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The Stakes Are Getting Bigger In The Employment Law Arena
Editor: Would each of you gentlemen tell our readers something about your professional experience. Duston: I am a partner in Saul Ewing's Washington, DC office and co-chair of the firm's Labor and Employment Employee Benefits Practice Group. Most of my work has been in the employment law area,...
Read MorePublic Utility Companies And Regulatory Risk
Editor: Please provide our readers with a brief summary of the work done by your practice group. Miller: Our energy and utility attorneys advise investor-owned utilities, merchant generators of electricity, energy marketers, large consumers of energy, institutional investors and lenders,...
Read More"All The World's A Stage": Long The Understudy, U.S. Exports Take A Leading Role
It seems that these days, it is difficult to avoid a daily dose of bad economic news.Another drop in the markets, another drop in housing starts, another bankruptcy. These are troubled and uncertain times, and it too often seems that large segments of the American economy stand on the brink of...
Read MoreTaking A Lesson From History In Viewing The Subprime Crisis
Editor: I understand that Saul Ewing is currently setting up a subprime practice group. How will this group differ from the firm's bankruptcy practice? Pippett: It will be different in that it is to be a broad-based, cooperative effort among practice groups, made up of attorneys...
Read MoreForeign Distributor Protection Laws: A Veritable Minefield For U.S. Suppliers
As our global economy expands, U.S. manufacturers and suppliers are increasingly seeking out opportunities to sell their products in new foreign markets. To gain entry to these markets, they often rely on local, well-established distributors to market and sell their products. As the local...
Read MoreStock Option Backdating - How Does The Court Of Chancery Determine Breach Of Fiduciary Duty?
Spawned by the research conducted by University of Iowa professor, Dr. Erik Lie, and the article that first appeared in The Wall Street Journal in March of 2006, stock option backdating has become an increasingly important issue for all public companies. The granting of stock options to executives...
Read MoreHow To Reduce Your Company's Electric Bill By Contract
What do Wrigley Field, Heinz Field and Gillette Stadium have in common? Other than being the sites of major league sports teams, each purchases their electric service from a retail energy supplier rather than the local utility.1 Why the switch? The answer is simple: the potential for lower energy...
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