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Key Answers To Your E-Discovery Questions

Editor: What prompted the members of the firm to write a book dealing with e-discovery? Verniero: This is the third edition of our privately printed e-discovery book. I think the book was actually in the works before I joined the firm in 2004. Since joining the firm I have assisted in updating...

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The Shimon Peres Presidential Conference 2008: A Participant's View

Editor: Mr. Levenson, would you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Levenson: I have been a real estate lawyer for 26 years, practicing in both New Jersey and New York. I joined Sills Cummis & Gross in 2002. Prior to that, I was a partner in a New York law firm, and...

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The New Jersey-Israel Connection: "Green" Buildings And Much More

Editor: I understand you were instrumental in setting up the recent America-Israel Green Buildings Conference. For starters, how does a real estate lawyer become so involved in the environmental arena? Levenson: The real estate and environmental practice areas are not that disparate for lawyers...

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The Path To New Jersey's Future

Exclusive: Founder of Unprecedented New Jersey Business Coalition Offers Insights Into Formation of Its Recently Unveiled "Smart Growth Economic Development Stimulus Act of 2008" Eighteen months ago - well before any signs of a recession were on the horizon - it occurred to me that the time...

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Tom Just De-Friended the Ninth Circuit

This curious title invites two questions: "Who is Tom and what is de-friending?" Tom is Tom Anderson, the President of MySpace, the most used social networking website on the Internet. Tom is popular because when a new user registers for an account with MySpace, her first "friend" is automatically...

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New Jersey's Paid Family Leave Bill And Recent LAD Amendment - What's The 411?

The year 2008 has already been a busy year for employment law developments in New Jersey. On January 13, 2008 Governor Corzine signed a bill, effective immediately, that expanded protection for the religious practices of employees under New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination (the "LAD").1 Then, on...

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A Paper Tiger: The Reclaiming Seller In Bankruptcy

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) attempted to give stronger rights to sellers to insolvent debtors by revising the Bankruptcy Code. The time period in which sellers could reclaim goods sold to an insolvent buyer was increased to 45 days and a new...

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