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A hot quarter of regional and boutique law firm acquisitions, potential mega-firm merger talks, and the marriage of prominent U.S. and U.K. law firms has led some analysts and law firm leaders to predict more domestic and global unions in the near future.SNR Denton—formerly Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and Denton Wilde Sapte—launched as a top-25 global firm this fall with more than 1,500 lawyers in 32 countries. Reed Smith and Thompson & Knight have also confirmed potential union talks. And 14 other firms made it down the aisle with seven mergers reported in the first seven days of October.“Our clients are telling us overtly or through their actions that they’re going to use a small er number of law firms, and those firms have to be more nimble: provide value, efficiency and speed—and do so with a broad coverage of the globe,” says Elliott Portnoy, SNR Denton’s co-CEO. “We were in danger of not being able to meet those client … [Read more...] about Merge-Mania: Firms Link Up to Cover More Ground

What happens when the tax assessor mails a Chapter 91 request to the address maintained on the assessor’s public records, but the request is returned “unclaimed”? Is the assessor required to conduct any type of investigation to determine if the address is correct, or can the tax assessor rely solely on his or her records? Recently, the New Jersey Tax Court had an opportunity to review these issues in First Growth Plaza, LLC v. Borough of Raritan.The Tax Court ultimately found that a tax assessor may rely upon its public records in sending out Chapter 91 requests and an “unclaimed” envelope will not defeat a motion to dismiss a tax appeal when the tax assessor relied upon his or her tax list when addressing the envelope. The Tax Court held that a tax assessor is not required to investigate the address of an unclaimed certified mailing. On the contrary, the Tax Court found that it is incumbent on the property owner to ensure that any change in the … [Read more...] about New Jersey Chapter 91 Tax Update: Time to Address the Mailing

0 Have your say A campaign against closure of the Holbeck delivery office led by postal workers has been successful. Royal Mail announced in September 2017 that they would be closing the Holbeck site and merging operations with Leeds City delivery office. READ MORE: Balaclava clad raiders armed with sledgehammers strike at bank in MorleyThis week Royal Mail announced to workers in both sites that plans for the merger have been suspended. Since the announcement of the merger, the Communications Workers Union (CWU) have been in talks with Royal Mail which broke down in September 2018. Chris Allen, 52, the union rep for Holbeck has been heavily involved with in the discussions.He told the YEP: "When we looked at the proposal and considered everything there were lots of health and safety issues that weren't being addressed such as the size of the Leeds Citty building. "There were also issues around Leeds 11 customers getting to city to collect parcels which lead us … [Read more...] about Union wins fight against Royal Mail over closure of Holbeck delivery office

Donald Trump as the next President of the United States, the President Elect has an ordeal to go through that has nothing to do with his new job. The trial in the case of Low v. Trump University, which is a civil class action case in which Trump (also named personally in the suit) is accused of “promising, but not delivering access to” lessons about how to use his real estate techniques, as taught by “hand-picked” instructors  via the operation of his non-accredited Trump University business classes. And it’s coming up fast, as the fraud trial starts with jury selection on November 28th.Trumps has, of course, denied the allegations. He is expected to be called as a witness by both the plaintiffs and in his own defense.This is the same case that led to Trump’s comments about U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is presiding over the case. Trump classified the judge as “a hater of Donald Trump … [Read more...] about In Other News, President Elect Trump’s Racketeering Trial is About to Begin

On Monday, April 25, 2011, the Federal Register announced a public meeting to solicit opinions on a number of changes being considered at the U.S. Patent Office to streamline both ex parte reexamination and inter partes reexamination proceedings.  Written comments can also be submitted to the Patent Office by June 29, 2011.Some of the questions asked are:1. Should the USPTO proceed with any efforts to streamline the procedures governing ex parte and/or inter partes reexamination proceedings?2. Should the USPTO place word limits on requests for ex parte and/or inter partes reexamination?3. Should the USPTO revise its existing page or word limits in inter partes reexamination following the request?4. Should the USPTO place any limitation or criteria on the addition of new claims by a Patent Owner in reexamination? If so, what kind of limitation or criteria?5. Should the USPTO change its interpretation of ‘‘a substantial new question of patentability’’ to … [Read more...] about The Patent Office Wants Your Ideas for Streamlining Reexamination