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The following excerpt is taken from
Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation for the Practical Lawyer, Second Edition by
Robert B. Dickie,
Copyright 2006 by
ABA Section of Business Law.
Reprinted here with permission. The material contained herein represents the
opinions of the authors and editors and should not be construed to be the action of either the
American Bar Association or the Section of Business Law unless adopted pursuant to the bylaws of
the Association. Nothing contained herein is to be considered as the rendering of legal advice for
specific cases, and readers are responsible for obtaining such advice from their own legal counsel.
To request reprint permission, contact the Manager, Copyrights and Licensing, at (312) 988-6102.
For the complete excerpt, click here
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Message from the Chair, Charles E. McCallum
"To promote the full and equal participation in the legal
profession by minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and persons of
differing sexual orientation and gender identity."
Goal IX of the American Bar Association
I am proud to report that our Section has for the tenth consecutive year
been named to the Goal IX Honor Roll by the ABA Commission on Racial and
Ethnic Diversity in the Profession. This honor reflects the Section's commitment to
diversity, led by Diversity Committee Co-Chairs Frances Gauthier and Dennis
Lehr, as evidenced by the Section's persistent pursuit of diversity in its
leadership, on its CLE panels and by such outreach programs as
Business Law Fellows, Ambassadors, Diplomats, CLEO Fellow scholarships,
and the Business Law Diversity Clerkship Program.
I cannot describe the Section's outstanding record better than the ABA
Commission did in its report:
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"Business Law was one of the first, if not the first, ABA entity to
develop a diversity plan. Since then, many other Sections, Divisions and
Forums have followed suit. Business Law, however, keeps its Diversity Plan
current by periodically reviewing it and updating it when needed. . . .
Business Law makes sure that its Diversity Plan is living, breathing and
current. In Business Law, diversity is not simply a fad, or the current
leadership's initiative, or this year's favorite style. Day in and day out,
this Section places a value on diversity that it has integrated into the
very essence of the Section's culture. Diversity initiatives are planned so
that they can be built upon and grow. Business Law's outreach efforts
encompass not only race and ethnicity but gender, disabilities, sexual
orientation and gender identity. Kudos to Business Law for its ongoing
diversity efforts. The Section's current and former . . . leaders, as well
as the Section's staff, for the past ten years deserve special recognition
for their effective and inspirational leadership in
diversity."
Meetings Update
Registrations are flooding in for the Spring Meeting in Dallas,
April 10-12. Our committees are putting on more than 80 outstanding
CLE programs over a broad range of topics. We are expecting record
attendance. If you have not done so, take a moment to review the program
and register today.
We are also seeing keen interest in our Global Business Law
Conference, May 29-30, 2008 in Frankfurt, Germany. General information
is currently available online and an electronic
program brochure with details on the almost 20 CLE programs and other
Conference highlights will be mailed later this month. Please pass this
information on to your colleagues and friends, especially those practicing
(private practice or in-house) in Europe. We invite those who are not
already members of the Section to go to our meeting website and request
that a copy of the brochure be sent to them.
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Charles E. McCallum
Chair, Section of Business Law
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This program examines the use of data on racial and ethnic characteristics
of mortgage loan applicants in litigation alleging disparate treatment of
applicants.
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At the recent meeting of the Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janeiro,
members of the Section's Task Force on Internet Governance conducted a forum
focused on requirements and development relating to consumer protection and
data breach notifications.
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Presented by the Committee on
Cyberspace Law at the Internet Governance Forum, November 2007.
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This panel discussed emerging market developments, with a particular
emphasis on China and India; Shariah-compliant derivatives and Islamic
finance; and mutual recognition.
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This article summarizes several pieces of tax legislation enacted by
Congress at the end of 2007 that affect individuals and businesses.
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All leases are different in format and scope, but this article discusses
ten terms that generally appear in leases and are worth getting to know
before a negotiation on behalf of a client.
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These summaries of topics covered at the WGLO October 2007 seminar were
prepared to provide a general idea of the subjects covered by the panel
sessions and breakout groups. The summaries were prepared in most cases by
members of the audience and cover such topics aslimiting opinion liability,
responsibilities and concerns of opinion recipients, and
assignability.
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A wants to sell his business to B. A and B happen to have the same lawyer
("Lawyer"). They ask Lawyer to handle both sides of the sale because they
trust Lawyer and they want to save legal fees. May Lawyer proceed?
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Committee Spotlight
To learn more about or join the committees that contributed to this month's practice points, just click on the committee name below.
Section members are eligible to join the Section's committees at no
additional cost. Become involved or simply stay in the information
flow. It's FREE!
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The Committee on Nonprofit Corporations is calling for nominations for the
2008 Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Awards. Awards are given annually in the
following categories: Academic, Attorney, Nonprofit In House Counsel, Young
Attorney (under 35 or in practice less than 10 years) and Vanguard Award
(lifetime commitment/achievement.) For a nomination form, go to
the committee's Web site. Nominations are due
by March 15, 2008, and the Awards will be announced at the Spring Meeting in Dallas.
The goal of the Business Law Fellows, Ambassadors and Diplomat Programs is to increase the
participation of young lawyers, lawyers of color and lawyers with disabilities in Section
activities. The Section is committed to investing dollars in these individuals who are
expected to participate actively in the substantive work of the Section and to grow into
future leadership positions within the Section. The Program is designed not only to develop
future leaders of the Section but also to enhance the image of the Section among members of
the Young Lawyers Division, national bars of color, and national organizations of disabilities
in order to attract these individuals into Section membership. The Section will select five
Fellows, five Ambassadors and one Diplomat and will fund their expenses to participate in Section
activities for two years. Applications are due July 7, 2008. For more information about the program,
click here.
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