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    • Antitrust
      • Articles
        • Antitrust Alert: HSR Size of Deal Thresholds Raised
        • Recent developments in antitrust and criminal law enforcement affecting corporations and their officers and directors
      • Links
      • News
        • Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Raised
    • Asia
    • Banking
    • Business Crimes, Regulatory Offenses & Corporate Investigations
    • Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Commercial Litigation
      • Articles
        • Articles
        • Asset Protection: There is No Place Like Home, Especially if Home is a Florida Homestead
        • Bankruptcy Reform: Let’s Not Forget the Biblical Basis for the Bankruptcy Code
        • Cases Ancillary to Foreign Proceedings—How the US Bankruptcy Courts Can be Harnessed to Assist Proceedings Pending in Other Countries
        • Executory Contracts and Leases Under US Bankruptcy Law
        • Filing a Proof of Claim in a US Bankruptcy
        • Looking for options when getting money from bankrupt party
        • Obtaining a Judgment in New York
        • Preferences Under US Bankruptcy Law
        • Professional Compensation Is a Gamble in Chapter 11
        • Rights of Reclamation in Bankruptcy Can Improve a Vendor’s Chances of Payment
        • Rules Governing the Employment of Counsel in US Bankruptcy Cases
        • The Automatic Stay in US Bankruptcy Cases
      • News
        • Garry M Graber receives UB Law Distinguished Alumni Award
        • Garry M Graber upstate co-chair of new NYSBA Real Property Section committee
        • Deborah J. Piazza Joins Hodgson Russ LLP
        • Hodgson Russ Partner Deborah J. Piazza Moderates Turnaround Management Asso
        • Jennifer L. Rando Joins Hodgson Russ LLP
        • Garry M. Graber a Speaker on Bankruptcy in WNY and Westchester County
    • Business Litigation
      • Articles
        • Business Litigation - A Cross-Border Perspective
        • Cancelled, Unrecorded, and Improperly Recorded Certificates
        • Marketing limitations and the fax machine
        • Recent developments in antitrust and criminal law enforcement affecting corporations and their officers and directors
        • Reducing litigation risks in US business transactions
        • Second Circuit Update
        • Social Security 'no-match letters' carry new impact
        • Some thoughts about costs in international arbitration
        • Ten Tips to Prevent Identity Theft
        • UN Sale of Goods Convention
        • Practical Tips on the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information
        • New York's Less Kind and Gentle Tax Department -- Preparing for Criminal In
        • Under New Law, Firms Must Grant Leave To Domestic Abuse Victims
        • Paul I. Perlman Reviews Trial Persuasion Book by Scalia and Garner
      • News
        • Catherine Grantier Cooley appointed to NYSBA committee
        • Former City of Buffalo Corporation Counsel Michael B Risman joins Hodgson Russ
        • Hodgson Russ hosts breakfast seminars for Niagara Frontier Corporate Counsel Association
        • Hodgson Russ lawyers earn victory for Cassadaga school
        • Hodgson Russ LLP announces five new partners
        • Hodgson Russ partner Jason E Markel named to Family Justice Center board
        • Hodgson Russ partner Michael B Risman to join Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo board of directors
        • Mark A Harmon presenter at Securities Transfer Association conference
        • Peter M Feaman appointed to Palm Beach County Zoning Commission
        • Two attorneys join Hodgson Russ’s New York office
        • Ivan E. Lee joins Hodgson Russ’s Business Litigation Practice Group
        • Adam W. Perry nominated by governor to NFTA board
        • Larry Corman to present at South Palm Beach County Bar Association seminar
        • Hodgson Russ LLP announces new partners
        • Hodgson Russ partner Adam W. Perry named a commissioner of the NFTA
        • Joseph S. Brown to speak at employment law seminar in Buffalo
        • Daniel A. Spitzer Presents at Annual Association of Towns Conference
        • Eleven Hodgson Russ attorneys newly admitted to New York State Bar
        • John L. Sinatra Jr. Joins Hodgson Russ LLP
        • Hodgson Russ Partners Speak at Club Managers Association Seminar in Florida
        • Hodgson Russ Partners John J. Zak and Mark A. Harmon Speak on Rule 144 Chan
