/23/06 Human Resource Outsourcing, presented at Keys to Outsourcing and Offshoring 2006: Protecting Critical Business Functions, New York

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Barbara Melby

October 2006 Co-presenter, ESI - Electronically Stored Information: Preparing For and Handling Regulatory Sweeps and Examinations, presented at the BISA Conference, Philadelphia

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Denise Backhouse, Stephanie Blair

10/16/06 Mid-Stage Company Exit Strategies: Path to Glory?, presented at Biotech 2006, Philadelphia

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Randall Sunberg

09/28/06 Creditor Committee Obligations Under 11 U.S.C. 11§1102(b)(3), presented at PBI's Eleventh Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Philadelphia

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Michael Bloom

09/12/06 New Employee-Friendly Retaliation Standards: The Road Ahead for Employers

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David Bowman, Barbara Fitzgerald, Barbara Miller

09/11/06 Best Legal Practices for Getting Outsourcing Contracts Right, presented at the IDC Outsourcing Forum Midwest, Chicago

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Barbara Melby

08/08/06 Digital Rights Management, presented at the Technology Law Forum, Pennsylvania Bar Institute

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Frederic Wilf

08/08/06 Internet Piracy, presented at the Technology Law Forum, Pennsylvania Bar Institute

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Frederic Wilf

08/08/06 Key Contract Issues in Outsourcing Transactions, presented at the Technology Law Forum, Pennsylvania Bar Institute

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Michael Pillion

07/13/06 Managing Complex FMLA Issues;: Reduced Schedule Medical Certification Leave and Benefit Entitlements California Family Rights (Pregnancy, Childbirth Disability - - PCDA)

Presentation | Webinar
Michael Ossip, Karen Peteros, Sarah Bouchard

06/29/06 Hurricane Insurance Claims Update: Insurance Recovery

Presentation | Webinar
Bradley D. Murlick and Stan Johnson of Navigant Consulting, Inc.

06/22/06 Understanding and Responding to OFCCP's Final Standards on Systemic Compensation Discrimination and Voluntary Compensation Self-Audit Guidelines

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William Doyle, Jr., Mark Dichter

06/19/06 Investment Adviser Advertising, presented at the Delaware Investments Training Session, Philadelphia

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Timothy Levin, Steven Stone

06/19/06 Special Issues in Leaseback Transactions: Balancing the Competing Interests of Seller/Lessees, Purchaser/Lessors and Lenders When Structuring Financable Sale and Leaseback Transactions, presented at the Law Seminars International Advanced Commercial Real Estate Leases Seminar

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Eric Stern

06/02/06 Special Issues for Condominiums and Homeowners' Associations in Pennsylvania, presented to Lorman Education Services, Philadelphia

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Tracy Steele

05/22/06 Licensing Issues in IT Transactions, presented at LSI's Second Annual Conference on Mastering Complex Intellectual Property Licensing, Philadelphia

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Frederic Wilf

05/19/06 Next Generation of Contract Terms and Conditions, presented at TPI Sourcing Industry Conference, Dallas

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Barbara Melby

04/27/06 eDiscovery: Your Blueprint to Success, presented in cooperation with American Lawyer Media (ALM), Philadelphia

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Stephanie Blair

04/27/06 Record Retention: Stay Ahead of the eDiscovery Storm

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Stephanie Blair

04/04/06 Clean Air Basics: PSD/NSR, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Environmental Law Forum, Harrisburg

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Jeffrey Hurwitz

04/03/06 Bankruptcy Basics: A Chapter 11 Primer, presented at the University Of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center, Philadelphia

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Michael Bloom

04/03/06 Tritium: Managing the Regulatory and Litigation Challenges

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Thomas Poindexter, Glen Stuart

01/05/06 Doing Business Under the Department of Labor's LM-10 Requirements: Compliance and Practical Guidelines for Employers and Certain Service Providers

Presentation | Webinar
John Ring, I. Lee Falk, Daniel Kleinman

10/27/05 Recent Developments in OFCCP Compliance, presented at the Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

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William Doyle, Jr.

10/27/05 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Upcoming Year in Immigration Law and Policy, presented at the Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

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Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri

10/27/05 The New Monopoly: Union-Related Expenses, Jail, and the Department of Labor, presented at the Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

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Kirsten Milton, Philip Miscimarra

10/27/05 The Shifting Outlook for Legal Immigration to the United States, presented at the Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

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Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri

10/27/05 The Year in Labor: A Mid-Term Report on Regulatory Developments, presented at the Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

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Doreen Davis

10/27/05 Top Twenty Ways to Get In Wage and Hour Trouble, presented at the Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

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Michael Ossip

10/28/04 American Jobs Creation Act: How it Affects Deferred Compensation

Presentation | Webinar
Joseph Ronan, Jr., Mims Zabriskie

10/05/04 Biotech and Pharma M&A and Collaborations: Protecting the Deal and Preserving Your Upside, presented at Biotech 2004, Philadelphia

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Randall Sunberg

06/30/04 Insurance Coverage Issues Pertaining to Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Post-Sarbanes-Oxley: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its Insurance Coverage Implications presented at the Lorman Education Services seminar, Philadelphia

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Kevin Dreher, John Shugrue

04/01/04 Arbitration Clauses: Arbitration and Intellectual Property continuing legal education seminar sponsored by the American Arbitration Association

Presentation | Speech
Frederic Wilf

03/17/04 Ethical Issues/Legal Constraints in Internal Investigations, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute Health Law Conference, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John Dodds

02/26/04 Corporate Investigations: Role of the Attorney, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia

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John Dodds

Winter 2003-04 Co-Author, Expert Witnesses and Daubert Motions, The Sedona Conference Journal

Outside Publication | Article
Asheesh Puri

11/11/03 Key Issues In IT Outsourcing Agreements, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia

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Michael Pillion, Peter Watt-Morse

10/29/03 How to Conduct an Internal Investigation, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Business Lawyers Institute, Philadelphia

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John Dodds

10/01/03 Ethical Issues In Employment Law - Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia

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Michael Bloom

09/16/03 Sarbanes Oxley Act: Attorney Conduct Rules, presented to the DELVACCA Gen. Counsel Forum, Union League of Philadelphia

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Michael Bloom

09/08/03 Brave New World For Compliance Officers?; IA Week Fall Compliance Conference, Philadelphia

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W. John McGuire

06/01/03 Keynote Speaker: Lessons From The Fuller-Austin Trials, Mealey's Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michel Horton

2003 Describing Your Biotechnology: The Significance of Enzo Biochem and Eli Lilly, The Journal of BioLaw & Business (Federal Circuit Edition, 2003)

Outside Publication | Article
Asheesh Puri

09/30/02 Law & Biotechnology, presented at Biotech 2002, Philadelphia

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Randall Sunberg

08/12/02 Conflicts of Interest Issues, presented at the Philadelphia Bar Institute's 7th Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

April 2002 A Growing Issue: Mold

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Libor

Indoor mold contamination is insidious, can be toxic – and is quite expensive to remediate. Mold contamination has been linked to brain damage, lung and other organ damage, as well as a host of other symp... more

2002 Comment, And the Winner Is . . . Interpreting the Lead Plaintiff and the Lead Counsel Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Villanova Law Review

Outside Publication | Article
Asheesh Puri

April 2002 Patent Controversy Over Customer Service Call Centers

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Jay Calvert, Jr.

Your company’s customer service phone center could soon receive an unwanted call. An individual named Ron Katz claims that his 40+ business method patents (with thousands of claims) cover automated teleph... more

February 2002 Bill Prohibiting Mandatory Overtime for Hourly Wage Health Care Professionals Signed into Law

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Fine

On January 2, 2002, Acting Governor Donald DiFrancesco signed into law legislation amending New Jersey’s Wage and Hour Laws that will have a significant impact on employers in the health care industry in New Jerse... more

01/25/02 Outline of Issues to Consider in Preparing for an IPO, presented at the NJTC Capital Conference

Presentation | Speech
Steven Cohen

January 2002 Supreme Court Weighs in on Remedies Available Under ERISA

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Steven Spencer, Jeremy Blumenfeld

On January 8, 2002, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Great-West Life & Annuity Ins. Co. v. Knudson , 2002 WL 15399 (Jan. 8, 2002). This case addresses the remedies available under the Empl... more

12/01/01 Terrorism: The New Security Reality - How Well Can You Know Your Customers? Presented to the Pennsylvania Chemical Industry Council, Harrisburg

Presentation | Speech
John McAleese, III

November 2001 A Prevailing Approach Emerges for Pleading Scienter Under the Reform Act

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Karen Pohlmann, Marc Sonnenfeld

The courts have uniformly found that the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA” or “Reform Act”) raised the standard for pleading that defendants acted with the requisite fraud... more

October 2001 New Delaware E-mail Monitoring Law

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Ossip

Morgan Lewis would like to call attention to the recent enactment of legislation in Delaware which will impact how Delaware employers monitor and/or intercept their employees' telephone calls, e-mails, or internet trans... more

October 2001 The Impact of 9/11/01 on Your Workplace, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Richard Rosenblatt

August 2001 Amendments to the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law and Related Acts

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Berger

August 2001 Final Federal Regulations Governing the Confidentiality and Privacy of Health Information

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Tax

More than a year after the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued proposed regulations, mandated by Congress under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPA... more

08/01/01 Keys to Effective Motions Practice in the Civil Case, presented at the PBI's 27th Annual Essentials of Pennsylvania Practice, Mechanicsburg, PA

Presentation | Speech
Brady Green

August 2001 OSHA Begins Enforcing Its Revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Dennis Morikawa

On January 18, 2001, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published a revised bloodborne pathogens standard (29 CFR § 1910.1030) in accordance with a legislative mandate contained ... more

08/01/01 Tax Aspects of Executive Compensation, presented at the ABA Annual meeting for the Labor and Employment Law Section, Chicago

Presentation | Speech
Joseph Ronan, Jr.

August 2001 Technology Outsourcing: Retaining Control in an Outsourced Environment, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Pillion, Barbara Melby

July 2001 Overview of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Provisions Applicable to Retirement and Welfare Plans

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Joseph Ronan, Jr.

On June 7, 2001, President Bush signed into law the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (“EGTRRA”), a comprehensive tax bill that significantly cuts federal income tax rates, provides some reli... more

June 2001 Protect Your Web Site and Online Service: Service Provider Liability Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Frederic Wilf

Several years ago, an Internet service provider was sued and faced substantial liability merely for being a conduit for certain electronic messages containing material that allegedly infringed certain copyrights held by... more

Summer 2001 What Global Name Registry Ltd. Has Planned for the Dot-Name Arena, IP Law Newsletter

Outside Publication | Article
Frederic Wilf

05/07/01 Panelist: New Economy Strategies for Troubled Companies , held at a Morgan Lewis Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

04/10/01 Ethical Issues in Employment Law, presented at a Morgan Lewis Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom, Steven Wall

04/01/01 Biotechnology and the Law: Patent Developments and Licensing Trends, presented at Biotech 2001, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Randall Sunberg

04/01/01 Critical Labor and Employment Issues Affecting Emerging Growth Companies, presented to the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

April 2001 FMLA Q&A (with Forms), The Practical Lawyer

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Ossip

April 2001 Top Ten Key Legal Issues to Consider When Drafting Internet-Based Outsourcing Agreements, New Jersey Tech News

Outside Publication | Article
Barbara Melby, David Glazer, Randall Sunberg

03/01/01 Ritalin Class Action Litigation: A Defense Lawyer's Perspective, presented at the American Conference Institute Ritalin Litigation, New York

Presentation | Speech
J. Cooney, Jr.

