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February 14, 2011 |

Open a Brief With Substance, Not Bluster

6 minute read
February 10, 2003 |

On the Move

1 minute read
November 28, 2005 |

Swimming With the Big Fish

With more and more mergers creating giant law firms, small firms may feel like minnows in a sea of bigger fish, complete with all the associated perils. However, some small fry are making it in the big pond by getting work with billion-dollar corporations. How are these firms attracting -- and keeping -- clients that might normally be reserved for the big firms? By using creativity and highlighting their advantages, like personal service.
7 minute read
November 30, 2011 |

NLRB Disequilibrium

The National Labor Relations Board has recently implemented sweeping regulatory reforms and decided three cases that dramatically alter its existing standards.
7 minute read
April 22, 2010 |

Editorializing, Gratuitous Verbiage And Verbatim Tracking Don't Persuade

This column does not address writing mistakes that detract from the persuasive effort but aren't intentional, like typos, errors in grammar and punctuation, or sloppy citational form, and it does not address helpful tactics that are often ignored, such as choosing a persuasive theme, starting strong, being generous with headings and subheadings, introducing quotations, and providing internal summaries. This column is about tactics that do not work though we think they do.
6 minute read
November 03, 2011 |

New IRS Settlement Program Addresses Misclassification of Employees

Against the backdrop of robust civil and criminal employment tax enforcement programs by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — and potentially devastating liability consequences — the IRS has created a settlement program that is extraordinarily favorable for business taxpayers.
4 minute read
July 12, 2004 |

Bergen County Improvement Authority v. North Jersey Media Group, Inc. et al

Financial reports of affiliates of a hospital prepared at the behest of the county improvement authority and kept on file pursuant to the provisions of a lease agreement between them are public documents under the common-law right of access; although the public policy expressed in the Open Public Records Act is entitled to judicial consideration and respect, the common-law definition of "public record" is broader than the statutory definition of "government record" contained in the OPRA.
12 minute read
March 22, 2007 |

Hot Times in the Toy Store

With some 1,500 stores in 34 countries, Wayne, N.J.-based Toys "R" Us Inc. is one of the world's leading toy and baby products retailers. It operates more than 580 toy stores in the United States and 670 internationally, as well as 250 Babies "R" Us stores. The company employs about 90,000 people, takes in $11 billion in annual revenues and last year ranked No. 208 on the Fortune 500 list. GC David J. Schwartz has tried to create a mini-law firm by organizing his 10 lawyers into practice areas.
4 minute read
January 24, 2012 |

Shortening the Statute of Limitations

Shortening the statute of limitations for employee disputes.
7 minute read
April 27, 2007 |

Effectively Defending Whistleblower Suits

Proactive responses to whistleblower complaints and robust performance management protocols with respect to employee misconduct and performance issues will aid in dismissing whistleblower claims when warranted.
8 minute read

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