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Business Law Today Our eighth index, 2008–2009 This marks the eighth time that Business Law Today presents an index of articles and columns published in the magazine. So as to not consume an unwieldy amount of space, whenever we publish an index, it covers about a two-year period and is not cumulative.

However, you can see a full-history index at the magazine’s home page, www.abanet.org/buslaw/blt.

The magazine began in March/April 1992. Its first index was published in March/April 1994.

This latest update covers feature articles and departments published from January/February 2008 through November/December 2009.

Feature articles by topic: • Alternative dispute resolution • Bankruptcy • Career & training • Commercial finance & commercial transactions • Corporate law & governance • Courts • Cyberspace • E-discovery • Elections • Employee benefits & executive compensation • Environmental • Financial institutions • Insurance • Intellectual property • International • Labor & employment • Law firms • Law schools • Legislation • Limited liability companies • Litigation • Lobbying • Miscellaneous • Nonprofit organizations • Personal profiles • Private equity • Pro bono • Professional responsibility • Real estate • Securities • Spoliation • Taxation • Uniform Commercial Code • White-collar criminal liability

Department articles by topic: • Business letters

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• Keeping current • Nonbinding opinion • Pro bono in action • Side orders • Speaking volumes • Train for the future

Feature articles by topic:

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Mediation and the business divorce Resolving disputes when the business relationship ends Barry Y. Weiner January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 45

Tribal courts and alternative dispute resolution Mediated settlements and arbitration awards in tribal court Pat Sekaquaptewa November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 23

Clashing with class actions Exclusive arbitration clauses in Canada Nikiforos Iatrou and Candace Cooper January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 17

Drafting arbitration provisions for LLC agreements The devil is in the details Dominick T. Gattuso March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 53

Responding to the call for ADR Teaching an old law firm new tricks Norman Solovay September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 59

BANKRUPTCY “Adequately protect” your interests in an economic crisis Proactive steps for lenders facing bankrupt borrowers Timothy M. Lupinacci and Bill D. Bensinger May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 51

Patent portfolios in bankruptcy cases Protecting and maximizing their value Geoffrey Groshong and Samantha Pak July/August 2008


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Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 51

Vanishing collateral The perils of some intangible collateral Stephen L. Sepinuck September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 29

Commercial leases in bankruptcy What happens to the security deposit? Paul E. Escobar January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 55

Limited liability company membership interests What a lender needs to do with LLC collateral on default Michael VanNiel and James W. May March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 47

Counseling the nonprofit debtor in financial distress Some practical pointers Shelly Crocker July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 21

Software licensing in a troubled environment Reducing exposure to financial liability H. Ward Classen and James M. Sullivan November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 23

CAREER & TRAINING Taking care of lawyers taking care of children Child care in the legal profession Cathy Benton and Nicole Brown January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 13

Marketing your law practice Effective strategies for growth Terrie S. Wheeler January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 17

Second this! A personal look back at my secondment Craighton Goeppele January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 31

Coping with challenges Lawyer assistance and law office management assistance programs Ellen Murphy January/February 2008


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Canadian, eh? The value of a joint U.S.–Canadian law degree Rob Blackstein and Bernadette Corpuz January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 25

Law reform commissions William L. Reynolds and Laila Said January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 28

Life at the center Reflections on my career Roberta S. Karmel January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 49

Drafting effective contracts How to revise, edit, and use form agreements Susan M. Chesler November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 35

COMMERCIAL FINANCE & COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS Environmentally insolvent Fair value measurement of environmental liabilities poses solvency risk C. Gregory Rogers July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 41

Islamic banking An introduction Shahzad Q. Qadri July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 59

Of stockyards and stock exchanges Proceeds puzzles under revised UCC Article 9 Kristen David Adams September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 11

A horse is a horse (of course) Equine collateral Katherine Simpson Allen September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 17

My dog ate the (security) certificates What’s the big deal? Bradley Gibson September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 33