March 2001 The Dot-Biz Registration Process: What Trademark Owners Can Expect, The Internet Newsletter

Outside Publication | Article
Frederic Wilf

January 2001 New EEOC Regulations Prohibit "Tender Back" Provisions and Limit Usefulness of Covenants Not to Sue in ADEA Waiver

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Ossip

Over the past several years, waivers have become a common tool in preventing future disputes between employers and their employees. Employers often require employees to sign releases or waivers of any employmen... more

December 2000 The Alarming Rise in the Use of Civil Conspiracy Theories in Mass Tort Litigation, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Brian Shaffer, James Pagliaro, Joseph Duffy

November 2000 California Trial Court Finds Ford Acted Fraudulently by Not Reporting Safety Information to Federal Agenices

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Kathleen Sanzo, J. Cooney, Jr.

Last month, a California Superior Court judge issued an opinion following a nonjury trial in which he ordered the recall of nearly 1.3 million Ford motor vehicles due to Ford's failure to disclose and correct defects in... more

November 2000 EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance Regarding Discrimination in Employee Benefits

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Employee Benefits

On October 3, 2000, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released enforcement guidance (the “Guidance”) analyzing discrimination in employee benefits. The Guidance serves... more

November 2000 New Federal Law Takes Effect That Gives Legal Validity to Electronic Signatures and Records

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Pillion, Peter Watt-Morse, Frederic Wilf, Stephen Goodman

The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (“E-Sign”) became effective on October 1, 2000, giving electronic signatures, contracts and records the same legal validity as equivalent paper s... more

November 2000 OSHA's Final Ergonomics Program Standard

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Jeremy Blumenfeld, Dennis Morikawa

In November 14, 2000, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") published in the Federal Register the final ergonomics program standard, to be codified at 29 C.F.R. § 1910.900. Th... more

October 2000 New Department of Labor Exemption Improves Ability to Fund Benefits Through Captive Insurers

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert Abramowitz

The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) has granted an exemption that will significantly expand an employer's ability to fund employee benefits through a captive insurance company. The exempti... more

September 2000 NLRB Alters Rules for Organizing Temporary and Contingent Workers

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Fine, Charles Cohen

The National Labor Relations Board has been at it again. This time it has substantially altered the rules regarding temporary and contingent workers. On August 25, 2000, the NLRB issued its decision in M.B.... more

September 2000 Retirement Plan Investment Decisions Attacked in Class Actions Threatening Financial Services Industry

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Steven Spencer, Michael Banks, Joseph Costello

During the past year, there have been a number of lawsuits in which groups of retirement plan participants have challenged the plan investment decisions of plan fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security ... more

08/01/00 E-Commerce: Intellectual Property Issues, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Presentation | Speech
Frederic Wilf

08/01/00 E-Commerce: The World Comes to the Students, presented at Temple University, Family and Consumer Science Academy, Malvern, PA

Presentation | Speech
Frederic Wilf

August 2000 The Third Circuit Changes the Landscape of the ADEA and the Retiree Health Benefits

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Steven Spencer, Paul Evans

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a decision in Erie County Retirees Association v. County of Erie , No. 99-3877, 2000 WL 1053833 (3d Cir. Aug. 1, 2000) that expands the prohibitions of the Age Discrim... more

07/20/00 Panelist: Maintaining Confidentiality and the Attorney-Client Privilege - City of Philadelphia Law Department

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

07/07/00 Corporations Seek Costs, Fees, Sanctions for Frivolous Lawsuits, Corporate Counsel Weekly

Outside Publication | Article
Richard Rosenblatt, Michael Banks

July 2000 NLRB Extends Rights to Have Co-Employee Present at Investigatory Interviews to Non-Unionized Employers

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Fine, Charles Cohen

On July 10, 2000, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled in Epilepsy Foundation of Northeast Ohio , that non-unionized employees have a right under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to have a cowo... more

July 2000 Recent Court of Appeals Decisions Permit Securities Fraud Claims to Proceed

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Stuart Sarnoff, Karen Pohlmann, Marc Sonnenfeld

When Congress enacted the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA or Reform Act), it sought to deter opportunistic plaintiffs from filing abusive securities strike suits in an effort to extort settlement... more

July 2000 Supreme Court and Third Circuit Explore the Application of ERISA to Fiduciaries and Parties in Interest

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Steven Spencer

During the Spring of 2000, the Supreme Court and the Third Circuit issued several decisions which define the scope of liability for ERISA fiduciaries and parties in interest. In one Supreme Court decision and i... more

July 2000 Underwater Options Exchange: 6+1 Can Equal Zero (Book Expense), The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Joseph Ronan, Jr., Gary Rothstein

06/16/00 Ethics Continuing Legal Education (CLE), presented to Kimco Realty

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

June 2000 Legislation Enacted to Exclude Employee Stock Options from Overtime Pay

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Fine

On May 18, 2000, in response to a Department of Labor opinion letter publicized last January which concluded that profits from employee stock option plans must be included in “regular rates” of pay for purpo... more

June 2000 New Accounting Interpretation for Equity Compensation Plans - Immediate Action May Be Advantageous

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert Abramowitz

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has released Interpretation No. 44 (Int. 44), which consolidates a variety of interim guidance issued by FASB relating to the financial accounting treatment of equity comp... more

June 2000 Philadelphia Ordinance Limits Employer Hiring Practices

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Ossip, Christopher Ramsey, Jill Jachera

On June 30, 2000, a new law takes effect in Philadelphia that will impact employers in the hotel, building-management and health-care fields. The Displaced Contract Workers Ordinance ("DCWO") limits the ability... more

June 2000 Providing Off-Label Use Information: New Decision Sends Industry One-Half Step Back, Regulatory Affairs Focus

Outside Publication | Article
Kathleen Sanzo

May 2000 New Jersey Appellate Decision Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Agreement

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Richard Rosenblatt

In an April 25, 2000 opinion, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division refused to enforce an arbitration agreement in the context of an employee’s claim of discrimination under the New Jersey Law Again... more

May 2000 Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law Update

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Ossip, Christopher Ramsey

In one of the few judicial decisions interpreting the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law (“WPCL”), the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently held that an employee’s equity interest in a corpor... more

04/24/00 Pre-emption and the Law Against Discrimination, New Jersey Law Journal

Outside Publication | Article
Richard Rosenblatt

04/19/00 Deferred Compensation Programs for Tax-Exempt Employers, presented to the American Bar Association Health Law Section Emerging Issues Conference, San Diego

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

04/19/00 The Latest Word on Plan Correction - EPCRS, presented at 9th Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

March 2000 Partnering with Outside Counsel for a Philadelphia Business Court, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Marc Sonnenfeld

02/01/00 E-Business: Emerging Legal Risks, Emerging Solutions, presented at a Breakfast meeting, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Frederic Wilf

January 2000 Aggressive Defense of a "Civil Action", The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Glen Stuart, James Pagliaro, Gayle Gowen

January 2000 Does New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination Cover Correctable Impairments Not Covered by the ADA?, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Richard Rosenblatt

January 2000 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds That There is No Right to a Jury Trial Under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Labor and Employment

On December 21, 1999, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a jury trial is not available under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA). The decision in Wertz v. Chapman Township ended speculati... more

January 2000 Wage and Hour Opinion Letter Could Have Significant Impact on Corporate Stock Option Programs

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Fine

A Wage and Hour opinion letter recently publicized by the Department of Labor (DOL) may cause employers who provide stock options to non-exempt employees to reconsider that practice. The opinion letter provides... more

12/19/99 Fact Pattern and Script for Scenario No. 4: Use of Learned Treatises in Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses, presented at the Mergers and Acquisitions Bench-Bar Conference, Mechanicsburg, PA

Presentation | Speech
Anthony DeCusatis

December 1999 National Labor Relations Board Decision Finds House Staff Subject to National Labor Relations Act

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Fine, Charles Cohen

On November 26, 1999, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that house staff, composed of interns, residents and fellows, are employees subject to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The decision ... more

December 1999 New Federal Regulations Governing the Confidentiality of the Electronic Transmission of Medical Records

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
John Bales, III

On November 26, 1999, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that house staff, composed of interns, residents and fellows, are employees subject to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The decision ... more

December 1999 OSHA's Proposed Rule in Ergonomics (California version)

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Dennis Morikawa

On November 22, 1999, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its controversial proposed rule on ergonomics applicable to general industry. The rule, which would only become final some... more

December 1999 OSHA's Proposed Rule on Ergonomics

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Dennis Morikawa

On November 22, 1999, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its controversial proposed rule on ergonomics applicable to general industry. The rule, which would only become final some... more

11/19/99 Ethics, Continuing Legal Education (CLE), presented to the Warner Lambert Company

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

11/16/99 ADA Update, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip, Mark Dichter, James Kelley, II

11/16/99 Best Practices: Putting Yourself in the Best Position to Defend Your Employment Decisions, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Wall

11/16/99 Cash Balance Plans, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer

11/16/99 Common Issues Arising Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

11/16/99 Contingent Workforce Arrangements: Protecting Your Business From Hidden Liability, presented at an Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Richard Rosenblatt, Paul Evans

11/16/99 Developments in Collective Bargaining, Trends in Union Organizing, and Recent Decisions of the National Labor Relations Board, presented at an Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Charles Cohen

11/16/99 Ethical Issues Arising in Labor and Employment Law, presented at an Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom, Thomas Reinert, Jr.

11/16/99 Ethical Issues in Employment Law, presented at an Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

11/16/99 Privacy Rights in a High Tech World, presented at an Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Judith Harris, Dennis Morikawa

11/16/99 Recent Attacks on HMOs and the Implications for Employers, presented at an Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Joseph Costello

11/16/99 The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: Structural Reform of the Financial Services Industry

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
James Hunter, Jr., Kathleen Collins

On November 12, 1999, President Clinton signed into law 5.900, the “Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act,” P.L. 106-102 (113 Stat. 1338), a measure widely viewed as the most significant single piece of legislation to affe... more

11/16/99 The Protection of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, presented at an Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Banks, Michael Eagles

11/01/99 E-Business: An Executive Commitment - Legal and Regulatory Issues, PowerPoint Presentation, ML&B Co-Sponsored Meeting, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Frederic Wilf

11/01/99 Jury Trials in Trademark, Trade Dress, and Unfair Competition Cases, presented at the ALI-ABA Course of Study, Litigating Trademark, Trade Dress and Unfair Competition Cases, Washington, D.C.