        • Daniel C. Oliverio Wins Mondaq Award for Most Popular Article
        • Hodgson Russ Partner Jodyann Galvin and Thomas E. Popek Speak at SUNY Conf
        • Jillian M. Searles Joins Hodgson Russ LLP
        • Hodgson Russ Obtains Victory for Hindu Temple
      • Seminars
        • Financial reporting, fraud, and financial investigations
        • New York CLE Seminar - New York City
        • New York CLE Seminar - New York City
        • Labor & Employment Symposium
        • 7th Annual New York CLE Seminar - Buffalo
        • New York CLE Seminar: In-House and Corporate Counsel Update
        • Divorce Law Seminar for Accountants
    • Construction Law
    • Corporate & Securities
      • News
        • Bethany J Gilbert a member of United Way Board Governance Project
        • Carl J Kempf, III part of inaugural Leadership Tech Valley Class of 2007
        • Henry CW Nisser joins Hodgson Russ
        • Hodgson Russ attorneys Paul J Vallone and Bethany J Gilbert accepted to 2007 Leadership Buffalo programs
        • Hodgson Russ LLP announces five new partners
        • Hodgson Russ partner Jeffrey A Rinde appointed chair of NYSBA program
        • Hodgson Russ partner Kenneth P Friedman elected president of Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
        • Hodgson Russ partner Pamela Davis Heilman elected to Shaw Festival board of governors
        • Hodgson Russ partner Richard B Raymer named managing partner of Toronto office
        • Jeffrey A Rinde speaks to students on corporate law at Yale Law School forum
        • John J Zak and Jeffrey A Rinde on NYSBA panel
        • Kenneth P Friedman chairs NYSBA program
        • Mario J Papa elected to New York State Museum board of directors
        • Paul M Frank appointed to New York City Bar committee
        • Paul M Frank appointed to New York State Bar Association legal education committee
        • Pierre Cournot joins Hodgson Russ
        • Sarah Kathleen Topp joins Hodgson Russ LLP
        • Sharon M Kelly and Paul J Vallone speakers at Emerging Leaders Society seminar
        • Five Hodgson Russ attorneys admitted to New York State Bar
        • Jeffrey A. Rinde presents at Global Chinese Financial Forum in Shanghai
        • Cegedim represented by Hodgson Russ in its acquisition of Dendrite
        • Hodgson Russ hosts program on China’s participation in international financ
        • Jeffrey A. Rinde speaks at corporate governance panel
        • Hodgson Russ partner Jeffrey A. Rinde presents at ICR XChange Asia
        • Florida-based Kenneth A. Wenzel among attorneys elected
        • Hodgson Russ partner Jeffrey A. Rinde named to Board of Advisors for Gore S
        • Bethany J. Gilbert named to editorial advisory board of Medical Devices Law
        • Hodgson Russ partner Pamela Davis Heilman named to University at Buffalo Co
        • Eleven Hodgson Russ attorneys newly admitted to New York State Bar
        • Attorneys from Hodgson Russ keynote speakers at Jesup & Lamont conference
        • Hodgson Russ LLP Sponsors International PIPEs Conference in Hong Kong
        • Hodgson Russ Partner Jeffrey A. Rinde to Speak at and Attend Conferences in
        • Hodgson Russ Partner Jeffrey A. Rinde and Betty Li to Speak at Conference i
        • Hodgson Russ Partners John J. Zak and Mark A. Harmon Speak on Rule 144 Chan
        • Hodgson Russ Ranks Among Nation’s Top Law Firms for Counsel in PIPE Deals
        • Hodgson Russ Partner Jeffrey A. Rinde Featured Panelist at All-Cap All-Chin
        • Philip Xuan Zhang Receives Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award
        • Jeffrey A. Rinde a Speaker in China and U.S. on Cross-Border Business
        • Shant H. Chalian Joins Hodgson Russ LLP
        • Report Ranks Hodgson Russ Among Top Law Firms for PIPE Issuers in 2008
      • Articles
        • Antitrust Alert: HSR Size of Deal Thresholds Raised
        • Borders don't have to be barriers
        • Cancelled, Unrecorded, and Improperly Recorded Certificates
        • Converting Florida LLCs into Corps
        • Investment Adviser Alert - Changes in New York Regulatory Scheme
        • New law increases strictness and severity of publication requirements for LLEs and LPs
        • New SEC Custody Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers
        • Personal debt obligations or liability of a new corporation
        • Recent developments in antitrust and criminal law enforcement affecting corporations and their officers and directors
