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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines December 1, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

<p><font size="2">Source: <em>NLJ.com , </em>December 1, 2008</font></p> <p><font size="2">Subscription needed for online access: </font><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp" target="_blank"><font size="2">http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp</font></a></p> <p><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQSRCUTQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVS" target="_blank"><font size="2">Renewable energy fuels finance boom</font></a><br/><font size="2"><font color="#333333">"Firms that have built expertise financing renewable-energy projects for equity investors are enjoying solid business, despite the credit crisis. "We're working with entrepreneurs building solar generating facilities in smaller cities in a developing country," said Menlo Park, Calif., partner Buddy Arnheim, firmwide chairman of the emerging company practice at Seattle's Perkins Coie, citing one example of a promising company he is matching with investors."</font><br/><br/><!--commentsListSize 0--><!-- siteDateFormat MMMM d, yyyy --><!-- December 1, 2008 --><!-- Style = headlineSummaryKickerNewsletter --><font color="#336699"><b><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQSRCUTQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVT" target="_blank">Boutique firms well-positioned to ride it out</a></b></font><br/><font color="#333333">"Smaller firms with specialty practice areas have some distinct advantages over their larger competitors when it comes to weathering the economic storm. Boutique firms whether they focus on intellectual property, corporate securities or labor and employment generally have much lower overhead costs, little to no major debt, more flexibility to accommodate clients looking to cut their legal costs and lower billing rates overall. As a result, they are able to scoop up more legal work and avoid the drastic step of laying off attorneys in order to keep the lights on."</font><br/><br/><!--commentsListSize 0--><!-- siteDateFormat MMMM d, yyyy --><!-- December 1, 2008 --><!-- Style = headlineSummaryKickerNewsletter --><font color="#336699"><b><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQSRCUTQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVU" target="_blank">Seeking to undo bias in pensions</a></b></font><br/><font color="#333333">"In the 30th anniversary year of the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, a case has arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court that could affect thousands of female workers, retired or about to retire, as well as company pension plans".</font></font></p>

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on December 01, 2008 (boomark / email).