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Law Firm Partnership Law

Friday, May 22, 2009

By Arthur J. Ciampi

"Arthur J. Ciampi, co-author of the treatise "Law Firm Partnership Agreements" (Law Journal Press, 1998) and the managing member of Ciampi LLC, writes that the settlement of an infamous suit has provided little guidance concerning the departure of law partners from their firms despite the almost decade-long duration of the struggle, which included an astounding seven years of arbitration, discovery and mediation."

Environmental Law

Friday, May 22, 2009

By Michael B. Gerrard

"Michael B. Gerrard, professor of professional practice and director of the Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School and senior counsel to Arnold & Porter, writes that the most hotly contested issue under SEQRA during 2008 was standing to sue. Most interesting were a pair of decisions concerning development in the Pine Bush area in and near Albany; both decisions, he notes, were issued by the Appellate Division, Third Department, and written by Justice E. Michael Kavanagh, but they came to opposite conclusions."

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Free With Registration: 'Pyett' Clears the Way for Agreements to Arbitrate Employee Statutory Claims

Friday, May 22, 2009

By Samuel Estreicher and Elena J. Voss

"Samuel Estreicher, Dwight D. Opperman Professor at New York University School of Law and counsel to Jones Day, and Elena J. Voss, an associate at the firm, write that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision opens up an area for collective bargaining by removing an important obstacle which has hindered use of arbitration for the individual statutory claims of union-represented employees."