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Commentary: New Voices Question Corporate Criminal Liability
The complaints of corporate criminal practitioners about the current legal regime governing corporate criminal liability are like complaints about the weather: No one ever does anything about it. But attorney Audrey Strauss notes that important new voices are urging a reassessment of the legal underpinnings of corporate criminal liability. Strauss suggests that counsel representing corporations in criminal matters should make their own contributions to the conversation.
Annual Report on Firm Finance: Report Shows Mixed Results for Big-Tex Finances in 2005
Gross revenue at large Texas firms moved upward in 2005, but only slightly, with the 25 highest-grossing Texas-based firms posting an overall 2.3 percent increase in total revenue last year, compared to 2004.
Four Who Seek to Join Commonwealth Court Answer The Legal's Questions
1. What makes a good judge?Up-and-Coming Texas In-Housers
Five lawyers put in extra extra effort to become some of the Texas in-house world's rising stars.
The 2005 Legislative Wish List
Here's a look at the top legal issues facing the new session of the Texas Legislature.Four Who Seek to Join Commonwealth Court Answer the Legal's Questions
Candidates for Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court answer questions posed by The Legal Intelligencer.
Daring and Controversial Legal Structures Help Fortress and Blackstone Avoid Tax and SEC Scrutiny
When Fortress Investment Group went public, a dazzlingly complex structure -- crafted by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom -- allowed it to avoid nearly all corporate tax and steer clear of SEC scrutiny of its investments. The Blackstone Group then went a step further, achieving one of the most innovative, brash and controversial IPOs in recent memory. The deals illustrate how Wall Street's best corporate and tax lawyers create advantages for clients with the daring to push the edge of the law.Daring and Controversial Legal Structures Help Fortress and Blackstone Avoid Tax and SEC Scrutiny
When Fortress Investment Group went public, a dazzlingly complex structure -- crafted by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom -- allowed it to avoid nearly all corporate tax and steer clear of SEC scrutiny of its investments. The Blackstone Group then went a step further, achieving one of the most innovative, brash and controversial IPOs in recent memory. The deals illustrate how Wall Street's best corporate and tax lawyers create advantages for clients with the daring to push the edge of the law.2012 Report of the Supreme Court Civil Practice Committee
Notice to the bar.