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Immigration Law
Monday, June 29, 2009
By Angelo A. Paparelli And Ted J. Chiappari

"Angelo A. Paparelli, a partner at Seyfarth Shaw and is president of the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers, and Ted J. Chiappari, a partner at Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke, write that as the government's enforcement efforts have moved fitfully ahead in recent years, some U.S. employers, hoping to avoid immigration liability, have taken more aggressive steps to mind the hiring practices of their fraternal business compatriots, namely, their vendors, contractors and subs, by requiring contractual assurances of immigration compliance, demanding third-party audits of vendors' immigration practices, and terminating service contracts with noncompliant providers."

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'Mahoney-Buntzman' and 'Johnson': Persisting Issues in Matrimonial Law
Monday, June 29, 2009
By Elliott Scheinberg

" Elliott Scheinberg, a practitioner in matrimonial law, writes that the Court of Appeals has recently resolved a key issue: payments made to a former spouse and/or children of an earlier marriage, even if made pursuant to court order, are not the type of liabilities entitled to recoupment by the current spouse. "

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Monday, June 29, 2009
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Buying and Selling Underperforming Corporate Assets
"Charles H. Baker, a partner at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, and Kimberly D. Newmarch, an associate at the firm, write that practitioners versed in the negotiation of conventional asset purchase agreements outside of bankruptcy should not be daunted by a lack of familiarity with a §363 asset sale, where the ability of a buyer to purchase assets at a significantly reduced price, or the ability of a seller to maximize the value of its assets can be beneficial to both sides."