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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