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Credit rating agencies in the spotlight A new casualty of the mortgage meltdown Larry P. Ellsworth and Keith V. Porapaiboon March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 35

The next wave Developments in credit default swap litigation Alan H. Scheiner May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 53

Disclosing environmental liabilities Recent developments in legal and accounting standards Bernie Hawkins, Cory Manning, and Mike Bryan July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 61

CORPORATE LAW & GOVERNANCE Whistleblowers and prosecutors Achieving the best interests of the public William Y. Culbertson May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 30

Being a qui tam whistleblower It’s not for everybody Robin Page West May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 31

In re The Walt Disney Company Derivative Litigation A new standard for corporate minutes Cullen M. “Mike” Godfrey July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 47

COURTS The “new” business courts Responding to modern business and commercial disputes Lee Applebaum March/April 2008 Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 13

The history of Delaware’s business courts Their rise to preeminence Donald F. Parsons Jr. and Joseph R. Slights III March/April 2008 Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 21

Strangers in a strange land Specialized courts resolving patent disputes


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Lawrence M. Sung March/April 2008 Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 27

The untold story of the bankruptcy courts A positive resource for business Ronald S. Gellert March/April 2008 Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 31

Beyond the border An international perspective on business courts Ralph Peeples and Hanne Nyheim March/April 2008 Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 35


Delaware corporate decisions Key cases from early 2009 Kevin F. Brady and Francis G. X. Pileggi September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 17

Supreme Court update Decisions from 2009 Kendyl Hanks, Kate David, and Stacy Nathanson September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 43

CYBERSPACE Domain names as collateral Are we all just kidding ourselves? Warren E. Agin September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 22

Data security and ethical hacking Points to consider for eliminating avoidable exposure Ronald I. Raether Jr. September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 55

Social networking and the law Virtual social communities are creating real legal issues Perry Viscounty, Jennifer Archie, Farnaz Alemi, and Jenny Allen March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 58

So many privacy rules! The developing standard of care for data security and identity theft protection


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Jonathan T. Rubens July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 55

E-DISCOVERY Know when to hold ’em Don’t be a gambler with litigation holds David A. Chaumette and Robert Witte September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 25

ELECTIONS Campaign finance compliance Ten tips for lobbyists Jan Witold Baran March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 21

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION In re The Walt Disney Company Derivative Litigation A new standard for corporate minutes Cullen M. “Mike” Godfrey July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 47

ENVIRONMENTAL Environmentally insolvent Fair value measurement of environmental liabilities poses solvency risk C. Gregory Rogers July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 41

Seeing red over “green” The fight over “organic,” “natural,” and “sustainable” Ricardo Carvajal and Riëtte van Laack May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 33



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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Office of Foreign Asset Control Do you know who your borrower is? Jeremy S. Friedberg and Andrew L. Cole May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 59

Islamic banking An introduction Shahzad Q. Qadri July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 59


The report of foreign bank and financial accounts So what’s all the fuss about? Brian D. Harvel November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 9

INSURANCE Excess D&O insurance The exhaustion by payment condition Eric S. Connuck September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 45

Directors and officers liability insurance for nonprofits Is your client adequately protected? Stephen M. Foxman July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 35

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The Supreme Court’s decision in KSR v. Teleflex New concerns for patents William H. Honaker March/April 2008 Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 53

Patent portfolios in bankruptcy cases Protecting and maximizing their value Geoffrey Groshong and Samantha Pak July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 51


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The sparkling wine war Pitting trademark rights against geographic indications Carol Robertson May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 19

Combating gray market goods Using the Lanham Act to protect your clients Fredric A. Mendelsohn and Aaron H. Stanton November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 15

Ongoing IP due diligence The duty to protect valuable corporate assets Stephen Ball and Kathy Chapman November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 29

INTERNATIONAL Navigating the litigation landscape in Canada Securing evidence and enforcing judgments Stephen C. Nadler January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 41

Teach an old UCC dog new tricks An overview of the U.N. Convention on the International Sale of Goods Christine E. Nicholas September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 39