Presentation | Speech
Eric Kraeutler

11/01/99 Legal Issues Every Business Needs to Know When Conducting E-Commerce, presented at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Frederic Wilf

11/01/99 One on One with the Lawyers: Technology Transactions, presented at the University City Science Center, Business Advisory Team, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Frederic Wilf

10/08/99 Settling Large Gender Discrimination, Harassment or Wage/Hour Disparity Cases with the EEOC, OFCCP and Non-Agency Private Parties, presented before the Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

10/01/99 Class Actions Litigation Comparable Worth II and Collective Actions Under the Wage and Hour Laws, presented at the American Employment Law Council 7th Annual Meeting, Napa Valley, CA

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

October 1999 Recent Decisions Concerning the Reform Act Safe Harbor, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Karen Pohlmann, Marc Sonnenfeld

09/30/99 TRANSACT 1999 - Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

09/24/99 Multi-Disciplinary Practice: Intrusion Into the Profession or the Future of Law Practice? Presented before the Philadelphia Bar Institute

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

09/07/99 The Revamped Judicial Evaluation Commission - Philadelphia Bar Association, presented before the Appellate Courts Committee

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

08/12/99 Healthcare Bankruptcy and Fiduciary Duties and Conflicts of Interest, presented at the Fourth Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

08/11/99 The Effective and Lawful Use of Releases and Waivers: Post-Oubre Implications, presented at the 1999 ABA Annual Meeting, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Atlanta

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip, Judith Harris

08/08/99 The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, presented at the 1999 ABA Annual Meeting, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Atlanta

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

08/01/99 Defenses to Customer Claims Against Stockbrokers, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Prosecuting & Defending Customer Claims Against Stockbrokers Seminar, Harrisburg

Presentation | Speech
Elizabeth Fay

08/01/99 Ethical Issues in Employment Litigation, presented at the 1999 ABA Annual Meeting, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Atlanta

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

August 1999 Supreme Court Disallows Mass Tort Mandatory Settlement Class

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Joseph Fay, J. Cooney, Jr., Kevin Donovan

On June 23, 1999, the Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, dealt a strong blow to the procedure of settling mass tort damage claims by means of a “mandatory” or “non opt-out” class action. ... more

July 1999 EEOC Releases Enforcement Guidance on Vicarious Employer Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Ossip, Harry Rissetto

On June 18, 1999, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the "EEOC") released an enforcement guidance on vicarious employer liability for unlawful harassment by supervisors. The enforcement guidance ... more

July 1999 New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects Application of Marketability Discount in Determining Fair Value in Statutory Appraisal Action

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert White, Marc Sonnenfeld

The state courts are divided on the issue of whether, in a statutory appraisal action, the court should apply a non-marketability discount in determining the “fair value” of stock held by dissenting sharehol... more

06/08/99 Hot Topics in Ethics for the Bankruptcy Practitioner, presented to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

06/01/99 A Civil Action: Defending the Groundswell of New Toxic Tort Cases (seminar handbook)

Presentation | Proceedings
James Pagliaro

Note: Due to the production costs of this handbook, there is a $25 charge for it.

05/18/99 Adding GRATs to Your Arsenal of Trusts, presented to The Pennsylvania State University 53rd Annual Tax Conference, State College, PA

Presentation | Speech
Christina Fournaris

05/11/99 1999 Employee Benefits Case Law Update, presented at the 9th Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

05/11/99 Antitrust Issues Arising from the Exchange of Salary and Benefits Information Among Competitors, presented at 9th Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

05/11/99 COBRA Continuation Coverage, presented at 9th Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

05/11/99 Contingent Workers -- Employee Benefits Issues, presented at 9th Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

05/11/99 Department of Labor/Prohibited Transaction Update, presented at 9th Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

05/11/99 Disability and Employee Benefit Claims, presented at the 9th Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

05/11/99 Executive Compensation Update - New FICA/FUTA Regulations, presented at 9th Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

05/11/99 Guidance on the Use of Electronic Technologies for Plan Administration, presented at 9th Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

05/11/99 GUSTI Amendments GATT Legislation -- The Uruguay Round Agreements Act ,Including the Retirement Protection Act and, Qualified Retirement Plans, presented at 9th Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

05/11/99 Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits, presented at 9th Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

05/11/99 Year 2000 Compliance for Benefit Plan Fiduciaries, presented at 9th Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

05/01/99 Conversions and Other Corporate Restructurings, presented at the BCBSA Conference, San Antonio

Presentation | Speech
Lawrence Berger

04/08/99 Ethical Standards in the Corporate Context - Merrill Lynch

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

April 1999 Donors and Charities Have Good Reason to Flip Over Charitable Remainder Trust Final Regs., Journal of Taxation

Outside Publication | Article
Francis Mirabello

04/01/99 Understanding Wage Disparity Issues - The Legal Framework, presented to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Richard Rosenblatt, Mark Dichter

March 1999 Pleading a Section 11 Claim: What Level of Particularity Is Required?, Part II, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Karen Pohlmann, Marc Sonnenfeld

March 1999 Right of Younger New Jersey Employees to Sue for Age Discrimination Affirmed

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Richard Rosenblatt, Jill Jachera

In February 1998, we distributed a White Paper entitled Age Discrimination Development Gives Rights to Younger Employees , in which we reported that the New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division -- th... more

February 1999 An Increase in Section 11 Claims Against Companies and a Potential Defense to Tracing, Part I, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Karen Pohlmann, Marc Sonnenfeld

February 1999 Reformation of NIMCRUTS and NICRUTS into FLIP CRUTS

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Francis Mirabello

The Internal Revenue Service has opened a window of opportunity to convert existing net income with make-up charitable remainder unitrusts (“NIMCRUTs”) and net income charitable remainder unitrusts (“N... more

February 1999 The Implications of Humana Inc. v. Forsyth for the Insurance Industry

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Jay Calvert, Jr.

The regulation of the insurance industry is an area historically reserved to the states. In 1945, concerned by a Supreme Court ruling that applied the Sherman Antitrust Act to the business of insurance, Congres... more

February 1999 The King Never Dies: The Application of Nullum Tempus Occurrit Regi to Statutes of Repose in Product Liability Cases, The Corporate Analyst, Vol. 11

Outside Publication | Article
Brady Green

02/01/99 When Is an Individual an Independent Contractor and Not an Employee, presented to Roadway Package Systems, Inc. and Dial-A-Mattress Operating Corp., at the Midwinter Meeting of the Development of the Law under the NLRA Committee, ABA's Section of Labor and Employment Law, Ixtapa, Mexico

Presentation | Speech
Joseph Costello

01/15/99 Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998, presented at ALI-ABA Course of Study, Broker-Dealer Regulation, Washington, D.C.

Presentation | Speech
Karen Pohlmann, Elizabeth Fay

January 1999 Impact of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Adoption of Portions of the Principles of Corporate Governance upon Shareholder Derivative Litigation in Pennsylvania: Cuker v. Mikalauskas and Its Progeny, Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly

Outside Publication | Article
Brady Green, Marc Sonnenfeld

12/04/98 Deferred Compensation Programs for Tax-Exempt Employers, presented to the PEBA/CUPA, Villanova University, PA

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

December 1998 EASDAQ: The Pan-European Stock Market for Growth Companies

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Stephen Goodman

The European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation, or EASDAQ, was officially launched on September 30, 1996. It is a pan-European screen-based stock market inspired by the European Commission&r... more

December 1998 Final Charitable Remainder Trust Regulations

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Francis Mirabello

On December 9, 1998, the Internal Revenue Service released final regulations governing charitable remainder trusts (the Final Regulations). This paper summarizes the Final Regulations, which took effect Decembe... more

December 1998 Forum: Law Firms Explore New Approaches to Partnering, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Jay Calvert, Jr.

November/December 1998 Supreme Court Dismisses Right-to-Know Suit, Industrial Wastewater

Outside Publication | Article
John McAleese, III

11/13/98 Current Issues in Gender Discrimination, presented at the Midwest Labor & Employment Law Conference, Columbus, OH

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

11/01/98 Current Developments in Employment Law, presented at the ML Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Eagles, Judith Harris

11/01/98 Developments in Collective Bargaining and Union Organizing Trends, presented at the ML Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly

11/01/98 Developments Under The National Labor Relations Act, presented at the ML Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Charles Cohen

11/01/98 Employee Benefits Update, presented at the ML Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer, Joseph Costello

11/01/98 Ethical Issues Arising in Labor and Employment Law, presented at the ML Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Banks, J. Cooney, Jr.

11/01/98 Neutrality Agreements: When do Nonmandatory Bargaining Issues Become Mandatory?: University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law and Economics Labor Law Roundtable, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Charles Cohen

11/01/98 OSHA/Workplace Safety Update, presented at the ML Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa

11/01/98 Prevention and Investigation of Sexual Harassment Claims, presented at the ML Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

11/01/98 Recent Developments Under The Family and Medical Leave Act, presented at the ML Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

10/31/98 Section 404(c) of ERISA - Fiduciary Issues, presented at the PEBA 17th Annual Forum, Bryn Mawr, PA

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

10/29/98 Overview of Environmental Law, presented at the PLI Corporate Lawyering Conference, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John McAleese, III

10/26/98 Estate Planning, presented to the Committee on Young Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, Orlando, FL

Presentation | Speech
Christina Fournaris

10/24/98 Today's Problems in Reorganizing the Workforce and Protecting Against Claims from Terminated Employees, presented to the American Employment Law Council, Hilton Head, SC

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

10/16/98 Trends in Aggressive Enforcement of State Unclaimed Property Laws presented before the General Counsel Forum, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
J. Cooney, Jr.

10/01/98 Clean Air Act: State Developments, presented at the 12th Annual Environmental Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Jeffrey Hurwitz

10/01/98 Clean Water Act: Recent Developments, presented at the 12th Annual Environmental Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Kenneth Rubin

10/01/98 Criminal Enforcement of the Environmental Laws, presented at the 12th Annual Environmental Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John Dodds

10/01/98 How to Conduct Written Discovery in the Civil Case, presented at the PBI's Essentials of Pennsylvania Practice Course, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Karen Pohlmann

10/01/98 Intermediate Sanctions Affecting Healthcare Organizations, presented at an in-house healthcare seminar

Presentation | Speech
Stephen Goodman

10/01/98 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Update, presented at the 12th Annual Environmental Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Burkhardt, Dennis Morikawa

October 1998 Proposed Regulations for Intermediate Sanctions Rules

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Celia Roady

On July 30, 1998, some two years after the enactment of Section 4958, the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations under the “intermediate sanctions” rules that govern transactions between Sectio... more

10/01/98 Superfund Allocation: Legislative History, the Statute, EPA Guidance, the Case Law and a Case Study, presented at the 12th Annual Environmental Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Glen Stuart

10/01/98 The Ethics Hour: Dealing With Government Officials, Lawyers and Staff - Where the Privileges End - in the White House or in the Courts, presented at the 12th Annual Environmental Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John McAleese, III, J. Cooney, Jr.

10/01/98 Trends in Civil and Criminal Enforcement: Statistics vs. Perception, presented at the 12th Annual Environmental Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Jeffrey Hurwitz

September 1998 ADR As Good Corporate Policy, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Marc Sonnenfeld

09/01/98 Deregulation of the Electric Utility Industry: Its Meaning and Implications for Water Suppliers, presented to the Chesapeake Section, American Water Works Association, 1998 Annual Conference, Ocean City, MD

Presentation | Speech
Anthony DeCusatis

09/01/98 Discovery and Trial in Sexual Harassment Cases from Defense Counsel Perspective, presented at the Glasser Legal Works Seminar, New York

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

08/31/98 The "Disinterestedness" Standard in Bankruptcy Cases, presented at the Third Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

08/03/98 Use of Labor Arbitration to Resolve Statutory Employment Disputes, presented to the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, 1998 Annual Meeting, Toronto

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly

08/01/98 Employment Law and the Public Sector Update, presented at the PBI Current Developments in Public Employee Labor Law Seminar, Mechanicsburg, PA

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly

08/01/98 The Basics of the Family and Medical Leave Act, presented to the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, 1998 Annual Meeting, Toronto

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

July 1998 Should Your Company Be Providing Domestic Partner Benefits? Legal, Tax and Financial Considerations, The Metropolitan Corporate Council

Outside Publication | Article
Steven Spencer

July 1998 Supreme Court Stresses Employer Action to Prevent and Correct Sexual Harassment by Supervisors

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Ossip, Harry Rissetto

In twin holdings on June 26, 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an employer may be liable for hostile environment sexual harassment caused by supervisors even when the employer did not know about the conduct.more

June 1998 Corporate Compliance Programs for Health Care Organizations Take on a New Importance, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Eric Kraeutler

06/01/98 Legal Aspects of Employment & Employee Benefits, presented to the PICPA Foundation Not-For-Profit Conference, Hershey, PA

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

06/01/98 The Admissibility of the Alleged Victim's Sexual History and Prior Conduct of Alleged Harassers in Sexual Harassment Cases, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Employment Law Institute, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

June 1998 U.S. Supreme Court Decision Clarifies COBRA Health Care Continuation Requirements

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Steven Spencer, Robert Abramowitz

On June 8, 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Geissal v. Moore Medical Corp. , that an employer may not deny COBRA health care continuation under its health plan to an otherwise eligible beneficiary because th... more

05/27/98 Preparing a Venture Capital Term Sheet for an Information Technology Company, presented to the Philadelphia Area New Media Association

Presentation | Speech
Steven Cohen

05/15/98 Attorney Fee Litigation in Fee-Shifting Cases, presented at the National Employment Law Institute, 1998 Employment Law Conference, Washington, D.C.

