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Alternative Energy & Sustainable Development
Bankruptcy and Reorganization
Community Association
Condemnation & Eminent Domain
Construction
Corporate
Dispute Resolution
Elder Law
Employee Benefits
Employment Law
Environmental
Family Law
Litigation
Miscellaneous
Planned Real Estate
Real Estate
Real Estate Brokerage
Redevelopment
Tax, Trusts & Estates
White Collar Defense & Corporate Compliance

Alternative Energy & Sustainable Development

Going Green by Building Green
Robert S. Goldsmith
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Insurance Issues Affecting Green Development
Jack Fersko
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Solar Generation: The Development of the Next Real Estate Frontier
Jack Fersko
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The Financial Benefits of Green Building
Meryl A.G. Gonchar and Senwan H. Akhtar
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Bankruptcy and Reorganization

Bankruptcy Law: The Single Asset Real Estate Debtor
David L. Bruck and Maja M. Obradovic
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Community Association

A 13 Point Plan for Successful Transition of the Association Board to Owners
Wendell A. Smith
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Best Practices for Collecting Delinquent Receivables
Jeffrey A. Sirot
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Capital Contributions For Condominium Associations Are Not Universally Invalid
Wendell A. Smith
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Don't Sign That Proposal!
Jeffrey A. Sirot
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Get Out Your Checkbooks - All Existing High-Rises May Be Required to Retrofit Fire Sprinklers
Jeffrey A. Sirot
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Good Standing - What Does It Mean?
Wendell A. Smith
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Housing For Older Persons Exemption - the 80% Rule Revisited
Wendell A. Smith
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Is It Time To Prohibit Smoking Within Condominium or Cooperative Apartment Units?
Wendell A. Smith
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Prior Board Approval of New Condo Residents - A Post 9/11 Approach
Wendell A. Smith
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Public Offering Statements - Necessary Evil or Protective Shield Against Liability?
Wendell A. Smith
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The Age Restriction Maze Revisited
Wendell A. Smith
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The Condominium Subdivision and Beyond
Wendell A. Smith
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The Regulation of Common Interest Communities
Christine F. Li
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Updating Governing Documents Without a Meeting
Wendell A. Smith
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Condemnation & Eminent Domain

Kelo: What It Is All About and What Impact Will It Have In New Jersey?
John J. Reilly
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Construction

Liening Toward Clarity: Amendments to the Construction Lien Law
By: Dennis A. Estis, Steven Nudelman and Kevin J. Murphy
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The Fractured World of Conditional Payment Provisions
Steven Nudelman
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To Arbitrate or Litigate? One Lawyer's Surprising Answer
Alan S. Pralgever
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Corporate

Buyer Beware: Buyer's Assumption Of Seller's Ordinary Liabilities In Asset Purchases
Alan E. Davis
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Choose and Use Experts Wisely
Alan S. Pralgever
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Counseling Start-Up High Technology Companies
W. Raymond Felton
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E-mails Are Not Always Admissable
Alan S. Pralgever
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Federal and New Jersey Exemptions from Securities Registration
W. Raymond Felton
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Legal Opinions In Merger & Acquisition Transactions
W. Raymond Felton
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Preventing Trade Secret Exposure By Former Employees
Alan S. Pralgever
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The New Protest Statute: Some Observations One Year After Adoption
Alan E. Davis, Eric H. Melzer and Chritopher J. Ledoux
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Dispute Resolution

A Wake-Up Call For Transactional Lawyers
Robert S. Greenbaum
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Arbitrate? Better Litigate Instead - A Strategic and Economic Decision
Alan S. Pralgever
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Choose and Use Experts Wisely
Alan S. Pralgever
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Mediation and Arbitration Best Practices: Understanding the Benefits and Risks of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alan S. Naar
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Mediation: An Answer to Conflict Management in the World of Real Estate Transactions
Robert S. Greenbaum
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To Arbitrate or Litigate? One Lawyer's Surprising Answer
Alan S. Pralgever
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Elder Law

Asset Protection Planning For Nursing Home Care
Michael K. Feinberg
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Employee Benefits

Legal Alert - New Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Rules Require Action by Sponsoring Employers
Thomas C. Senter
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Self-Insured Health Plans: The Risks and Rewards
Thomas C. Senter
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The HIPAA
Thomas C. Senter
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The New Jersey Civil Union Act: What Every Employer Should Know
Thomas C. Senter and Lisa J. Clapp
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Employment Law

AT&T Mobility V. Concepcion: Impact of the Supreme Court's Decision on Employment Class Action Litigation
Nicholas P. Grippo
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Balsamides’ Long Reach in Appraisals Of Close-Corporation Split-ups
Alan S. Pralgever
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Monitoring Electronic Communications and Social Media Usage in the Workplace
Galit Kierkut
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The 2010 Standards for Accessible Design
Maja M. Obradovic
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The Risks of Social Media Usage in the Workplace
Galit Kierkut
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Environmental

