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Understanding The Differences Between Outsourcings And Traditional Corporate Transactions
Over the past two decades, several approaches have been developed to effectively manage the outsourcing process. Recently, there have been calls to attempt to manage an outsourcing transaction in the same manner as a more traditional corporate transaction, like a merger or an acquisition. This...
Read MoreBenefit Plan Audits, Information Flow, And Plan Drafting
Increase In Audits Of Tax-Qualified Plans In a series of meetings with benefit professionals during the past month, the Internal Revenue Service described current and upcoming audit activity for tax-qualified retirement plans, including proposals to increase the number of agents conducting audits....
Read MoreCorporate America's Nominations Process: The Winds Of Change - Part II
Part I of this interview appeared in the May 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.Editor: In light of the changes in the rules, is it becoming more difficult to find qualified candidates for the governing board? Kopelman: The general feeling is that finding qualified board members has...
Read MoreCorporate America's Nominations Process: The Winds Of Change - Part I
Part II of this interview appears in the June 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.Editor: Would each of you give our readers some idea of your background and experience? Dienstag: I joined Kramer Levin after having clerked for Judge Jack Weinstein in the Eastern District of New York....
Read MoreFund Managers Face Enforcement Actions And Regulatory Reforms
New York's Attorney General sent shock waves through the mutual fund world when it brought charges against a hedge fund and its managing principal, alleging their involvement in fraudulent mutual fund trading activity. The Attorney General claimed that several leading mutual fund management...
Read MoreProsecution History Estoppel: A Newly Refined Tool For Right-To-Use Analyses
In today's marketplace new technology is one of a business' most valuable assets. However, deployment of new technology is a double-edged sword because it can lead to significant exposure, in particular patent infringement liability. Accordingly, a business must be able to assess beforehand whether...
Read MoreUncharted Waters: Kramer Levin's Gary Naftalis On Corporate Internal Investigations
Editor: Please tell us something about your background and experience.Naftalis: Following law school and a clerkship with a federal judge, I served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. There I was in charge of prosecuting white collar crime cases, first under...
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