Navigating China and U.S. law A growing practice area Dennis M. Horn September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 51

Setting up shop in Canada What U.S. retailers need to know Rocco M. Delfino and C. Mario Paura January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 11

Clashing with class actions Exclusive arbitration clauses in Canada Nikiforos Iatrou and Candace Cooper January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 17

Implementing the Electronic Communications Convention Ratification isn’t what it used to be John D. Gregory January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 43


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A trip around the food law world Introducing new food products in the global marketplace Christine M. Castellano May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 13

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Conducting investigations of wrongful workplace conduct Issues and guidelines Roy A. Ginsburg May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 39

Defining employees and independent contractors Don’t try this at home! Robert W. Wood May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 45

Properly investigating complaints of harassment How to limit a company’s exposure E. Jason Tremblay September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 61

Diversity management in an economic downturn Diversity & risk mitigation in corporate restructuring O’Kelly E. McWilliams III and Nimesh M. Patel January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 59

Corporate Miranda Clarifying lawyers’ loyalty during an internal investigation Ashish S. Joshi September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 51

LAW FIRMS Taking care of lawyers taking care of children Child care in the legal profession Cathy Benton and Nicole Brown January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 13

Marketing your law practice Effective strategies for growth Terrie S. Wheeler January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 17

Disaster planning What we have (and haven’t) learned


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Gary A. Munneke January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 23

Cutting to the “document review” chase Managing a document review in litigation and investigations Ashish Prasad, Kim Leffert, and Shauna Fulbright-Paxton November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 57

Responding to the call for ADR Teaching an old law firm new tricks Norman Solovay September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 59

The rise of global legal sourcing How vendors and clients are changing legal business models David A. Steiger November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 39

LAW SCHOOLS Canadian, eh? The value of a joint U.S.–Canadian law degree Rob Blackstein and Bernadette Corpuz January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 25

The rise of global legal sourcing How vendors and clients are changing legal business models David A. Steiger November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 39

LEGISLATION Regulating the subprime market Finding the right balance Michael C. Tomkies July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 21

Trends in subprime lending Legislation, litigation, and enforcement on the rise Travis P. Nelson July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 27

Avoiding trouble in paradise Understanding Hawai`i’s law and indigenous culture D. Kapua`ala Sproat November/December 2008


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Implementing the Electronic Communications Convention Ratification isn’t what it used to be John D. Gregory January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 43

Proposition 65 and food You have now been warned Jennifer Yu Sacro May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 39

The CPSIA Congressional response to the “Year of the Recall” A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. and Dowse B. “Brad” Rustin IV September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 37

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES Series LLCs Let’s give the frog a little love Dominick T. Gattuso July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 33

Limited liability company membership interests What a lender needs to do with LLC collateral on default Michael VanNiel and James W. May March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 47

Drafting arbitration provisions for LLC agreements The devil is in the details Dominick T. Gattuso March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 53

Delaware LLCs The wave of the future and advising your clients about what to expect Peter J. Walsh Jr. and Dominick T. Gattuso September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 11

Reforming LLC fiduciary law A brief for the unrepresented John M. Cunningham November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 51


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LITIGATION Navigating the litigation landscape in Canada Securing evidence and enforcing judgments Stephen C. Nadler January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 41

The Supreme Court’s decision in KSR v. Teleflex New concerns for patents William H. Honaker March/April 2008 Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 53

Whistleblowers and prosecutors Achieving the best interests of the public William Y. Culbertson May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 30

Being a qui tam whistleblower It’s not for everybody Robin Page West May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 31

When bad things happen to good cities Are lenders to blame? Richard E. Gottlieb and Andrew J. McGuinness July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 13


In re The Walt Disney Company Derivative Litigation A new standard for corporate minutes Cullen M. “Mike” Godfrey July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 47

Encouraging business with Indian tribes A brief discussion of the tribal exhaustion doctrine Thomas Weathers November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 17

Prosecution of private corporate conduct The uncertainty surrounding honest services fraud Frank C. Razzano and Kristin H. Jones January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 37

