News, Insights & Events
Many of the attorneys in the Law Firm Alliance author articles and thought leadership pieces on important topics and trends covering a wide variety of practices.
While these articles are correct on matters of law when they are produced, verdicts, rulings, legislation and other actions may affect the applicability of some of the information. Please consult your legal advisor before making decisions on the information you read here.
Articles
How Companies Must Tackle the 4 M’s to Grow Through ‘No-Man’s Land’
October 3, 2019
Zac Lamb, Business Succession and Trusts and Estates Attorney,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
Businesses trying to grow through the stage where they're too big to be small businesses, but not large enough to be big businesses, must focus on four key factors to be successful.
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Race-Conscious Admissions and the Race to the Supreme Court
Higher Education
Monica C. Barrett and Sarah A. Luke, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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So You've Been Watching (and Cringing at) HBO's "Succession?"
October 1, 2019
Richard Crow and Jenny Boyer, Business Attorneys,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
Planning for the future of your business, family, employees, and yourself requires thoughtful deliberation and consideration of your goals and the opportunities available.
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USDOL Issues Final Regulations to Increase the Salary Level to Qualify for the White Collar Exemptions
Labor and Employment Law
Subhash Viswanathan, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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How to Write an Effective SBA Litigation Plan
October 1, 2019
Lance Martin, Creditors' Rights Attorney,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
Lenders should prepare the Litigation Plan with their attorneys' assistance because, when properly-prepared, the SBA will approve the Litigation Plan as "cost-effective, necessary, reasonable, and customary."
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Proposed Change to Deposition Designations and Objections in Condemnation Pretrial Order in Virginia
October 1, 2019
Jeffrey Hamilton Geiger,
Sands Anderson PC
The Advisory Committee on Rules of Court for the Supreme Court of Virginia is seeking public comment on a proposal to amend the Alternative Pretrial Order for Eminent Domain Cases (Form 3-A) to conform with an amendment to the uniform civil pretrial order. Specifically, the proposal would amend Paragraph XI. to lengthen the amount of time before trial in which the parties should be exchanging deposition designations and any objections thereto as follows...
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NY SHIELD Act - Are You Ready To Comply?
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
Jessica L. Copeland and Curtis A. Johnson, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Best Practices When Liquidating Real Estate-Secured SBA Loans
September 26, 2019
Lance Martin, Creditors' Rights Attorney,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
When an SBA loan goes into default and workout is impossible, the lender must liquidate all collateral that has "Recoverable Value." This article looks at some issues a lender must consider when liquidating real property collateral.
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Proposed Rule Would Preclude Undergraduate and Graduate Students from Union Organizing
Higher Education
Bond, Schoeneck & King
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NLRB Adopts Employer-Friendly “Contract Coverage” Standard for Determining Whether Unilateral Changes Violate the NLRA
Labor and Employment Law
Justin A. Reyes, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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