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It’s All In The Name – Building A Successful Brand
When a hedge fund or private equity fund is initially formed, its reputation is inextricably linked to that of its founders. As with any successful business, however, the value of hedge and private equity fund names over time will evolve from the goodwill and reputation that they have developed,...
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EEOC’s New Guidance Regarding The Use Of Arrest And Conviction Records: Background Screening Practices Take The Foreground
On April 25, 2012, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) issued its Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the “Guidance”)....
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Waivers Of Class And Collective Claims In Arbitration Agreements: Recent Developments
As described in Kramer Levin’s August 2010 Employment Law Update, the United States Supreme Court held in Stolt-Nielsen v. Animalfeeds Int’l Corp., 130 S. Ct. 1758 (2010) that parties could not be compelled to submit class antitrust claims to arbitration when the arbitration clauses...
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Supreme Court To Address Standards For Class Certification In Securities Fraud Actions And Contours Of The “Fraud On The Market” Doctrine
For over 20 years, the “fraud on the market” theory, which the Supreme Court endorsed in Basic Inc. v. Levinson, 485 U.S. 224 (1988), has been a key tool for plaintiffs in class action securities fraud litigation under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and SEC Rule 10b-5....
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The NLRB Gives All Employers Cause For Concern
A newly activist National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or the “Board”) has given all employers – whether or not their workplaces are unionized – reason to pay close attention to its activities. While many of its initiatives will be subject to...
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A New Era Of Whistleblower-Triggered Investigations
Editor: Please tell us about your background and professional experience. Sparling: I graduated from Cardozo Law School in 1998 and joined Cleary Gottlieb’s New York office as a litigation associate. I then clerked for Judge Robert Chatigny in the U.S. District of Connecticut. Following...
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Using Restrictive Covenants To Protect Alternative Asset Managers
Alternative asset managers know that today’s valued employee may become tomorrow’s competitor. You may suddenly find yourself competing against a person who, after having years of access to your strategies, processes, confidential information, and clients, learned the business at...
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