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Business Valuation in Divorce: Judicial Discretion Reigns
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (246+ words) The Am Law 100 Rankings Alan Feigenbaum discusses how a recent New York divorce case involving the valuation of a family-owned construction business underscores the broad discretion courts have in determining business value and the importance of expert credibility and "economic…...
What if Your Partners Aren't the Problem?
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (160+ words) The Am Law 100 Rankings Gavin Sharpe, a law firm consultant, asks why partners leave firms and proposes how to fix the leak. Law firms all want to increase profitability. And when performance slips, the response is often predictable: a rush…...
Don't Leave a Blank Space: What Young Professionals Can Learn From a Kelce-Swift Prenuptial Agreement
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (256+ words) Although prenups typically get the reputation of simply planning for divorce, in our present culture, a prenup is useful for defining ownership at the outset of a marriage, protecting pre-marital assets and initiating financial conversations upfront. With the median age…...
Prenups and Marriage Go Together Like a Horse and Carriage
2+ week, 2+ day ago (159+ words) Recently a friend asked me if his daughter should have a prenup. Since my retirement from the bench, I am often asked this question and the answer is always the same: Yes, so long as it's done right. Negotiating clear…...
Prenuptial Agreements and Immigration
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (205+ words) Rower attorneys discuss the relationship between prenups and immigration law and cross-border issues that often arise in practice'including U. S. tax treatment of property transfers to nonresidents, trust and estate planning implications for noncitizen spouses, and the effect of divorce on immigration…...
Spring Brings a Reimagining of Celebrations After Divorce
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (203+ words) For those of us raised with a strong connection to tradition, whether through faith, family, or both, the idea of change can feel unsettling. But tradition itself is not static; it evolves. Small acts of kindness can have a surprisingly…...
Preparing Trauma-Affected Clients for Mediation: A Practitioner's Guide
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (167+ words) Law. com The 2025 Am Law 100 Rankings The Am Law 100 is the definitive ranking of the 100 largest law firms in the United States. Dynamically explore and compare data on law firms, companies, individual lawyers, and industry trends. Real-time alerts on new…...
Business Divorce Cases of 2025
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (202+ words) Peter Mahler and Matthew Donovan offer their roundup of significant business divorce cases from last year, including rulings on estate representatives" rights; shareholder agreement limits on voting rights after a member"s death; equitable accounting claims, estoppel blocking a late…...
Authority Without Accountability: The Fiduciary Trap in Business Divorces
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (125+ words) Law. com The 2025 Am Law 100 Rankings The Am Law 100 is the definitive ranking of the 100 largest law firms in the United States. Dynamically explore and compare data on law firms, companies, individual lawyers, and industry trends. Real-time alerts on new…...
Gray Divorce Is a Midpoint, Not an Endpoint
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (224+ words) For family law attorneys, this shift is not merely demographic. It is economic, psychological, and strategic, reshaping how clients make decisions, how assets function post-divorce, and how legal advice must adapt. Prenuptial agreements and structured asset-protection strategies have evolved from…...