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Project: Homeland Security - Law Firms WolfBlock Public Strategies LLC: At The Center Of The Development Of Homeland Security Technology
Editor: Mr. Cushing, would you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Cushing: Upon graduation from college in 1984 I joined a company which is now Boston Capital Development. Boston Capital is the largest for-profit syndicator of affordable housing. In 1986, in...
Read MoreProject: Corporate Counsel Part I (Unintended Consequences) - Law Firms Establishing "Best Practices" For The Administration Of Retirement and Welfare Plans
The Enron debacle, as well as other corporate scandals, opened the eyes of many government regulatory agencies to a number of issues concerning the operation and administration of retirement and other employee benefit plans. Accounting and actuarial abuses, mutual fund scandals, hidden investment...
Read MoreSecond Circuit Vacates Portions Of EPA's CAFO Rule
In a decision with nationwide implications for regulation of wastewater discharges, on February 28, 2005, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated portions of the Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA's") CAFO Rule. Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,...
Read MoreThe H-1B Visa: Understanding The Employer's Responsibilities
The situation is probably familiar: The company is ready to expand, or has a need in a particular "professional" or "specialty" area.A prospective employee is selected.This individual is perfectly suited for the position, but he or she will need the company to file a petition on his or her behalf...
Read MoreMiddleAtlantic Focus - Law Firms Adding Value To The Client's Business: WolfBlock Public Strategies LLC
Editor: Mr. Crowe, will you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Crowe: Following law school, I joined the District Attorney's Office in Boston in 1973. I then went into private practice while I pursued an LL.M in taxation from Boston University,...
Read MoreForthcoming EPA Due Diligence Rule To Provide Key To Liability Defense
For many years the standard for environmental due diligence has been that established by the American Society for Testing and Materials ("ASTM"). The ASTM standard was established with no direct government involvement and no government commentary on the subject. The ASTM standard was developed to...
Read MoreRestrictive Covenants
Are you subject to a restrictive covenant? Does your company impose one on its high level employees? Does your physician have a restrictive covenant in his employment contract? Do you want him to? Restrictive covenants are a provision in employment agreements in which an employee agrees not to...
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