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

May 1998 A Positive Outcome from a Novel Claim, The In-House Lawyer

Outside Publication | Article
Richard Rosenblatt

May 1998 Competing Sovereigns, Conflicting Laws: The Foreign Sovereign Compulsion Defense, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
John Dodds

05/01/98 Ethical Issues Arising in ERISA Practice, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer

05/01/98 Proposed Amendments to Form S-8 and Rule 701, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Alan Singer

May 1998 Serious FMLA Health Conditions Expanded in Recent Decisions, Employers Group People & Productivity Newsletter

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Ossip

May 1998 The Rap on Personal Services Contracts & Noncompete Clauses, The Bankruptcy Strategist

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Bloom

04/01/98 Trends & Developments Involving the Investment Advisor's Fiduciary Obligations to Retirement Plans, presented at the NRS Spring Investment Adviser and Broker/Dealer Compliance Conference, Boca Raton, FL

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

03/13/98 Managing the Multi-Employer Worksite Minefield, presented at the American Bar Association Committee on Occupational Safety & Health Law, Santa Barbara, CA

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa

03/01/98 Amendments to Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements, presented at the 1st Annual Federal Securities Forum, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Alan Singer

March 1998 Capital Gains Rules Applied to Distributions from Charitable Remainder Trusts

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Francis Mirabello

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued Notice 98-20, which explains how the recent changes in capital gains rates affect capital gains distributions from charitable remainder trusts. The IRS plans to issu... more

03/01/98 Proposed Amendments to Form S-8 and Rule 701, presented at the 1st Annual Federal Securities Forum, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Alan Singer

03/01/98 Rule 16b-3 and Discretionary Transactions, presented at the 1st Annual Federal Securities Forum, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Alan Singer

03/01/98 The Rock and the Hard Place: Diversity-Based Non-Remedial Affirmative Action Plans from Weber to Taxman, presented to the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Equal Opportunity Committee 1998 Mid-Winter Meeting

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

February 1998 Age Discrimination Development Gives Rights to Younger Employees

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Richard Rosenblatt

Can you relate to the following situations?

You interview an applicant with sterling credentials but limited experience. At least on paper, the applicant has everything for which your company is ... more

February 1998 Pennsylvania Regulations for New Hire Reporting in Conformance with Welfare Reform

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Joseph Costello

Several months ago we noted that pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996, commonly known as the "welfare reform legislation," employers would be required to report certain identifying in... more

01/15/98 Recent Developments in Contingent Workforce Issues, presented at the Law Education Institute's Labor and Employment National CLE Conference, Vail, CO

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly

January 1998 Regulations Issued Implementing the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Steven Spencer, Robert Abramowitz

The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) requires health benefit plans offering mental health coverage to establish the same annual and lifetime dollar limits for such coverage as they do for medical and surgical ben... more

January 1998 The Sixth Circuit Allows Employer to Modify Retiree Health Benefits

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Harry Burton

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has long been considered the court of choice for plaintiff retirees seeking health benefits. This trend seems to be changing, however, as the court moves away fro... more

January 1998 Three Federal Agencies Clarify Group Health Coverage Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Steven Spencer, Robert Abramowitz

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was signed into law on August 21, 1996. HIPAA established limits on the maximum pre-existing condition exclusion period that may be impose... more

January 1998 U.S. Supreme Court Reconfirms Trial Court's 'Gatekeeper' Role with Regard to 'Junk Science'

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Amelia C. Kittredge, Wendy K. Kilbride

As a follow-up to its decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc ., the U.S. Supreme Court further defined a trial court's "gatekeeper" role with regard to preventing "junk science" from entering th... more

12/03/97 Securitization in Pennsylvania: PECO Energy's Experience, presented at the Stranded Cost Determination and Securitization Conference, Denver, CO

Presentation | Speech
Anthony DeCusatis

12/01/97 Defending Sexual Harassment Claims, presented at the National Employment Law Institute 1997 Employment Law Conference, Washington, D.C.

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

1997 Employment Law in Germany (Chapter 4), International Labor and Employment Laws, Vol. 1 (The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.)

Outside Publication | Chapter
Mark Dichter

December 1997 Ethical Issues Arising in Reduction in Force and Related Litigation, American Corporate Counsel Association, Greater Houston Metropolitan Chapter

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Bloom, Francis Milone

11/20/97 Ethical Issues Arising in Labor and Employment Law, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom, Michael Banks

11/20/97 How to Keep Track of Your Employees Without Violating Their Privacy Rights, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa

11/20/97 Managing Leaves of Absence Under the ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation Statutes, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

11/20/97 The Prevention and Investigation of Sexual Harassment Claims, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

11/20/97 The Protection of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Pillion, Michael Banks

11/01/97 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Lawrence Fine, Thomas Huggett

11/01/97 Developments in Collective Bargaining and Union Organizing Trends, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly, Charles Cohen

11/01/97 Employee Benefits Update, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer, Joseph Costello

11/01/97 ERISA Class Actions - The Defendant's Perspective, presented to the Pennsylvania Bar Institute Program: Class Actions in State and Federal Courts, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Joseph Costello

November 1997 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Update

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Ossip

Since the FMLA took effect more than four years ago, courts have struggled with what illnesses constitute "serious health conditions" to trigger coverage under the Act. While some courts have recognized that no... more

10/28/97 Criminal Enforcement of the Environmental Laws, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Eric Kraeutler, William Gardner

10/28/97 Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act Update, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John McAleese, III

10/28/97 EPA and State Brownfield Programs, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Judith Walkoff

10/28/97 Judicial Review of Response Actions, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michele Martin

10/28/97 OSHA Update, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa

10/28/97 Pennsylvania Clean Air Developments: Battling Permits, Compliance and Regional Pollution, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Jeffrey Hurwitz

10/28/97 Pennsylvania Regulatory Developments, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Maxine Woelfling, Michele Martin

10/28/97 Project XL: What's the Cost and Is There a Benefit?, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John McAleese, III

10/28/97 Strategic Planning for New Clean Air Standards: Ozone Battles and Other Developments, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Jeffrey Hurwitz

10/28/97 The Future of Class Actions: Fallout from Amchem, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
James DelBello

10/28/97 Top 10 Environmental Law Developments in the Big 10 Laws That Will Affect You in the Year Ahead, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Kenneth Rubin

10/18/97 Deposing and Challenging the Junk Scientist, presented to The American Employment Law Council, The 5th Annual Conference, La Quinta, CA

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter, William Delany

October 1997 Civil Rights: EEOC Guidance on Waivers and Releases, The In-House Lawyer

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Ossip

10/01/97 Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Recent Scientific and Legal Trends, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
James Pagliaro

10/01/97 New Jersey Clean Air Developments, presented at the 11th Annual Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Jeffrey Hurwitz

10/01/97 Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax - Taxing Cafeteria Plan Contributions

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert Abramowitz

Earlier this year, in Act 1997-7, Pennsylvania changed the treatment of contributions to cafeteria benefit plans for state income tax purposes. In late September, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue is... more

September 1997 Asbestos Litigation - Supreme Court Decision, The In-House Lawyer

Outside Publication | Article
Joseph Fay, J. Cooney, Jr., James Pagliaro

09/01/97 Trends & Developments Involving the Investment Advisor's Fiduciary Obligations to Retirement Plans, presented to the NRS Fall 1997 Compliance Conference, Tucson, AZ

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

August 1997 Administrative Challenges Presented By New HIPAA Rules: Part II, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Steven Spencer, Robert Abramowitz

August 1997 Conducting Effective Internal Investigations, Inside, Vol. 16, No. 2

Outside Publication | Article
Judith Harris, William Delany

August 1997 Confidentiality and ADR: Protecting the Privacy of the Proceedings, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Marc Sonnenfeld

August 1997 Megafirm Attorneys Agree: Litigation is Up, 'We Need More Lawyers', U.S. Business Litigation, Vol. 2, No. 13

Outside Publication | Article
Jay Calvert, Jr.

07/01/97 Ninth Circuit Affirms Decision Requiring Microsoft to Allow Workers Misclassified as Independent Contractors to Participate in Retirement Plans

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael J. Collins, Brian Dougherty

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc , recently affirmed in most respects, but also modified in one important respect, an earlier decision by a three-... more

07/01/97 Opening Statements -- The Defendant's Perspective, The Trial of a Sexual Harassment Case, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

07/01/97 The Supreme Court's Decision in Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Joseph Fay, J. Cooney, Jr., James Pagliaro

The U.S. Supreme Court in Amchem Products, Inc. V. Windsor _U.S._, No. 96-270, 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4032 (June 25, 1997) held that while the existence of a settlement may be relevant to the class certification, ... more

July 1997 Understanding Executive Compensation: Holding the Keys to the Kingdom?, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Robert Abramowitz

06/18/97 Opinion Letters - Pennsylvania Corporate Law Issues, presented at the Higher Education Law Conference, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Lawrence Berger

June 1997 Administrative Challenges Presented by New HIPAA Rules: Part I, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Steven Spencer, Robert Abramowitz

06/01/97 EEOC Guidance on Waivers and Releases Under Civil Rights Laws

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Ossip

Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or the Commission) published guidance setting forth the EEOC's position that an employer may not preclude an employee from filling a charge with the EEOC, even... more

05/21/97 Disabled Or Not Disabled? That Is The Question, presented at the 3rd Annual Employment Law Institute, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

05/20/97 Recent Developments in Employment Litigation, presented at the 3rd Annual Employment Law Institute, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

05/16/97 Separation Agreements and Settlements of Employment Disputes, presented at the Pacific Coast Labor Law Conference, Seattle

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

05/09/97 Contingent Workers -- Employee Benefits Issues, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Gregory Needles

05/09/97 ERISA Structure 101, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar Primer Course Handbook, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

05/09/97 Introduction to ERISA, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar Primer Course, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer

05/09/97 Pension 101, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar Primer Course, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Vivian McCardell

05/09/97 Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Vivian McCardell

05/09/97 The Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine in ERISA Practice, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer, Joseph Costello

05/09/97 Welfare Benefits 101, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar Primer Course Handbook, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

05/09/97 You Be the Judge, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk, Steven Spencer

05/08/97 Act 57 - Amendments to the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, presented at the Presented at the Nineteenth Labor and Employment Law Seminar for Health Care Providers, Harrisburg