Credit rating agencies in the spotlight A new casualty of the mortgage meltdown


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Larry P. Ellsworth and Keith V. Porapaiboon March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 35

Know when to hold ’em Don’t be a gambler with litigation holds David A. Chaumette and Robert Witte September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 25

LOBBYING You must be present to win What business lawyers need to know about legislative advocacy James R. “Jim” Daughton Jr. March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 11

Rules? In a lobbying fight? The ethics of state and local lobbying Tony Driessen March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 17

Campaign finance compliance Ten tips for lobbyists Jan Witold Baran March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 21

Nonprofits and lobbying Yes, they can! Nayantara Mehta March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 27

MISCELLANEOUS Attorney-client privilege Pitfalls and pointers for transactional attorneys Raymond L. Sweigart March/April 2008 Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 43

Golf and the law A closer look at the primary assumption of the risk doctrine John H. Minan March/April 2008 Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 49

Courting the suicide king Closing opinions and lawyer liability Donald W. Glazer and Jonathan C. Lipson March/April 2008


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Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 59

When bad things happen to good cities Are lenders to blame? Richard E. Gottlieb and Andrew J. McGuinness July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 13

Regulating the subprime market Finding the right balance Michael C. Tomkies July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 21


Deal or no deal? Understanding Indian Country transactions Gabriel S. Galanda and Anthony S. Broadman November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 11

Encouraging business with Indian tribes A brief discussion of the tribal exhaustion doctrine Thomas Weathers November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 17


Avoiding trouble in paradise Understanding Hawai`i’s law and indigenous culture D. Kapua`ala Sproat November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 29

Cutting to the “document review” chase Managing a document review in litigation and investigations Ashish Prasad, Kim Leffert, and Shauna Fulbright-Paxton November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 57

Social networking and the law Virtual social communities are creating real legal issues Perry Viscounty, Jennifer Archie, Farnaz Alemi, and Jenny Allen March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 58

Advertising food products Understanding the regulatory mix


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Timothy S. Ernst May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 25

Seeing red over “green” The fight over “organic,” “natural,” and “sustainable” Ricardo Carvajal and Riëtte van Laack May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 33

75 years after Prohibition The regulatory hangover remains Susan Cagann and Rick Van Duzer May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 45

Planning for life after the closing The impact of information technology and outsourcing Christopher C. Cain and Karl A. Hochkammer May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 61

UPMIFA, three years later What’s a prudent director to do? Cynthia R. Rowland July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 41

The business of religion Current legal issues facing religious organizations Patrick Sternal July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 47

So many privacy rules! The developing standard of care for data security and identity theft protection Jonathan T. Rubens July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 55

Delaware corporate decisions Key cases from early 2009 Kevin F. Brady and Francis G. X. Pileggi September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 17

The CPSIA Congressional response to the “Year of the Recall” A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. and Dowse B. “Brad” Rustin IV September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 37

Supreme Court update Decisions from 2009 Kendyl Hanks, Kate David, and Stacy Nathanson September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 43


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NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Lawyers’ service on nonprofit boards Managing the risks of an important community activity Willard L. Boyd III November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 35

Nonprofits and lobbying Yes, they can! Nayantara Mehta March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 27

Advising a charity? Avoid common fumbles by the unwary pro bono lawyer Alice M. Anderson and Sheila Warren July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 11

Alternatives to forming a charitable nonprofit A start-up may not be in your client’s best interests Gene Takagi and Emily Chan July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 15

Counseling the nonprofit debtor in financial distress Some practical pointers Shelly Crocker July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 21

The IRS’s new regulation of nonprofit governance The annual Form 990 is now much more than a tax return Lisa A. Runquist and Michael E. Malamut July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 29

Directors and officers liability insurance for nonprofits Is your client adequately protected? Stephen M. Foxman July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 35

UPMIFA, three years later What’s a prudent director to do? Cynthia R. Rowland July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 41


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The business of religion Current legal issues facing religious organizations Patrick Sternal July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 47

