Renewable Energy Credits: Representations and Warranties Every Buyer Should Ask For

Shanah Glick, Louis Barr & Alan Barth November 6, 2011
When buying renewable energy credits (RECs), purchasers should make sure to negotiate a short but critical set of REC-focused representations and warranties. These representations and warranties are promises regarding the REC itself or the seller’s ownership of the REC. The purpose of these promises is to set out the parties’ expectations as to the nature...

Managing Employee Use of Social Media

Meira Ferziger September 14, 2011
Facebook. LinkedIn. Twitter. These and other social media sites have created fast-paced opportunities for individuals to network and for information to spread. However, with these opportunities come potential hazards, particularly in connection with the workplace. By formulating social media practices and policies that comply with recently issued legal standards,...

New Effective Dates Set For ERISA Disclosure Rules

Louis Barr September 6, 2011
Effective Date of Service Provider Fee Disclosure Extended to April 1, 2012 Effective Date of Participant-Level Disclosure Extended to May 31, 2012 On July 16, 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration issued an interim-final regulation aligning and implementing the two remaining components of its three-pronged...

Media Industry Strikes Back at Online Infringement

William Galkin July 20, 2011
It’s no secret that piracy of music and movies over the Internet is rampant and costs industry billions of dollars annually. Most people involved in this activity are not hardened criminals, and if asked, will probably admit that it is a technical violation of the law, but that it’s not really that illegal. You might even hear an argument that since...

Out of Office Attorney

Melinda Spitzer June 20, 2011
In both movies and real life, the practice of law is usually thought of as a conservative profession. Lawyers wear  well-tailored suits, tote briefcases, have law offices either in or near the communities where they live, and spend their days meeting with clients and appearing in court. Traditionally, lawyers practiced and lived in the jurisdictions where...

Social Networks and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

William Galkin May 26, 2011
The NLRB, through its regional office in Buffalo, New York, issued this month a complaint against an employer in a case involving Facebook postings for possibly violating the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This has become a hot issue. Therefore, it’s a good time to review the applicable rules. This current complaint involved postings on Facebook...


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