Presentation | Speech
Labor and Employment Law Section Lawyers

May 1997 Bet on a Vet: Veterans' Preference Applies Differently to Hiring and Promotions, Pennsylvanian

Outside Publication | Article
Timothy O'Reilly

05/01/97 Communications Required Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Steven Spencer, Robert Abramowitz

The Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services recently issued Interim Regulations implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIP... more

May 1997 PA Supreme Court: Business 'Judgment Rule' Applies To Termination of Derivative Suit, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Brady Green, Marc Sonnenfeld

May 1997 Pennsylvania Considers Establishing a Commerce Court, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Marc Sonnenfeld

05/01/97 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Adopts ALI Procedures for Termination of Shareholder Derivative Suits by Directors

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Brady Green, Marc Sonnenfeld

On April 21, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed down a unanimous opinion that could be important to any publicly held corporation. In Cuker v. Mikalauskas , the Court endorsed Pennsylvania's use of t... more

May 1997 State Supreme Court Clarifies Public Employers' Obligations with Respect to Veterans' Preference, The Pennsylvania Magazine

Outside Publication | Article
Timothy O'Reilly

04/23/97 OSHA and the ADA: The Future of Compliance, presented at the 1997 Mid-Atlantic Region Safety Health Expo, Atlantic City, NJ

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip, Dennis Morikawa

04/01/97 Pennsylvania Superior Court Reverses Course on the Preclusive Effect of Unemployment Compensation Referees' Findings

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Ossip, Christopher Ramsey

The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently issued an important decision on the preclusive effect of an unemployment compensation referee's determination on subsequent court actions. In Rue v. K-Mart Corp ... more

03/06/97 Post-Offer, Pre-Placement Inquiries and Medical Exams Under the ADA, presented before the Pennsylvania Insurance Managers Association, Bala Cynwyd, PA

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

02/18/97 Taking Advantage of The Market Opportunity, presented at the 1997 Roll-Up IPO Conference, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Stephen Goodman

February 1997 Exporting to the USA: Product Liability and How to Avoid It, Engineering Management Journal

Outside Publication | Article
James Pagliaro

02/01/97 Managed Care Practical Strategies and Legal Considerations, presented at the ABA National Institute on Managed Care Agenda, San Diego

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

January 1997 Founder & Co-Course Planner, Internet Law Update

Outside Publication | Article
Frederic Wilf

1997 Limiting Directors' Liability (Chapter 7), Layman's Guide to the Legal Aspects of Venture Investments, Fifth Edition, (National Association of Small Business Investment Companies)

Outside Publication | Chapter
Stephen Goodman, Steven Cohen

1997 Preparing a Term Sheet (Chapter 2), Layman's Guide to the Legal Aspects of Venture Investments, Fifth Edition, (National Association of Small Business Investment Companies)

Outside Publication | Chapter
Stephen Goodman, Steven Cohen

12/04/96 Emission Reduction Credit Trading in Pennsylvania, presented at the Philadelphia Bar Association's Annual Educational Conference, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Jeffrey Hurwitz

Winter 1996 Exporting to the U.S.: Product Liability and How to Avoid It, Engineering Management Journal

Outside Publication | Article
James Pagliaro

12/01/96 Pennsylvania Charitable Gift Annuity Exemption act

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Francis Mirabello

As you may be aware, the Pennsylvania General Assembly recently passed the Charitable Gift Annuity Exemption Act (the Act), which exempts the issuance of qualified charitable gift annuities by qualified charities from t... more

12/01/96 Texaco Race Discrimination Settlement and Potential Implications

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Mark Dichter

Recent events at Texaco have garnered publicity and the interest of the civil rights community at a level far beyond other race discrimination cases in the last several years. Faced with adverse publicity and t... more

11/21/96 'Managing' Managers (and Avoiding Ten Top Legal Problems They Can Cause), presented at the Council on Education in Management Personal Law Update 1996, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Richard Rosenblatt

11/18/96 Combatting Violence in the Workplace, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa

11/18/96 Conducting Effective Internal Investigations, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Judith Harris, William Delany

11/18/96 Confidentiality and ADR: Protecting the Privacy of the Proceedings, The Legal Intelligencer

Outside Publication | Article
Marc Sonnenfeld

11/18/96 Employee Benefits Update, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer, Joseph Costello

11/18/96 Employer Rights and Obligations Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip, Sarah Bouchard

11/18/96 Employment Law Update, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter, Michael Banks

11/18/96 Ethical Issues Arising in Labor and Employment Law, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom, Francis Milone

11/18/96 Overview of Legal Issues for the Human Resources Generalist, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly, Michael Ossip

11/18/96 The Negotiation, Drafting, and Enforcement of Employment Agreements and the Protection of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Wall

11/14/96 Corporate Preparation for External Liquidity Initiatives, presented at the Maximizing Wealth Through Shareholder Liquidity Initiatives Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Cohen

11/01/96 Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Recent Scientific, Political and Legal Trends

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
James Pagliaro

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is a condition in which patients complain of symptoms allegedly caused by repeated exposures to common chemicals in the environment.more

11/01/96 Ninth Circuit Requires Microsoft to Allow Workers Misclassified as Independent Contractors to Participate in Retirement Plans

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael J. Collins

A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held, by a 2-1 vote in Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corporation , 1996 WL 560235 (9th Cir.), that an employer must pay benefits under two employee bene... more

11/01/96 Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 and Taxpayers Bill of Rights 2: Exempt Organization Provision

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Celia Roady

President Clinton recently signed into law two legislative bills that will have a significant impact on tax-exempt organizations. This paper presents the highlights of the Small Business Job Protection Act (the... more

November 1996 Tax Exempt Derivatives

LawFlash/Client Alert | Tax LawFlash
Gary Wilcox

November 1996 U.S. Product Liability and Preemption Under the Medical Device Amendments: The Business Implications of the Supreme Court's Medtronic Decision, Legal Mind, Vol. 152, Japan

Outside Publication | Article
Kathleen Sanzo, James Pagliaro

10/16/96 Current Developments in Employee Compensation, presented at The Philadelphia Chapter, Tax Executives Institute, Inc., Wayne, PA

Presentation | Speech
Robert Lichtenstein, Mims Zabriskie, I. Lee Falk, Robert Abramowitz

10/02/96 CERCLA Litigation - Recent Developments and Pending Uncertainties, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Glen Stuart

10/02/96 Clean Water Act Recent Developments, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Maxine Woelfling, John McAleese, III

10/02/96 Criminal Enforcement of the Environmental Laws, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John Dodds

10/02/96 Environmental Audit Programs -- Environmental Auditing is a Systematic, Documented, and Objective Review of Facility Operations and Practices Related to Meeting Environmental Requirements, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John McAleese, III

10/02/96 EPA's Superfund Administrative Reforms: The Road to a Better Superfund Program?, Presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Steinberg

10/02/96 Major Clean Air Act Developments at the Federal Level, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
William Lewis, Jr.

10/02/96 New EPA 'Self-Policing Policy' Reduces Penalties for Voluntarily Reported Violations Uncovered in Environmental Audits, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Steinberg

10/02/96 New Jersey Clean Air Developments, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Jeffrey Hurwitz

10/02/96 OSHA Update, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa

10/02/96 Pennsylvania Clean Air -- Battling Nonattainment, Permits, Compliance, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michele Martin, Jeffrey Hurwitz

10/02/96 Pennsylvania's Land Recycling Program, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Maxine Woelfling

10/02/96 Recent Developments in Environmental Litigation, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
James Pagliaro

10/02/96 Risk Management-Identifying and Avoiding Potential Environmental Problems: EPA's Audit Policy, EPA's New Accidental Release Prevention Requirements Rule, and ISO 14000, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Kenneth Rubin

10/02/96 The National Brownfields Initiative - Encouraging Cleanup and Redevelopment Within the Existing Regulatory Framework, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Maxine Woelfling

10/01/96 Fraud and Abuse Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Melissa Weiler Gerber, John F. Bales III

This White Paper discusses many of the fraud and abuse-related provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (the Health Insurance Act). This legislation contains provisions that... more

09/17/96 Regrouping and Responding After a Failed New Drug Pre-Approval Inspection by the FDA, presented at the Conference for the Institute for International Research, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Kathleen Sanzo

09/11/96 Bell Atlantic and NYNEX Plain English Merger Booklet

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
N. Jeffrey Klauder, James W. McKenzie, Jr., Derek N. Pew,

Bell Atlantic and NYNEX recently filed the first plain English merger proxy statement as participants in the Securities and Exchange Commission's "plain English" initiative. Arthur Levitt, Chairman of the SEC, ... more

09/11/96 Private Practice, Public Profession: Practicing Law in the Public Interest, presented at the Philadelphia Bar Education Center

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

09/01/96 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 -- Benefits Provision

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert Abramowitz, Harry Burton

This White Paper discusses many of the benefit-related provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. This legislation represents a slimmed-down version of previous bipartisan he... more

09/01/96 Private Sector Retirement Plan Provisions of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert A. Bildersee

The Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, signed into law by President Clinton on August 20, may do more to encourage tax-favored retirement savings than any pension legislation since section 401(k) was added to th... more

08/05/96 FMLA Update, presented at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

08/01/96 Product Liability and Preemption Under the Medical Device Amendments: The Business Implications of Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Kathleen Sanzo, James Pagliaro

In a decision that will have a substantial impact on common law-based state product liability cases involving medical devices, and potentially other types of products as well, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Medtron... more

07/01/96 Disclosure Requirements for Charitable Funds with Comingled Assets

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Francis Mirabello

In December 1995, Congress passed the Philanthropy Protection Act of 1995 (the PPA), which clarifies the federal and state securities law registration and disclosure responsibilities of charities managing funds that com... more

07/01/96 Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Reform

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Ossip, Sarah Bouchard

Paul Greco On June 24, Governor Ridge signed Senate Bill 801 (SB 801) into law. SB 801 provides a number of significant reforms to the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act (WCA). The reforms were designed to ... more

07/01/96 Supreme Court To Address Conflict Regarding FLSA Salary Basis Test

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Ossip

On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Auer v. Robbins, an appeal brought by St. Louis Police Department sergeants and lieutenants classified by their employer as exempt from overtime pay under the Fai... more

06/27/96 Arbitration of Employment Disputes, presented at the American Arbitration Association Labor-Management and Employment Law CLE Program, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

06/01/96 Conditioning Receipt of Enhanced Early Retirement Benefits on Waiver of Employment: Related Claims -- Lockheed v. Spink

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Steven Spencer

On June 10, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Lockheed Corp v. Spink , 1996 WL 305742 (U.S.), in which it unanimously held that (1) an employer does not violate ERISA's prohibited transaction rules ... more

05/16/96 $1 Million Cap on Executive Compensation Deduction, presented at the ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Vivian McCardell

05/16/96 1996 Employee Benefits Case Law Update, presented at the ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Gregory Needles

05/16/96 FICA Taxation of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation, presented at the ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Mims Zabriskie

05/16/96 Issues of Ethics, Conflicts of Interest, and Related Topics Arising in ERISA Practice, presented at the ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer

05/16/96 Proposed Alternative Amendments to SEC 'Short-Swing Profit' Rules Would Change Requirements for Employee Benefit Plans, presented at the ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Vivian McCardell, Alan Singer

05/16/96 Proposed Regulation Regarding Deposit of Employee Contributions, presented at the ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Gregory Needles

05/16/96 You Be the Judge Program, presented at the ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk, Steven Spencer