        • Second Circuit Update
        • Nuts and Bolts of a Private Placement
        • David G. Reed article featured in Ontario Bar Association publication
        • Mark A. Harmon and Sebastian Weiss Article Addresses Amended SEC Rule 144
      • Seminars
        • Financial reporting, fraud, and financial investigations
        • New York CLE Seminar - New York City
        • New York CLE Seminar - New York City
        • 7th Annual New York CLE Seminar - Buffalo
        • New York CLE Seminar: In-House and Corporate Counsel Update
      • Alerts
        • SEC Proposes Modernization of Smaller Company Requirements
        • Supreme Court Changes Rules on Resale Price Maintenance
        • New SEC E-Proxy Rules
        • SEC votes to adopt three rules to improve regulation of smaller businesses
        • Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
        • SEC Begins Small-Business Cost-Benefit Study of Section 404 of the Sarbanes
        • SEC Approves 1 Year Extension for Small Public Companies
    • E-Commerce
    • Education Law Practice Group - SchoolNET
      • SchoolNET News
        • “Compelled Self-Publication Defamation” - a Potential New Cause of Action
        • Amendment to the New York Human Rights Law Expands Coverage to Prohibit Discrimination On the Basis of Sexual Orientation
        • Boards of education do not have immunity from age discrimination suits under the Eleventh Amendment
        • Decision by the State Review Officer
        • Dylan Anne Pauly joins Hodgson Russ LLP
        • Federal Court Holds no Private Right of Action for Violations of No Child Left Behind Act
        • Governor vetoes bill that would have shifted the burden of proof in special education hearings back on school districts
        • Hodgson Russ LLP announces five new partners
        • Important OCR decision regarding disciplining Section 504 students
        • John J Christopher elected to NYS Association of School Attorneys board of directors
        • John J Christopher elected to United Way Emerging Leaders Society advisory board
        • New York Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees for Displaying the American Flag
        • Playgrounds Constructed with Arsenic-Treated Wood
        • Protecting district computers from student hackers
        • School Board Candidate Reporting Requirements
        • School districts may seek reimbursement for attorney fees when defending against frivolous or harassing legal actions
        • Southern States are the Target of Wage and Hour Claims
        • Special Education Due Process Hearings
        • US Department of Labor Proposes to Modernize Regulations Defining Exemptions from Fair Labor Standards Act
        • US Supreme Court Settles Burden of Persuasion Issue for IDEA Hearings
        • New York Enacts False Claims Act
        • Supreme Court Upholds Student Discipline in Latest "Free Speech" Case
        • Manner of Achieving Goal of Racial Diversity Limited by High Court
        • School districts in New York no longer authorized to provide special educat
        • Daniel A. Spitzer presents at annual Association of Towns conference
        • Ryan L. Everhart to Speak at 2008 School Law Seminar Presented by the Natio
        • Annualized School-Year Compensation: Steps to Take Before New School Year
        • School Districts to Provide Special Education Services
      • SchoolNET Articles
        • Amendment to New York Human Rights Law Affords More Protection to Employees for Religious Practices and Observances
        • Anti-Discrimination in Employment: Retaliation Gets Personal
        • Governor vetoes bill that would have shifted the burden of proof in special education hearings back on school districts
      • SchoolNET Links
    • Employee Benefits
      • 2008 Benefits Limitations
      • News
        • Arthur A. Marrapese speaks on the Pension Protection Act
        • Arthur A. Marrapese speaks at New York State Bar Association seminar
      • Benefits Alerts
        • Benefits Alert - Deferred Compensation Under 409A: Action Items
        • Benefits Alert - Deferred Compensation Under 409A: Highlights From Proposed Regulations
        • Benefits Alert: Help for Employers and Employees Hit by Hurricane Katrina
        • COBRA alert: Time to get your forms and procedures in shape
        • New Rules Governing Deferred Compensation
        • Attention employers: Revised Form I-9: The More Things Change ...
