Archived Articles
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Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Avoiding Bankruptcy Headaches
Arizona Commercial Real Estate Magazine, November-December 2007
New Bankruptcy Law Favors Landlords, Though Tenants Don’t Walk Away Empty Handed
with Cathy L. Reece, Fennemore Craig, P.C.), Arizona Journal of Real Estate & Business (June 2006)
Debtor-in-Possession Financing: A Changing Landscape
By Cathy Reece
Business and Finance
Bankruptcy Code Amendments Are Good News to Preference Defendants
By Cathy Reece and Nicolas Hoskins
Arizona Supreme Court Expands Duty of Good Faith in Contracts
By Keith Hendricks
Can the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing Override Express Contract Terms?
By Anne L. Kleindienst
Support Foundations: A Great Way to Connect to Charity
By Kedis K. Muscheid
Employee Benefits
New Section 409A Regulations Require Action
By Erwin D. Kratz
What... Me Worry? Retirement Planning in the 21st Century
By David N. Heap
Negative Elections for 401(K) Plan Salary Deferrals
By Cynthia L. Shupe
Payroll Deduction Programs for Individual Retirement Accounts
By Cynthia L. Shupe
Intellectual Property
Tradition Takes a Bow
Science, Politics and Pygmy-Owls
Science, Politics and Pygmy-Owls
Copyright Protection for Genetic Databases
By Ray K. Harris and Susan Stone Rosenfield
Compliance Planning for Intellectual Property Crimes
By Ray K. Harris and James D. Burgess
Trade Dress: Always in Style?
By Ray K. Harris and Stephen R. Winkelman
Software & Internet Licensing
By Stacie K. Smith and Susan Stone Rosenfield
Surveying the Boundaries: Recent Developments in Trademark Surveys
By Ray K. Harris
Corporate Website Audit Issues
By Ray K. Harris
Why Product Configurations Cannot Be Inherently Distinctive
By Ray K. Harris and Stephen R. Winkelman
Planting Your Flag: Trademark Protection for Services and Software
By Ray K. Harris and Stephen R. Winkelman
Protection of Trade Secrets
By Ray K. Harris
Domain Name Rules Require Good Faith
By Ray K. Harris
Internet Site Keeps Creditors Current
Lead counsel create a Web site and listserv to handle communication in a complex suit
By Dean Seiveno
Solution to the Y2K Problem Requires a Compliance Plan
By Ray K. Harris
Electronic Commerce on the Internet
By Ray K. Harris
State Law Trademarks on the Internet
By C. Owen Paepke and Stacie Keim Smith
Labor and Employment
Does Cobra Apply to You?
How Much Religious Freedom Must You Allow?
By Ron Stolkin and Alec Hillbo
Non-compete Agreements With Step-down Provisions
By Ali Farhang and Ray Harris
Arbitration Lives
By John J. Balitis, Jr. and Celeste Helms
Arizona Labor and Employment Legislation 2001
By Michele L. Tyler
Help Yourself?
Mitigating Measures Affect Protection of Disabled Employees Under ADA
By John J. Balitis, Jr.
Leave Time
Ensuring an Employee is Ready to Return Can Be Fraught With Problems
By Jeffrey S. Silvyn
Occupational Hazard
Employment Law: Reconciling Employee Social Security Records is Critical
By Jeffery S. Silvyn
Arizona Labor and Employment Legislation 2000
By Michele L. Tyler
Interpretation of Restrictive Covenants in Arizona
By Ray K. Harris and Donald R. Gilbert
Recent Developments in Employment Law
Significant Decisions and Legislation
By Lori A. Higuera
Litigation
Crime and Justice
By M. Ellen Peters
Natural Resources and Environmental
Spear T Ranch v. Knaub: The Reincarnation of Riparianism in Nebraska Water Law
National Association of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife - LIMITS ON THE APPLICABILITY OF SECTION 7 OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
by Norman D. James
Section 7 Consultation and Public Citizen: Applying the Correct Scope of Analysis
The Ninth Circuit Redefines the Scope of Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act
By Norman D. James
The Pygmy-Owl and Its Impact on Land Uses in Southern Arizona- An Example of Why the Endangered Species Act Should Be Amended
By Norman D. James
Litigation Update
By Norman D. James
The Section 9 "Take" Prohibition and Incidental Take Authorizations
By Norman D. James
The Scope of the Corporation Commission's Powers Under Article 15, Section 3 of the Arizona Constitution: Reconciling the Early Supreme Court Decisions
By Norman D. James
The Fish and Wildlife Service Overreaches With Section 7 in Southwest
By Norman D. James
FWS overreaches with Section 7 in Southwest
The Endangered Species Act And Current Problems Concerning The Administration Of Livestock Grazing On National Forests In The Southwest
By Norman D. James
Professional Liability
Avoiding the Malpractice Trap - What Can You Do?
By Douglas C. Northup
Real Estate
Can I Cancel My Contract? Lessons from an Up-Market
By Keith Hendricks and Nicolas Hoskins
Kelo v. City of New London and Arizona Condemnation Law
By Don J. Miner and Joseph Chandler
Choosing the Appropriate Business Entity
By Don J. Miner
Legal Questions, Practical Solutions: How Do You Handle Non-Refundable Earnest Money?
By Jeffrey S. Pitcher
Speculative Builder Tax Victory for Estancia
By Paul J. Mooney and William S. Gates
Construction Alternative
By David E. Vieweg
School Dedication and Donation Agreements
By Jay S. Kramer and Scott W. Hyder
White Collar Criminal Defense
Carrots, Sticks and Criminal Penalties
By James D. Burgess and Lee Stein