'It's surprisingly common in international construction contracts, but a kind of bribery. These "sponsors" are often connected to the ruling elite and you're expected to pay them a retainer to make "connections".' Darby declined and didn't get the ...more »
To him, the company's corporate headquarters in the gleaming towers of the Time Warner Center is an “indulgence,” a giant reminder of past mistakes made by one of the world's largest media companies. “There was a burgeoning overhead reaching $500 ...more »
“Audits for real estate law practices are very common and routine,” he added, saying he'd discuss the matter after the audit is complete. Carrie Navarifar, a First American spokeswoman, said the company does not comment on “internal matters. ...more »
In 2005, when Bialek was living in a different Lake Shore Drive apartment, another creditor won a judgment against her for $3900, and in 2006, a different company took out a mechanic's lien against her claiming that she failed to pay $886, ...more »
The opportunity comes from the fact that Congress also unified the gift and estate tax laws, the result being that individuals can make a gift of up to $5 million during their lifetime — or at death — tax-free. Given that the estate tax rules have ...more »
The company tracks loan-level data of nearly 40 million mortgages and said earlier in October that 4.2 million properties are more than 30-days delinquent but not in foreclosure, while 1.84 million properties area at least 90 days past due but not in ...more »
Like many small and midsized businesses, the firm places a greater emphasis on innovative technology to drive profitability and ensure competitiveness in the market while contending with limited resources. Today, the number of veterans filing ...more »
She has taken a special interest in environmental issues, championing the State Green Building Construction Act and in reform legislation, authoring the Contract Disclosure Act. The late Antonio (Tony) P. Morelli, Class of 1942, was a Fire Department ...more »
The current law forces developers to build parking spaces. Hence, the burden is transferred to the real estate developers, especially for projects built in central areas of large cities, such as Bucharest. This demand affects the capitalization of ...more »
The Federal Circuit was created to bring certainty to the law, but what has transpired over the course of the last 10 years or so seems to be anything but certainty and stability. For crying out loud a patent is a property right and for any property ...more »
The loan agreement contains certain restrictive financial covenants with respect to total equity, debt-to-equity and debt coverage that must be maintained by the Company on a quarterly basis. As of September 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with ...more »
The rankings, based on surveys of thousands of law firms in 75 practice areas, are posted online. PLF is listed under "Metropolitan Top-Tier Rankings," in the "Sacramento" category, for the specialty, "Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law. ...more »
"He is an accomplished patent litigator who is handling cutting-edge cases that are shaping the future of intellectual property law." Mr. Mukerji received his JD from Boston University School of Law in 1999, and both his ME (1996) and BS (1995) in ...more »
Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the risk of changes to tax or other laws that may adversely affect the REIT conversion; inability of MID to develop a suitable structure for the REIT conversion; ...more »
To address this concern, Pittsford's town board is proposing a host of changes to zoning regulations including codes that consider surrounding homes (context-based zoning) and a defined set of standards from which developers and homeowners can work off ...more »
A state appeals court agreed in August, relying on a 1989 order by the state Industrial Welfare Commission that excluded all members of "learned professions" from overtime. The commission's previous rules had applied only to licensed members of certain ...more »