A Non-Toxic Ounce of Prevention: Notes on Handling Enron-era Environmental Investigations
Raymond M. Brown and David A. Roth
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Brownfields Redevelopment Initiatives: Federal and Selected State Developments
David B. Farer
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CERCLA Amendment Creates New Exemptions and Denfenses
Jay A. Jaffe
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Condemnation: The Impact of Environmental Contamination on Property Valuation
Jack Fersko and John J. Reilly
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Contractual Allocation of Environmental Risk In Transactions: Recent Case Law Developments Under CERCLA
David B. Farer
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Contractual Allocation of Environmental Risk In Transactions: Selected Case Excerpts
David B. Farer
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Current Insurance Policies For Insuring Against Environmental Risks
Ann M. Waeger
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Environmental Lien and “Super” Lien Laws
David B. Farer
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Highlands Law Impacts Development
Meryl A. G. Gonchar
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Institutional Controls: Deed Notices, Transfer Notices, Environmental Covenants and Environmental Use Restrictions
David B. Farer
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Insurance Claims for Recovery of Environmental Cleanup Costs -- Including -- Case Law in New Jersey, Ohio and Michigan
Ann M. Waeger
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It's Unwise, Unlawful to End Exemption For Minor Hazardous-Substance Uses
Daniel L. Schmutter
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Site Remediation Reform Act Overview
David B. Farer
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Transaction-Triggered Environmental Laws, Transfer Notice Laws and Super Liens
David B. Farer
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Family Law

The components of marital lifestyle
Mark H. Sobel
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Litigation

"Indecent" and "Patently Offensive" Under the Communications Decency Act of 1996
Alan S. Naar
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Applying the Attorney Client Privilege to In-House Counsel
Alan S. Naar and Gary K. Wolinetz
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Arbitrate? Better Litigate Instead - A Strategic and Economic Decision
Alan S. Pralgever
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Case Management Is an Overlooked Necessity
Alan S. Pralgever
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Choose and Use Experts Wisely
Alan S. Pralgever
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Did You Say $30 Million Dollars?
Dennis A. Estis
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E-mails Are Not Always Admissable
Alan S. Pralgever
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Federal Retaliation Claims Viable in the Absence of Express Statutory Language
Nicholas P. Grippo
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It's Unwise, Unlawful to End Exemption For Minor Hazardous-Substance Uses
Daniel L. Schmutter
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Liening Toward Clarity: Amendments to the Construction Lien Law
Dennis A. Estis, Steven Nudelman and Kevin J. Murphy
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Motions to Transfer Eviction Actions
Gary K. Wolinetz
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Opinion 26 Revisted
Barry S. Goodman
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Requests For Admissions an Underutilized Litigation Tool
Alan S. Naar
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The ABC's of Commercial Tenancy Litigation
Luke J. Kealy and Gary K. Wolinetz
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The Color of Just Compensation
William D. Grand
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The Role of Cost of Cure and Duty To Mitigate Damages In Partial Takings
John J. Reilly
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The Supreme Court Protects Free Speech on the Internet by Finding Provisions of the Communications Decency Act Unconstitutional
Alan S. Naar
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There's Gold in Them There Redevelopments
Reprinted from the New Jersey Lawyer featuring Robert S. Goldsmith
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Throwing the book at gun laws
Daniel L. Schmutter
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Time to Revisit the Saffer v. Willoughby Fee-Shifting Doctrine
Alan S. Pralgever
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To Arbitrate or Litigate? One Lawyer's Surprising Answer
Alan S. Pralgever
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Valuing Stock in Oppressed Shareholder Actions
Alan S. Pralgever
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Winning Legal Strategies for Construction Law: The Impact of Statutory Disclosure Requirements on Construction Litigation
John D. North
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Miscellaneous

When Slavery Wasn't A Dirty Word In NJ
Gary K. Wolinetz
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Planned Real Estate

A 13 Point Plan for Successful Transition of the Association Board to the Owners
Wendell A. Smith
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Best Practices for Collecting Delinquent Receivables
Jeffrey A. Sirot
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Capital Contributions For Condominium Associations Are Not Universally Invalid
Wendell A. Smith
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Get Out Your Checkbooks - All Existing High-Rises May Be Required to Retrofit Fire Sprinklers
Jeffrey A. Sirot
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Good Standing - What Does It Mean?
Wendell A. Smith
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Housing For Older Persons Exemption the 80% Rule Revisited
Wendell A. Smith
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Prior Board Approval of New Condo Residents - A Post 9/11 Approach
Wendell A. Smith
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Public Offering Statements - Necessary Evil or Protective Shield Against Liability?
Wendell A. Smith
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The Age Restriction Maze Revisited
Wendell A. Smith
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The Condominium Subdivision and Beyond
Wendell A. Smith
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The Regulation of Common Interest Communities
Christine F. Li
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Real Estate

