Corporate Divorce: Control Emotions. The Effort Should Be to Maximize Real Value, Not Inflict Pain or Get Even. Why a Negotiated Remedy Is Often Best
June 9, 2016
P. Benjamin Zuckerman
At the beginning of the corporate divorce case, emotions are high and the parties often focus more on lashing out at the other — to get even with or inflict pain on the co-owner – rather than on obtaining an optimal split of the business. It often starts as a scorched earth, all-or-nothing approach where the client’s expressed view is often: “The co-owner’s entitled to nothing, so prove he’s the bad guy and make sure he gets nothing”. While there are cases where there is good reason simply to pursue full blown litigation and the all-or-nothing goal, there are many cases where that approach is not the best or even an effective strategy. It is often your task to control your client’s emotions and have him or her focus on what really matters.
Cybersecurity: Before and After the Storm
June 8, 2016
Gavin C. Gaukroger and Gina Clausen Lozier
Are You Caught in the Storm? What Bankruptcy Practitioners Need to Know about Hurricane Claims
June 7, 2016
Ashley Dillman Bruce, Leslie Gern Cloyd, and Gina Clausen Lozier
Governments Are Not Immune to Hurricanes
June 6, 2016
Dawn M. Meyers and Gina Clausen Lozier
Don't Be a Scapegoat: What an Insurance Agent Should Know When Preparing Clients for Hurricane Season
June 5, 2016
Gina Clausen Lozier and Barry D. Lapides
Eleventh Circuit Gives Guidance to Third Parties Served With Discovery
May 26, 2016
Paul A. Avron and Ilyse M. Homer
Attorneys and their clients should be aware of the means of preserving, or attempting to preserve, the right immediately (or almost immediately) to appeal discovery orders adverse to the “attorney-client privilege”, regardless of whether the client is a party or non-party to the case in which a formal request for documents
Husky Is Not So Lucky for Debtors – the United States Supreme Court's Recent Opinion on the Denial of Debt Dischargeability Under Bankruptcy Code § 523(a)(2)(a)'s Actual Fraud Provision
May 25, 2016
Lewis M. Killian Jr. and Ashley Dillman Bruce
What You Need To Know About Your Insurance Policy
May 11, 2016
Gina Clausen Lozier
New York Simplifies Registration Requirements for Certain Out-Of-State Real Estate Projects
May 11, 2016
Jeffrey R. Margolis and Barry D. Lapides
Doing Business in Florida, "Don't Be A Jerk: It Can Cost You Big $"
May 10, 2016
New Proposed Regulations Require Disclosure of Foreign Ownership
May 9, 2016
Mitchell W. Goldberg
Has the 90-Day Deadline to Record a Florida Construction Lien Started Ticking?
May 9, 2016
Jeffrey S. Wertman
Over the years, there has been considerable litigation over whether or not a construction lien in Florida has been timely filed. As construction projects increase in number, many expect there to be an escalation in construction lien filings. Construction participants, such as contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, engineers and surveyors, have a short window of opportunity to perfect their construction lien rights. Florida’s Construction Lien Law requires a lienor to record a construction lien within 90 days from the last date that it furnishes labor, services or materials. This deadline is referred to in the lien law as the “final furnishing.”