      • Employee Benefits Developments
        • Employee Benefits Developments 1/12 to 1/23 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 1/13 to 1/24 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 1/26 to 2/6 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 1/27 to 2/7 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 10/20 to 10/31 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 10/6 to 10/17 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 11/17 to 11/28 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 11/18 to 12/2 2002
        • Employee Benefits Developments 11/3 to 11/14 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 11/5 to 11/18 2002
        • Employee Benefits Developments 12/1 to 12/12 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 12/15 to 12/26 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 12/16 to 12/27 2002
        • Employee Benefits Developments 12/2 to 12/13 2002
        • Employee Benefits Developments 12/29 2003 to 1/9 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 12/30/2002 to 1/10/2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 2/10 to 2/21 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 2/23 to 3/5 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 2/24 to 3/7 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 2/9 to 2/20 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 3/10 to 3/21 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 3/22 to 4/2 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 3/24 to 4/4 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 3/8 to 3/19 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 4/19 to 4/30 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 4/21 to 5/2 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 4/5 to 4/16 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 4/7 to 4/18 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 5/17 to 5/28 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 5/19 to 5/30 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 5/3 to 5/14 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 5/31 to 6/11 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 5/5 to 5/16 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 6/14 to 6/25 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 6/16 to 6/27 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 6/2 to 6/13 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 6/28 to 7/9 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 6/30 to 7/11 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 7/12 to 7/23 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 7/14 to 7/25 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 7/26 to 8/6 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 7/28 to 8/8 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 8/11 to 8/22 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 8/23 to 9/3 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 8/25 to 9/5 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 8/9 to 8/20 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments 9/22 to 10/3 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments 9/8 to 9/19 2003
        • Employee Benefits Developments April 2005
        • Employee Benefits Developments April 2006
        • Employee Benefits Developments August 2006
        • Employee Benefits Developments December 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments December 2005
        • Employee Benefits Developments February 2005
        • Employee Benefits Developments February 2006
        • Employee Benefits Developments February 2007
        • Employee Benefits Developments January 2005
        • Employee Benefits Developments January 2006
        • Employee Benefits Developments January 2007
        • Employee Benefits Developments July 2006
        • Employee Benefits Developments July/August 2005
        • Employee Benefits Developments June 2005
        • Employee Benefits Developments June 2006
        • Employee Benefits Developments March 2005
        • Employee Benefits Developments March 2006
        • Employee Benefits Developments March 2007
        • Employee Benefits Developments May 2005
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        • Employee Benefits Developments November 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments November 2005
        • Employee Benefits Developments November 2006
        • Employee Benefits Developments October 2004
        • Employee Benefits Developments October 2005
        • Employee Benefits Developments October 2006
        • Employee Benefits Developments September 2005
        • Employee Benefits Developments September 2006
        • Employee Benefits Developments April 2007
        • Employee Benefits Developments May 2007
        • Employee Benefits Developments June 2007
        • Employee Benefits Developments July 2007
        • Employee Benefits Developments August 2007
        • Employee Benefits Developments September 2007
        • Employee Benefits Developments November 2007
        • Employee Benefits Developments December 2007
        • Employee Benefits Developments January 2008
        • Employee Benefits Developments February 2008
        • Employee Benefits Developments March 2008
        • Employee Benefits Developments April 2008
        • Employee Benefits Developments May 2008
        • Employee Benefits Developments June 2008
        • Employee Benefits Developments July 2008
        • Employee Benefits Developments August 2008
        • Employee Benefits Developments September 2008
      • Links
      • Seminars
        • 2007 Pension and Benefits Update - Rochester
        • 2007 Pension and Benefits Update - Buffalo
        • New York CLE Seminar - New York City
        • Labor & Employment Symposium
        • 7th Annual New York CLE Seminar - Buffalo
      • Articles
        • Deferred Compensation: US Traps
    • Employment Litigation
      • Articles
        • 7 Steps to Take Before Saying “You’re Fired”
        • ADA has implications for food service industry
        • ADA limits questions employers can ask about health, disabilities
        • Anti-Discrimination in Employment: Retaliation Gets Personal
        • Asking potential new employees certain personal questions may not be legal
        • Background checks part 2: The Fair Credit Reporting Act
        • Does the right to privacy exist in the workplace?
        • Dress code, religious beliefs require 'reasonable accommodations'
        • Employers must be cautious when reporting worker ethnicity to Feds