Are Seller Disclosure Statements Right For You?
Barry S. Goodman
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Are You In Compliance With Recent Identity Theft Regulations?
Barry S. Goodman
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Bankruptcy Law: The Single Asset Real Estate Debtor
David L. Bruck and Maja M. Obradovic
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Beware the Sellers' Bonus!
Barry S. Goodman
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Cities and Towns Are No Longer Just Gatekeepers
Robert S. Goldsmith
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Contractual Liability Coverage and Contract Insurance Requirements
Ann M. Waeger
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Does the State Constitution Apply to the Governance of Homeowners Associations?
Barry S. Goodman
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Highlands Law Impacts Development
Meryl A. G. Gonchar
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Maneuvering Through the Attorney Review Minefield
Barry S. Goodman
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Mediation: An Answer to Conflict Management in the World of Real Estate Transactions
Robert S. Greenbaum
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Megan's Law: New Risks for Real Estate Licenses?
Barry S. Goodman
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Megan's Law: To Disclose or Not To Disclose?
Barry S. Goodman
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NJAR Wins Lawsuit Voiding DEP Regulation That Imposed Improper Disclosure Requirements on REALTORS
Barry S. Goodman
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Opinion 26 Revisted
Barry S. Goodman
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Palazzolo: Another Chapter in the Takings Debate
Thomas J. Denitzio, Jr.
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Promotions in New Jersey: Be Careful What You Offer!
Barry S. Goodman
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Recent Court Decisions Interpreting Attorney Review Will Affect Your Practice
Barry S. Goodman
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Repair Covenants: The Jekyll and Hyde of Leases
Jack Fersko
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Seller Disclosure Statements and the Consumer Fraud Act
Barry S. Goodman
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What Rights Do Real Estate Brokers Have to Assert a Lien to Protect Their Commissions?
Barry S. Goodman
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What To Do If the Listing Broker Offers a Minimal Commission
Barry S. Goodman
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Real Estate Brokerage

Clarifying the Muddy Waters Concerning CMAs, BPOs and Appraisals
Barry S. Goodman
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Does a Broker’s Failure to Have a Written Commission Agreement Doom Its Commission Claim Under the Statute of Frauds?
Barry S. Goodman
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Does A Violation Of The Licensing Law Void A Listing Agreement?
Barry S. Goodman
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Lead Paint Disclosures: Watch Out for the Traps!
Barry S. Goodman
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Maneuvering Through The Attorney-Review Minefield
Barry S. Goodman
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Marketing Through Social Media: Do You Understand the Risks?
Barry S. Goodman
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Rebates For Buyers: Are They Right For You?
Barry S. Goodman
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What Duty Do You Have To Inspect Seasonal Rentals?
Barry S. Goodman
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What Rights Do Real Estate Brokers Have To Assert A Lien To Protect Their Commissions?
Barry S. Goodman
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Why Are Seller Disclosure Statements Important For You, Buyers and Sellers?
Barry S. Goodman
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Redevelopment

Downtowns On The Rise
Robert S. Goldsmith
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Kelo: What It Is All About and What Impact Will It Have In New Jersey?
John J. Reilly
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NJ Downtowns of Yesteryear Gain New Lease on Modern-Day Revitalization
Robert S. Goldsmith
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RAD Financing: Providing Capital for Municipal Makeovers
Robert S. Goldsmith
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The Role of Cost of Cure and Duty To Mitigate Damages In Partial Takings
John J. Reilly
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There's Gold in Them There Redevelopments
Reprinted from the New Jersey Lawyer featuring Robert S. Goldsmith
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What Will Happen to Redevelopment In New Jersey When the Economy Recovers?
Robert S. Goldsmith & Robert Beckelman
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Tax, Trusts & Estates

Legal Alert - New Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Rules Require Action by Sponsoring Employers
Thomas C. Senter
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Legal Alert - New Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Rules Require Action by Sponsoring Employers
Thomas C. Senter
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Post Civil-Union Planning
Brian R. Selvin
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Tax Alert: Highlights of the Business Tax Reform Act
Tax Department
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The New Jersey Civil Union Act: What Everyone Should Know
Thomas C. Senter and Lisa J. Clapp
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White Collar Defense & Corporate Compliance

A Non-Toxic Ounce of Prevention: Notes on Handling Enron-era Environmental Investigations
Raymond M. Brown and David A. Roth
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Apple (Pie), Cotton Comfort and Hershey's Kisses: S'More on International Human Rights Due Diligence
Raymond M. Brown
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Assisting Business Leaders in Meeting the “Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights”
Raymond M. Brown
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Bearing Witness
featuring Raymond M. Brown
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BP Executives' Human-Rights Miscalculation: Have They Bet the Company?
Raymond M. Brown
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Preventing Trade Secret Exposure By Former Employees
Alan S. Pralgever
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When the Government Knocks
Raymond M. Brown
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White Collar Law Client Strategies: Client Relations in White Collar Crime Investigations
Raymond M. Brown
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