05/08/96 U.S. Labor and Employment Law Considerations in Acquisitions and Downsizing, presented at the ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, New York

Presentation | Speech
Andrew Schaffran, Mark Dichter, Steven Spencer

05/01/96 Court Orders EPA to Develop Federal Water Quality Standards for Pennsylvania: Proffitt Foundation v. EPA

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Maxine Woelfling

One of the most contentious and potentially costly issues under the Clean Water Act is the implementation of rules to identify high quality streams and protect their water quality. EPA has developed requirement... more

May 1996 Emission Reduction Credit Trading in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association: Environmental, Mineral and Natural Resources Law Section Newsletter

Outside Publication | Article
Jeffrey Hurwitz

04/19/96 EC Competition Law Presentations, presented at the ML&B in-house seminar, 'Business Operations in the European Union,' Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Izzet Sinan

04/17/96 Asbestos in Buildings: New Regulatory Requirements Imposed by OSHA Warrant Prudence, Not Panic, presented at the Indoor Environment '96: Strategies for the New Republican Era conference, Baltimore

Presentation | Speech
James Pagliaro

04/16/96 Analyzing Delay and Schedule Extension Claims, presented at a ML&B in-house Construction Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Libor

04/12/96 Manage Leaves of Absence Under ADA, FMLA and Workers' Comp, Central Penn Business Journal

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Ossip

03/30/96 Compulsory Arbitration of Employment Disputes, presented at the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee Mid-winter Meeting, Carlsbad, CA

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

03/01/96 OSHA to Issue Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Dennis Morikawa

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is expected to publish on Thursday, March 14, its new "Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers," an advance copy o... more

03/01/96 Proposed Revisions to OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirement

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Dennis Morikawa

In early February, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with respect to Occupational Injury and Illness Recordi... more

02/26/96 How to Avoid Liability for Reductions-in-Force, The Legal Intelligencer

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Ossip

01/29/96 Most Favored Nation Pricing in the Health Care Industry, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's 2nd Annual Health Law Institute Meeting, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Jay Calvert, Jr.

01/01/96 Litigation-Related Provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lisa Wager

Title 1 of the Act, captioned Reduction of Abusive Litigation, focuses on abuses involving the use of "professional plaintiffs" and the race to the courthouse to file the complaint. It substantially impacts who... more

01/01/96 Securities and Auditor-Related Provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lisa Wager

In response to concerns that public companies have been unduly deterred from disclosing relevant information about future performance, the Act provides two significant exemptions from liability under the anti-fraud prov... more

12/10/95 Effect of Proposed Amendments to Section 16 Regulations on Employee Benefit Plans, Fifth Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Alan Singer

December 1995 Current Developments In Executive Compensation, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Robert Abramowitz

December 1995 Fiduciary Duty Under ERISA, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Francis Milone

11/16/95 Preserving Privileged Information Within An Organization, presented at The Price Waterhouse General Counsel Forum, West Conshohocken, PA

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

11/10/95 The Impact of New Environmental Liability and Remediation Standards on Credit and Trust Transactions: Pennsylvania Industrial Site Reuse Laws Seminar, Harrisburg, PA

Presentation | Speech
Maxine Woelfling, Michele Martin

11/08/95 Arbitrating Sexual Harassment Cases, presented at the American Arbitration Association Labor-Management and Employment Law CLE Program, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly

November 1995 EC Directive on Strict Liability: How Europe Has Avoided an American-Style Product Liability Crisis Under a Strict Liability Regime, European Community Law

Outside Publication | Article
Brady Green, James Pagliaro

10/23/95 The Accountant's Role in the Bankruptcy of the Foundation for New Era Philanthropy, presented at the Institute of Internal Auditors, Conshohocken, PA

Presentation | Speech
Lawrence Berger

10/20/95 Executive Compensation For Profit and Non-Profit Organizations: Risk and Reward: Outsourcing Job Functions While Rewarding Those Who Remain Seminar, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

10/10/95 Avoiding Corporate and Personal Liability Arising From Sexual Harassment Claims, presented at a Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Judith Harris

10/10/95 Employee Benefits Update, presented at a Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer, Joseph Costello

10/10/95 Employment Law Update, presented at a Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter, Michael Banks

10/10/95 Ethical Issues In Labor and Employment Law, presented at a Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom, Francis Milone

10/10/95 How To Manage Employment Litigation (And Your Attorney), presented at a Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
George Stohner, Steven Wall

10/10/95 Managing Leaves of Absence Under the ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Compensation, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

10/10/95 National Labor Relations Act Developments Affecting the Unionized and Non-Unionized Employer, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly

10/10/95 OSHA/Workplace Safety Update, presented at a Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa

10/01/95 Federal Search Warrants Checklist for Corporate Counsel

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Eric Kraeutler

It is 8:30 a.m. You are finishing your first cup of coffee and preparing for a busy day when the telephone rings. It is the plant manager for one of your company's largest manufacturing facilities. Four carload... more

06/01/95 Pennsylvania Industrial Site Reuse Law: Redevelopment and Financing of Contaminated Sites

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Maxine Woelfling

This White Paper discusses Pennsylvania legislation enacted on May 19 to encourage the ruse of old industrial and commercial property. Companies may choose from three cleanup options, each providing statutory p... more

Summer 1995 Software Solutions For Renters, Philadelphia Enterpriser, Vol. II, Issue 3

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Pillion

05/04/95 $1 Million Cap on Executive Compensation Deduction, presented at the Fifth Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Vivian McCardell

05/04/95 Administrative Update Executive Compensation, presented at the Fifth Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Vivian McCardell

05/04/95 Administrative Update Qualified Plans, presented at the Fifth Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Vivian McCardell

05/04/95 Administrative Update Welfare Plans, presented at the Fifth Annual Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Vivian McCardell

05/04/95 Executive Compensation: Stock Options Still King, presented at the Fifth Annual Employee Benefits and executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Gary Rothstein

05/04/95 Issues of Ethics, Conflicts of Interest, and Related Topics Arising in ERISA Practice, presented at the Fifth Annual Employee Benefits and executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer

05/04/95 Recent Developments in Executive Compensation, presented at the Fifth Annual Employee Benefits and executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Vivian McCardell

04/27/95 Clean Air Act Developments, Title V Permitting and State Programs, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michele Martin, Jeffrey Hurwitz

04/27/95 Criminal Enforcement of the Environmental Laws, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John Dodds, Kenneth Rubin

04/27/95 Disposition of Radioactive Contaminated Materials Identified by Manufacturers and Purchasers, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Donald Silverman

04/27/95 Environmental Justice Initiatives, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Maxine Woelfling

04/27/95 Federal Justice Center Reference Manual On Scientific Evidence, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
James Pagliaro

04/27/95 ISO 14000 Environmental Management Systems Standards, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Kenneth Rubin

04/27/95 New Jersey Clean Air Developments, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Robert White, Jeffrey Hurwitz

04/27/95 New Jersey Developments, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Robert White

04/27/95 OSHA and Right-To-Know, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa

04/27/95 Overview of Low-Level Radioactive Waste and Mixed Waste Management Options, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Donald Silverman

04/27/95 Pennsylvania Developments, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Maxine Woelfling, John McAleese, III

04/27/95 Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law As Applied to Environmental Issues, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John McAleese, III

04/27/95 Recent Developments Involving the Regulation of Dangerous Chemicals in the European Union, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Kenneth Rubin

04/27/95 Superfund Reauthorization and Repeal of Retroactive Liability in the 104th Congress, presented at the Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Steinberg

03/31/95 An Overview of Collective Bargaining and Recent Case Law Developments, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Municipal Law Colloquium, Hershey, PA

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly

03/27/95 Latest Developments in Estate Planning, presented at the ML&B Founder's Day Seminar, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Francis Mirabello, Joseph O'Connor, Jr.

03/25/95 Use of Psychological Experts in Employment Discrimination Litigation, presented to the American Bar Association, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, 1995 Mid-winter Meeting, Marco Island, FL

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

03/01/95 Response to Professor Block's Paper Entitled Rethinking the National Labor Relations Act and Zero-Sum Labor Law: An Industrial Relations View, presented to the American Bar Association, Committee on the Development of the Law Under the National Labor Relations Act, 1995 Mid-winter Meeting, Key West, FL

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly

02/01/95 EPA and State 'Brown Field' Programs Encourage Industry, Investors and Lenders to Redevelop Contaminated Sites

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Eric Rothenberg

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the states are offering new ways to protect industry, investors and lenders from environmental liability where they are ... more

February 1995 The Common Sense Legal Reform Act, Title I: Product Liability Reform, The Legal Intelligencer

Outside Publication | Article
James Pagliaro

11/14/94 Defeating the Absolute Pollution Exclusion, Pennsylvania Law Weekly

Outside Publication | Article
John Goodchild, III

10/12/94 Accommodating Your Rights and Obligations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, The Family and Medical Leave Act and State Workers' Compensation Laws, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

10/12/94 Avoiding Liability in Connection with Reductions-in-Force, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Francis Milone, Joseph Costello

10/12/94 Dealing with the Whistleblower, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Banks

10/12/94 Developments Affecting the Unionized Employer, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly

10/12/94 Employee Benefits Update - Anticipating Future Litigation: The Defendant-Plan, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer

10/12/94 Employment Law Update, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

10/12/94 How to Implement an Effective Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Wall, Judith Harris

10/12/94 Selected Ethical Issues in Employment Law, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom, Francis Milone

10/12/94 Violence in the Workplace, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa

10/05/94 Deferred Compensation Programs for Tax-Exempt Employers, presented at the CCA Annual Meeting Session 44, Maui, Hawaii

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

09/23/94 Litigation Strategies and Procedures, presented at the Client Counseling and Litigating Under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

08/25/94 Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Environment and Energy Committee re: Operating Permit Program, Allentown, PA

Presentation | Speech
William Lewis, Jr.

