By Donna L. Fisher, Matthew J. Hamilton, Sandra Adams | Pepper Hamilton  Reprinted with permission from the April 12, 2018 issue of the New Jersey Law Journal. © 2018 ALM Media Properties, LLC. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Technology-assisted review (TAR)—an algorithm-based method of reviewing documents for relevance—is a powerful tool that can improve the accuracy of document review while reducing cost. Some litigators have been reluctant to utilize it for fear of expensive collateral litigation about its implementation. Numerous decisions...

Read more

By Robert van Galen, Barbara Rumora-Scheltema, Anne Marie Verschuur , Tom de Clerck |NautaDutilh  Recently, the Dutch Supreme Court rendered a judgment in which it has given a detailed explanation of the effects of bankruptcy proceedings on a contract or other legal relationship. The case in question involved a dispute between a bankruptcy trustee and a bank as to whether the bank could file its post-bankruptcy legal costs as a claim in the bankruptcy proceedings. The Supreme Court took the opportunity to elaborate on earlier...

Read more

By Lincoln International Lincoln International, a leading global, mid-market investment bank, today announced that a team of 11 individuals, including three Managing Directors, have joined the firm in Stockholm, Sweden. This addition augments Lincoln International’s historic coverage of the region and represents a strategic expansion into the highly active, Nordic M&A market. Björn Åkerlund, Gunnar Brundin and John Hamilton were most recently partners with Nordhaven, an independent, partner‐owned corporate finance advisory firm which they founded originally as Navigo Partners in 2009....

Read more

By Atul Gandhi,  Mark Herbers, Boris Luzhansky | AlixPartners When confronted with the new realities of US healthcare, many providers launch full-scale transformation efforts to address everything from cost-savings and treatment protocols to public health management and changing organizational cultures. In many cases, the sheer size of the endeavor is too huge for time-strapped healthcare professionals to make much progress. As a result, it often loses much of its steam after only a few months. Data is one of the biggest roadblocks. Providers have information...

Read more

By Maureen McGetrick | Partner | BDO | 212‑885‑8391 Every type of industry is impacted by the passing of the bill known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), and the construction industry was not left out of the party.  However, the precise impact will depend upon the structure of the business and the nature of its operations. For construction businesses organized as C corporations, the most significant changes are the reduction in the corporate tax rate, the 100-percent bonus depreciation deduction,...

Read more

Philips Lighting (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today unveiled its new Philips GreenPower LED toplighting with a light spectrum optimized for cut rose cultivation at an event of the Philips Rose Expertise Group.  The new GreenPower LED toplighting with cut rose spectrum allows growers to increase light levels year-round without increasing heat. During extensive trials undertaken by research institutes Delphy and Wageningen University, and monitored by experienced rose growers, the new lighting with cut rose spectrum improves the quality of the...

Read more

By ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNOB) (the “Company” or “ConnectOne”), parent company of ConnectOne Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that it plans to release results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018 before the market opens on Thursday, April 26, 2018.  Management will also host a conference call and audio webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 26, 2018 to review the Company's financial performance and operating results. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Frank Sorrentino III and Chief...

Read more

EAST-WEST RELATIONS Tensions rise as West contemplates Syria military intervention after suspected chemical weapon attacksWith the relationship between the West and Russia having already plummeted to its lowest point in decades following allegations of poisoning, diplomatic expulsions and election interference, it reached crisis point over the last few days when a suspected chemical weapons attack by the Syrian president Bashar Hafez al-Assad on the city of Douma left western leaders considering military action.   Dozens were killed last Saturday when a reported...

Read more

By Sharon L. Sutherland | Nadia Woodhouse | EY As corporate boards and senior management increasingly focus on countering technological disruption and seizing new routes to growth, M&A is considered a fast lane to innovation and expansion. For M&A to be effective, demonstrating how the combination can become more than the sum of the parts is crucial. This relies on best-in-class M&A integration strategies that allow the combined entity to achieve its potential. It’s the board’s responsibility to ensure that M&A is successful, and post-merger integration is...

Read more

IIE hosted the Annual Best Practices in Internationalization Conference at IIE’s Headquarters on March 15-16, 2018. Leading experts in the field and the winners of the 2018 Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education presented successful strategies and best practices on a range of themes in internationalizing higher education, including a new theme dedicated to internationalizing the professions. Highlights of the conference included a keynote speech by Mariet Westermann, Executive Vice President for Programs and Research at Mellon Foundation and member of the Scholar Rescue...

Read more