What is community economic development today? An effort by a myriad of professionals Rutledge A. Simmons November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 45

PERSONAL PROFILES Life at the center Reflections on my career Roberta S. Karmel January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 49

PRIVATE EQUITY Private equity transactions Understanding some fundamental principles Jeffrey A. Blomberg January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 51

Everyman a venture capitalist Taking private equity public Steven B. Boehm and Hannah L. Friedberg May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 13

Trends in the private equity secondary market A response to today’s financial markets Thomas A. Beaudoin, Jennifer C. Berrent, Stephanie C. Evans, and Sarah Rothermel March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 41

PRO BONO Advising a charity? Avoid common fumbles by the unwary pro bono lawyer Alice M. Anderson and Sheila Warren July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 11

Counseling the nonprofit debtor in financial distress Some practical pointers Shelly Crocker July/August 2009


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PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY Nobody looks good in orange Keeping your client and yourself out of prison Mark Rankin and Thomas Kay November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 43


REAL ESTATE Commercial leases in bankruptcy What happens to the security deposit? Paul E. Escobar January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 55

SECURITIES Rule 10b5-1 plans Staying out of trouble Brandon C. Parris May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 21



SPOLIATION Know when to hold ’em Don’t be a gambler with litigation holds David A. Chaumette and Robert Witte September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 25


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TAXATION Avoiding successor tax liability in a sale of business assets Protecting the purchaser’s interests Raymond P. Carpenter Sr. November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 49

Attorney fees in class actions When plaintiffs are taxed too Robert W. Wood January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 33

The IRS’s new regulation of nonprofit governance The annual Form 990 is now much more than a tax return Lisa A. Runquist and Michael E. Malamut July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 29

The report of foreign bank and financial accounts So what’s all the fuss about? Brian D. Harvel November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 9

UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE Of stockyards and stock exchanges Proceeds puzzles under revised UCC Article 9 Kristen David Adams September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 11

A horse is a horse (of course) Equine collateral Katherine Simpson Allen September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 17

My dog ate the (security) certificates What’s the big deal? Bradley Gibson September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 33

Teach an old UCC dog new tricks An overview of the U.N. Convention on the International Sale of Goods Christine E. Nicholas September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 39

Limited liability company membership interests What a lender needs to do with LLC collateral on default Michael VanNiel and James W. May March/April 2009


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Le menu The UCC and food Steven O. Weise May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 10

WHITE-COLLAR CRIMINAL LIABILITY Nobody looks good in orange Keeping your client and yourself out of prison Mark Rankin and Thomas Kay November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 43

Prosecution of private corporate conduct The uncertainty surrounding honest services fraud Frank C. Razzano and Kristin H. Jones January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 37

Honest services fraud You may already be guilty! Neil Abbott and K. B. Battaglini September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 31

DEPARTMENT ARTICLES BY TOPIC: BUSINESS LETTERS Lack of a detailed report the real governance failure in Disney case Michael E. Malamut September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 5

Detailed minutes are still necessary to build a record Mike Godfrey September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 5

KEEPING CURRENT ANTITRUST China passes comprehensive anti-monopoly law Jonathan S. Gowdy January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 9


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BANKRUPTCY Omission of “Inc.” from financing statement Christopher Combest January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 49

CORPORATE COMPENSATION Delaware court allows claims based on executive compensation to go forward Michael J. Biles and Kimberly G. Davis September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 22

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Standards of review; officer fiduciary duties; and shareholder ratification Julie Kaufer and Justin Radell May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 57

CORPORATIONS Changes to Delaware General Corporation Law may impact 2010 proxy season Scott Towers and Catherine L. Beck September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 51

DIRECTOR INDEMNIFICATION Retroactive repeal of rights for corporate directors Steven H. Goldberg and Michael B. Jacobson November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 41

FIDUCIARY DUTIES Delaware courts set high bar for directors’ breach of duty of loyalty Julie Kaufer and Justin Radell July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 25

GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT Chief compliance and legal counsel caught by False Claims Act Thomas F. O’Neil III and Melinda H. Waterhouse March/April 2008 Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 62

JURISDICTION Non-Delaware lawyers can be sued for giving advice on Delaware Law Francis G.X. Pileggi and Danielle S. Blount March/April 2008 Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 64

LLC GOVERNANCE Delaware decision puts premium on careful drafting Lewis H. Lazarus and Jason C. Jowers May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 64

PATENTS Federal Circuit places USPTO final rules on hold


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Catherine Toppin September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 63

SECURITIES Climate change disclosure obligations Paul E. Gutermann January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 38

10b5-1 plans under increased scrutiny Stanley Yorsz January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 56

New SEC rules on bank broker-dealer activities David J. Baum and Paul D. Hourigan January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 64

Supreme Court limits private lawsuits Linda T. Coberly, Gene C. Schaerr, Steffen N. Johnson, and William P. Ferranti May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 26

SEC amends Rules 144 and 145 David H. Pankey, LaTisha O. Chatman, and Meredith Sanderlin Thrower May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 28

Insider trading compliance programs in SEC crosshairs Michael K. Lowman, Larry P. Ellsworth, and Jennifer M. Lawson July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 64

New requirements to consider when dealing with fairness opinions David M. Grinberg and Matthew S. O’Loughlin September/October 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 59

Recent developments in director independence Amy L. Goodman, Gillian McPhee, and Elizabeth A. Ising November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 62

Potential fraud liability for merger agreement representations and warranties Michael Hutchings March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 32

The SEC Enforcement Manual—An aid to combat SEC investigations James V. Masella III and Ryan Cronin March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 51

Tenth Circuit clarifies loss causation burden Julian W. Poon and Joshua I. Wilkenfeld May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 49


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Recent cases and SEC staff guidance on Rule 10b5-1 trading plans David Lamarre November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 20

TAKEOVERS Canadian foreign takeover review Howie Wong and Robert Dechert January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 22

NONBINDING OPINION L3Cs Useless gadgets? J. William Callison November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 55

PRO BONO IN ACTION Rewards and challenges of pro bono in China Monin Ung January/February 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 55

A pro bono-neighborhood partnership Allyn M. O’Connor March/April 2008 Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 57

Representing clients in microfinance transactions Creighton R. Meland Jr. May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 63

Fighting the foreclosure crisis in Philadelphia William J. Woodward Jr. March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 31

SIDE ORDERS Crossword puzzle Myles Mellor May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 49


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SPEAKING VOLUMES Bankruptcy Crimes, Third Edition Fraud that undermines the bankruptcy system F. Scott Wilson May/June 2008 Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 56

The Small but Essential Handbook of Basic Bankruptcy Law--Lawyer’s Edition A primer on the mysterious world of bankruptcy Brianna G. Andersen July/August 2008 Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 62

Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets: How to Fix America’s Trillion-Dollar Construction Industry Exposing waste and inefficiency in a vital industry Daniel Weber November/December 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 61

Against Intellectual Monopoly An argument for eliminating the IP protection system James D. Nguyen and Elke F. Suber March/April 2009 Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 62

Glazer and FitzGibbon on Legal Opinions, Third Edition An update to a landmark treatise Stanley Keller May/June 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 58

Corporate Governance: Promises Kept, Promises Broken The real reason why businesses make bad decisions Nancy B. Rapoport July/August 2009 Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 52

Executive Compensation for Emerging Growth Companies Guidance on a topic that spans practice areas and professions Michael J. Hussey September/October 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 56

Winning the Patent Damages Case Changing the focus of the patent damages case Howard J. Susser November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 48

TRAIN FOR THE FUTURE Canadian, eh? The value of a joint U.S.–Canadian law degree Rob Blackstein and Bernadette Corpuz


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January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 25

Law reform commissions William L. Reynolds and Laila Said January/February 2009 Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 28

Drafting effective contracts How to revise, edit, and use form agreements Susan M. Chesler November/December 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 35

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