07/25/94 Limits to Language in the Workplace: Free Speech, Harassment and English-Only Rules, presented at the Personnel Law Update, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Judith Harris

07/01/94 Employee Trip Reduction Requirements -- Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Fine, Judith Walkoff

This White Paper discusses recent Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and New York regulations that require employers with 100 or more employees at a work site, to develop programs that reduce vehicle miles traveled comm... more

07/01/94 U.S. Supreme Court Holds Local Solid Waste Flow Control Ordinance Unconstitutional

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Sara Alyea

The U.S. Supreme Court in C & A Carbone, Inc. v. Clarkstown recently held that a local solid waste flow control ordinance violated the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Many local governments have e... more

06/22/94 Sexual Harassment: The Current State of the Law, presented at the Institute of Business Law, King of Prussia, PA

Presentation | Speech
Judith Harris

06/01/94 Tax Court Ruling Illustrates Potential Benefits Achievable Through Proper Structuring of Business Transactions That Include Warrants

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Pillion

Stock purchase warrants are used for many purposes in business transactions. Warrants frequently serve as "equity kickers" in venture capital and equipment lease transactions, and in Original Equipment Manufact... more

06/01/94 United States Supreme Court Strikes Down National Labor Relations Board Test for Determining Whether Nurses are Supervisory Employees

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Fine

This White Paper discusses the United States Supreme Court’s decision in NLRB v. Health Care & Retirement Corp. of Americ... more

06/01/94 Update on Management of Ash From Combustion of Household and Commercial Wastes at Resource Recovery

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Mark Pennington

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has developed a preliminary strategy for implementing the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in City of Chicago v. Environmental Defense Fund. In that case, the Court h... more

05/18/94 Employment Law Update, presented at ML&B's Sixteenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar for Health Care Providers, Camp Hill, PA

Presentation | Speech
Francis Milone

05/18/94 Managing Workplace Injuries Under OSHA, Workers' Compensation and the ADA, presented at ML&B's Sixteenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar for Health Care Providers, Camp Hill, PA

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

05/18/94 OSHA Update: New Programs Under the Clinton Administration, presented at ML&B's Sixteenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar for Health Care Providers, Camp Hill, PA

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa

05/18/94 The Americans With Disabilities Act One Year Later, presented at ML&B's Sixteenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar for Health Care Providers, Camp Hill, PA

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter, Lawrence Fine

05/18/94 The New Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Reform Act, presented at ML&B's Sixteenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar for Health Care Providers, Camp Hill, PA

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

05/01/94 Management of Ash from Combustion of Household Waste at Resource Recovery Facilities: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Mark Pennington

03/15/94 Pennsylvania Tax Problems, presented at ML&B Nonprofit Health Care Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
George Bell

02/01/94 Compensation Planning for Exempt Organizations: Maximizing Benefits Within Exemption Limits for High Income Individuals

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

02/01/94 D.C. Court Vacates Lender Liability Rule: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Eric Rothenberg

02/01/94 Upon A Beneficiary's Inquiry, ERISA Plan Fiduciaries May Be Required to Supply Advice Extending Beyond the Scope of the Inquiry: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Steven Spencer

01/18/94 Compensation Planning: Maximizing Benefits Within Exemption Limits, presented at ML&B Nonprofit Health Care Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

01/18/94 Employment Tax and Employment Status Issues, presented at ML&B Nonprofit Health Care Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

01/18/94 Federal Anti-Referral and Anti-Kickback Issues: Physician Recruitment and Acquisition of Physician Practices, presented at ML&B Nonprofit Health Care Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John Dodds

01/01/94 Employee Benefit Plans Must Specify in the Plan Document a Formal Amendment Procedure: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
I. Lee Falk, Brian Dougherty, Steven Spencer

12/08/93 1993 Employee Benefits Case Law Update, presented at ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/08/93 Analysis of Employee Benefit Plans Under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, presented at ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/08/93 Analysis of Revenue Procedure 93-39 IRS Determination Letter Process, presented at ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/08/93 Executive Compensation, presented at ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/08/93 How the Americans with Disabilities Act Impacts Employee Benefit Programs, presented at ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/08/93 Nondiscrimination Under Section 401(a)(4), presented at ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/08/93 Pension Plan Investment in Partnerships, presented at ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/08/93 The Clinton Administration Health Care Reform Proposal, presented at ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/08/93 The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, presented at ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/08/93 The Voluntary Compliance Resolution Program, presented at ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/02/93 The Impact of the Ezold Case: Lessons for Employment Lawyers and Law Firms, presented at the Philadelphia Bar Association 1993 Bench Bar Conference

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

11/06/93 Managing and Protecting Internal Investigations from Civil and Criminal Discovery, presented at American Employment Law Council's Employment Law Conference, Ojai, CA

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

10/21/93 Citizen Suits Under The Clean Water Act, presented at ML&B Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John McAleese, III

10/21/93 Key Regulatory Developments in 1992-1993 Under The New Clean Air Act, presented at ML&B Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
William Lewis, Jr.

10/21/93 New Jersey's Industrial Site Recovery Act: 'A Rose By Any Other Name...', presented at ML&B Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Robert White

10/21/93 OSHA Update: Will Clinton Unleash a Rejuvenated, More Powerful OSHA? Presented at ML&B Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa

10/21/93 Recent Developments in Toxic Substances Control Act and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide & Rodenticide Act, presented at ML&B Environmental Law Developments Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Kenneth Rubin

10/04/93 Employment Law Update, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Francis Milone

10/04/93 Labor and Employment Issues Affecting International Operations, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Joseph Costello

10/04/93 The Americans with Disabilities Act One Year Later, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter, Lawrence Fine

10/04/93 The Clinton Administration's Labor and Employment Law Agenda, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly, Steven Wall

10/04/93 The Impact on Employers of the Administration's Health Care Reform Initiative, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer, Harry Burton

10/04/93 The New Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Reform Act, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

10/04/93 Workplace Safety Update, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa

October 1993 Report of the Ninth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury

Outside Publication | Article
John Dodds, Eric Kraeutler

The report of the Ninth Pennsylvania State Wide Grand Jury (in re: Pennsylvania Supreme Court) under the investigation conducted by the Office of Special Counsel to the Pennsylvania State Attorney General's Office

10/01/93 Summary of the Effect of The Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 On Equipment Leasing and Tax-Enhanced Real Estate Leasing: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Mark R. Yanowitz, Richard L. Umbrecht

08/01/93 New Jersey Environmental Cleanup Responsibility Act Undergoes Major Revision: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
John McAleese, III

08/01/93 New Jersey Supreme Court Decides Key Environmental Insurance Issues in Morton International v. General Accident Insurance Company of America, et al.: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Suzan E. DeBusk

August 1993 Nondiscrimination, Coverage Rules Make Compliance Harder for Exempt Organization Plans, Journal of Taxation of Employee Benefits, Vol. 1, No. 2

Outside Publication | Article
Robert Abramowitz

07/01/93 Impact of Budget Reconciliation Bill Proposals on Treatment of Amounts Paid by Employers Under Internal Revenue Code Section 127 Educational Assistance Plans: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
I. Lee Falk

04/01/93 United States District Court Reverses Long Standing Bankruptcy on Perfection of Assignment of Rents: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Bloom

03/01/93 December 1992 Amendments to the Insurance Laws of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
David Harbaugh

03/01/93 Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Fine

03/01/93 Toledo Blade and Colorado-Ute: When Is Bargaining To Impasse Not Enough? Presentation made at American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Committee on the Development of the Law Under the NLRA, 1993 Midwinter Meeting, Ixtapa, Mexico

Presentation | Speech
Joseph Costello

February 1993 Litigation Strategy: Obtaining EPA Testimony In Civil Proceedings, Hazardous Waste and Toxic Torts Law and Strategy, Vol. 8, No. 9

Outside Publication | Article
James Pagliaro, Karen Pohlmann

02/01/93 Pennsylvania Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (PK-4): ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Kenneth R. Myers, Robert L. Collings, Brian J. Clark, Matthew C. Bernstein

02/01/93 Protecting Self-Critical Workplace Safety and Health Compliance Audits From Disclosure: The Attorney-Client and Attorney Work-Product Privileges and Secretary of Labor Bally's Park Place Hotel & Casino: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Richard Rosenblatt, Lawrence Fine, Dennis Morikawa

02/01/93 Third Circuit Levels Blow To Single Asset Real Estate Debtors: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Bloom

01/29/93 The New Administration's Focus for Legislative Enactment in the Labor Area, presented at the Glens Falls Area Personnel & Human Relations Association

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly

01/01/93 Temporary and New Proposed Intercompany Transfer Pricing Regulations Under Section 482: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert D. Comfort, Donna M. Byrne, Lisa M. Starczewski

01/01/93 The Pennsylvania Health Care Facilities Act Amendments of 1992: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
David MacGregor

01/01/93 The Pennsylvania PK-4 Hazardous Waste Regulations: A Summary and Analysis, presented to the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Educational Foundation

Presentation | Speech
Jeffrey Hurwitz

01/01/93 Treatment of Amounts Paid By Employers For Educational Assistance Under Internal Revenue Code Section 127 Plans: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
I. Lee Falk

12/03/92 1992 Employee Benefits Case Law Update, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/03/92 Analysis of Fringe Benefit Plans Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/03/92 Changes to the Rollover and Withholding Rules Made by the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/03/92 Deferred Compensation and Early Retirement Programs for Tax-Exempt Employers, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/03/92 Exotic Tax-Qualified Plans, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/03/92 Fiduciary Protection With Participant-Directed Investments, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/03/92 Major Revisions to the Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/03/92 Managed Care Practical Strategies and Legal Considerations, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/03/92 Miscellaneous Rulings, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/03/92 Nondiscrimination Update, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

12/03/92 The Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter Program, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

11/17/92 The Ethics of Pro Bono Representation - Philadelphia Bar Education Foundation

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

11/13/92 Employee Benefits Update -- Legislation and Developing Case Law, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Conference, Los Angeles

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer

11/05/92 International Developments: North American Free Trade, Maquiladoras and Other Environmental Concerns in the U.S. -- Mexico Border Area, presented at a ML&B Environmental Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Kenneth Rubin

11/05/92 Voluntary Self-Policing and Self-Reporting: The Benefits and Risks of Environmental Auditing, presented at a ML&B Environmental Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Eric Kraeutler

11/04/92 Conference on Estate Planning and Tax Issues, presented at a ML&B in-house seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Francis Mirabello

1992/1993 Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act: Salary and Benefits Survey Report, Pennsylvania Technology Council

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Banks

11/01/92 Real Estate Sale-Leaseback Transactions: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
William A. Macan, IV, Ian Shrank, Richard L. Umbrecht, Mark R. Yanowitz

10/01/92 The SEC Adopts Amendments to its Proxy Rules to Foster Shareholder Communications: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
David R. King, Steven C. Root, Robert B. Murphy

August 1992 Claims Trading: Beauty or Beast, The Bankruptcy Strategist

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Bloom

07/01/92 Accommodating Workers with Disabilities, The American With Disabilities Act of 1990, presented at a seminar co-sponsored by the EEOC, the ABA Labor and Employment Law Committee, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware Valley Project with Industry

Presentation | Speech
Mark Dichter

07/01/92 New Approaches to Providing Liquidity for Restricted Securities: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
David R. King

July 1992 Splintered Coalition: High Court Eases Product Liability Hurdle, The Corporate Counsellor, Vol. 7, No. 2

Outside Publication | Article
J. Cooney, Jr.

07/01/92 Supreme Court Decision in Patterson v. Shumate Holds That Interests Under an ERISA Covered Pension Plan Do Not Constitute Property of the Participant's Bankruptcy Estate

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper

06/25/92 Complying with the Public Accommodations Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act: An Overview, presented to Council on Education in Management

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip

06/01/92 Losing Privileges By Cooperating With The Government: The Westinghouse Electric Decision

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Eric Kraeutler

06/01/92 Recent Court of Appeals Ruling Creates Uncertainty Regarding Acceptable Parameters of Drug-Testing Programs: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Fine

05/01/92 EPA Issues Final Rule Exempting Lenders From Superfund Liability: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Eric Rothenberg

Spring 1992 Fortino v. Quasar Company and the FCN Treaties: A Possible Defense to Claims of National Origin Discrimination, Analysis & Perspective, Vol. 4, No. 4

Outside Publication | Article
Francis Milone, Christopher Parlo

April 1992 Americans with Disabilities Act, The Authority, Vol. 23, No. 2

Outside Publication | Article
Robert Smith, Mark Dichter

03/25/92 401(k) Plan Update, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

03/25/92 Developments in COBRA Continuation Coverage, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer

03/25/92 Executive Compensation, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Robert Lichtenstein

03/25/92 Fiduciary Duties and Standards Update, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

03/25/92 Funding Retiree Medical Benefits, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

03/25/92 Legal Issues Affecting Health Plan Cost Containment Strategies, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

03/25/92 The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on Employee Benefit Plans, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Spencer

03/25/92 Welfare Plan Reporting Issues, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
I. Lee Falk

03/01/92 Pending Revisions to Pennsylvania Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (PK-4): ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Kenneth R. Myers, Brian J. Clark

02/26/92 The Real Estate Workout - Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

02/10/92 Proposal Is Based on CERCLA, The National Law Journal

Outside Publication | Article
Brady Green, James Pagliaro

February 1992 Exceptions to Bankruptcy Preferences: Countryman Updated, Business Lawyer, Vol. 47

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Bloom

02/01/92 Non-Judicial Solutions for Resolving the Problem Loan: The Workout, presented at the Saving the Ailing Business: Work-Outs, Reorganization & Bankruptcies conference, sponsored by Pennsylvania Bar Institute Continuing Legal Education

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

01/27/92 Professional Ethics for Prosecutors, presented at the Newly Elected District Attorneys Institute

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

01/01/92 New Jersey Enacts Significant Amendments to the Spill Act Creating Contribution Claims, Limiting Defenses to Contribution, and Authorizing Treble Damages for Settling Parties in Depe-Approved Claims: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert L. Collings

01/01/92 Third Circuit Decision Permits Precertification Provisions in Health Care Plans - Nazay v. Miller: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Brian Dougherty

12/06/91 Ethical Considerations for Domestic Relations Practitioners, presented at the Institute's Tax Aspects of Divorce seminar

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

12/01/91 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 - A Memorandum for Clients and Friends of the Firm: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
James Hunter, Jr., Linda Griggs

12/01/91 Third Circuit Decision Excludes Qualified Pension Plans From a Debtor's Bankruptcy Estate - Velis V. Kardanis: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Bloom

11/18/91 Courts Define Airline Lessor Obligations, The National Law Journal

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Bloom

11/05/91 Modification of Retiree Medical Benefit Plans, presented at the Price Waterhouse's Employee Benefits Group entitled 'Medical Cost Containment and Retiree Liabilities

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

11/01/91 Sentencing Guidelines For Organizational Defendants Emphasize Corporate Self-Policing: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Edward S. G. Dennis, Jr., David S. Rifkind

11/01/91 The Civil Rights Act of 1991: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert Smith, Mark Dichter

10/31/91 Civil Enforcement Under The Clean Air Act, presented at a ML&B Environmental Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
William Lewis, Jr.

10/31/91 Current Developments In Environmental Insurance Litigation, presented at a ML&B Environmental Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
William Quinn, Jr.

10/31/91 Hazardous Materials Transportation, presented at a ML&B Environmental Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John McAleese, III

10/01/91 Avoiding Liability in Connection with Individual Employment Contracts, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip, Francis Milone, Michael Banks

10/01/91 Current Developments in EEO and Wrongful Discharge Law, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Francis Milone, Michael Banks

10/01/91 Developments Affecting the Unionized Employer - Collective Bargaining Trends, Union Organizing and Developing Issues Under the NLRA, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Timothy O'Reilly

10/01/91 How To Control the Cost of Health, Workers' Compensation and Other Insurance Programs/ERISA Update, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip, Steven Spencer, Robert Abramowitz

10/01/91 How To Minimize Liability Arising from Reductions in Force and Other Employment Decisions, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Wall

10/01/91 OSHA's Aggressive Approach to Workplace Safety, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip, Dennis Morikawa

October 1991 Plans for Tax Exempts Have Added Burdens and Choices, Taxation for Lawyers

Outside Publication | Article
Robert Abramowitz

10/01/91 Preparing for the Americans with Disabilities Act, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Robert Smith, Mark Dichter

10/01/91 Sexual Harassment Policies & Programs: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Mark Dichter, Lawrence Fine

10/01/91 Substance Abuse and Drug Testing in the Workplace, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
James Kelley, II, Dennis Morikawa

October 1991 When a Client Gets Boxed in By A Lie, Family Advocate, Vol. 14, No. 2

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Bloom

09/25/91 Compensation Planning: Maximizing Benefits Within Exemption Limits, presented at a ML&B Nonprofit Health Care Seminar, King of Prussia, PA

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

09/25/91 Employment Tax and Employment Status Issues, presented at a ML&B Nonprofit Health Care Seminar, King of Prussia, PA

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

09/01/91 EPA Issues Draft General Permit for Storm Water Dischrges Associated With Industrial Activity and Proposed Stormwater Permitting Strategy: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
John McAleese, III

September 1991 The Consumer Product Safety Commission's New Regulations on Indoor Pollutants, Indoor Pollution Law Report, Vol. 5, No. 4

Outside Publication | Article
James Pagliaro

09/01/91 The EEOC's Final Regulations Implementing Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert Smith, Mark Dichter

07/01/91 The Federal Money Laundering Statutes: Pitfalls for Unwary Business Organizations: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Eric Kraeutler

06/26/91 Corporate Self-Policing - Minimizing Criminal Exposure of Business Executives and Business Organizations, presented at the White Collar Crime Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Litigation Section Lawyers

June 1991 Limits on the Assumption and Assignment of Shopping Center Leases, Bankruptcy Law Review, Vol 3, No. 2

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Bloom, Stephen Jannetta

06/01/91 Middle District of Pennsylvania Decision Limits Precertification Provisions in Health Care Plans - Nazay v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Brian Dougherty

06/01/91 NLRB Issues New Standard for Determining Whether Decision to Relocate is a Mandatory Subject of Bargaining - Dubuque Packing Comany, Inc.: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Steven Wall, Robert Hodavance

May 1991 Code Sec. 1110 Applies to All Aircraft Leases, The Bankruptcy Strategist, Vol. 8, No. 7

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Bloom

05/01/91 Implications of the United States Supreme Court's Decision in Gilmer V. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation Regarding the Enforceability of Contractual Agreements to Arbitrate Age Discrimination Claims: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Francis Milone, Steven Wall

05/01/91 The Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act - Act of December 19, 1990 - Act No. 1990-202: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Berger

04/10/91 Pension and Welfare Benefits Recent Developments and Retiree Health, presented at the Tax Executives Institute, Inc. program, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Robert Abramowitz

Spring 1991 EC Directive on Strict Liability: Are the Member States of the European Economic Community Heading for an American-Style Liability Crisis in 1992?, International Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Business Laws, Inc.)

Outside Publication | Article
Brady Green, James Pagliaro

04/01/91 Product Liability Reform in the Soviet Union: Perestroika's Stepchild: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Brady Green, James Pagliaro

April 1991 Three Courts Affirm Protection for Lessors, The Bankruptcy Strategist, Vol. 8, No. 6

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Bloom

03/01/91 Health Care Cost Control - Legal Issues: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert Abramowitz

03/01/91 IRS Proposed Regulations for Separate Lines of Business: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Brian Dougherty

March 1991 Learning to Manage Reductions-in-Force, Management Review

Outside Publication | Article
Mark Dichter

03/01/91 Retiree Health and Life Insurance - Legal Issues: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert Abramowitz

March 1991 Sale and Leaseback Transactions for Aircraft Get Conflicting Rulings on Sec. 1110 Protection, The Bankruptcy Strategist, Vol. 8, No. 5

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Bloom

03/01/91 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Proposed Regulations Implementing Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act: ML&B White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert Smith, Mark Dichter

03/01/91 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Proposed Regulations Implementing Title I of the Americans with Disabilties Act: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Robert Smith, Mark Dichter

02/01/91 Third Circuit Clarifies Limitations on Debtor's Ability to Assume and Assign Unexpired Leases of Commercial/Retail Real Property in Chapter 11 - In Re Joshua Slocum, Ltd.: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Bloom, Stephen Jannetta

02/01/91 U.S. Income Tax Audits of Transactions with Related Foreign Parties - Update on Record-Keeping and Production Requirements: Section 6038A of the Internal Revenue Code: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
B. John Williams, Jr., Yale H. Bohn

01/01/91 Legislation Affecting U.S. Income Tax Audits of Corporation Required to Pay Tax in the United States: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
B. John Williams, Jr., Robert D. Comfort, Yale H. Bohn

01/01/91 Legislation Affecting U.S. Income Tax Audits of Corporations Required to Pay Tax in the United States: Increased Interest Rate on Large Corporate Underpayments: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
B. John Williams, Jr., Robert D. Comfort, Yale H. Bohn

1990 Alternative Dispute Resolution under the NLRA: Devaluation of the Strike, The Labor Lawyer, Vol. 6, No. 1

Outside Publication | Article
Timothy O'Reilly

12/01/90 Comprehensive Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recovery Act of 1990: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
James Hunter, Jr.

12/01/90 Negotiating Warn Liability: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Bloom, Michael Banks

12/01/90 Recent Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code Regarding the Taxability of Amounts Paid By Employers for Educational Assistance: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
I. Lee Falk, Vincent Candiello

11/07/90 Environmental Law Developments Seminar 1990, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Environmental Practice Group

11/01/90 New Approach to Patent Venue Announced in VE Holding v. Johnson Gas Appliance Company: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Jospeh H. Golant

10/24/90 Current Issues In Construction Law Pennsylvania, presented at Construction Claims Under Pennsylvania Law

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom, Dennis Morikawa

10/17/90 Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Francis Milone

10/01/90 City of Philadelphia HIV/Aids Legislation: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Fine

October 1990 Something Old, Something New in the Water Arena, NAWC Water

Outside Publication | Article
Thomas Gadsden

09/01/90 German Reunification: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Peter Y. Solmssen, Christopher C. King, Robert V. Daly

09/01/90 Pennsylvania Law Authorizes Bad Faith Claims in Actions on Insurance Policies: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Marc Sonnenfeld

08/24/90 Current Issues in Today's Construction Industry, presented to the Professional Education Systems, Inc., Richmond, VA

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom, Dennis Morikawa

08/01/90 The Supreme Court's Cruzan Decision: Impact On Health Care Providers (A Summary and Outline): Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
John J. Lombard, Jr., John F. Bales III

06/18/90 Lender Liability in the Wake of the Fleet Factors Decision: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Eric Rothenberg

03/30/90 Court Reverses Controversial Decision on Usury Preemption, Real Estate Finance Today

Outside Publication | Article
Lawrence Berger

03/06/90 Proposed Pennsylvania Residual Waste Regulations: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Brian J. Clark, Robert L. Collings

03/01/90 Recent Amendments to the New Jersey Worker and Community Right-to-Know Regulations: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Mark Pennington

03/01/90 U.S. Bankruptcy Court S.D.N.Y. LTV Decision: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Michael Bloom

01/09/90 Update on Takeover Developments

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
David R. King, Gregory M. Harvey, Donald A. Scott

In late December, the Delaware Supreme Court issued its opinion in Barkan v. Amsted Industries. The Case represents a continuation of the important discussion in Delaware of what the Revlon decision means in th... more

01/01/90 Earnings-Stripping Provisions of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1989

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Thomas McCorriston, Jr.

This White paper discusses the limitation imposed by the "earnings-stripping" provisions of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1989 on the federal income tax deductibility of interest paid or accrued by corporate taxpaye... more

01/01/90 New Jersey Family Leave Act

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Lawrence Fine

This White paper discusses the recently enacted New Jersey Family Leave Act and its impact on New Jersey employers. The Act provides that employees with newly born or adopted children or seriously ill family me... more

January 1990 The New Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law: What Litigators Need to Know, Pennsylvania's New Business Corporation Law

Outside Publication | Article
Marc Sonnenfeld

05/10/88 The Ethical Dimensions of Public Administration, persented to the American Society for Public Administration and the Fels Center of Government

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

02/06/88 Can You Be a Good Lawyer and a Good Person, Too?, presented at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

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