Leslie Beth Baskin Serves as Course Planner for PBI Bankruptcy Institute
Leslie Beth Baskin, a Member of Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C. and Chair of the Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights Group, served as a Course Planner for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 23rd Annual Bankruptcy Institute on Oct. 24 in Philadelphia. The PBI Annual Bankruptcy Institute features bankruptcy judges and faculty who practice in the bankruptcy arena. […]Continue reading
Don’t Miss the “Opportunity” to Avoid Taxes in PA
Successful investors know that deferring taxes today can lead to long-term profits. The recent “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” offers one new way to do just that – while creating jobs at the same time (https://dced.pa.gov/download/opportunity-zones-subchapter-z/?wpdmdl=83372). Under the new law, investments in areas designated as “Opportunity Zones” can win substantial tax benefits, including not only […]Continue reading
Alan B. Epstein Selected to 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers By Lawdragon™
Alan B. Epstein, Chair of the Employment Law Group of Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C., has been selected as one of the 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers by Lawdragon™ in its inaugural list of the nation’s best plaintiff employment attorneys. Those honored were selected in Lawdragon™’s research-driven, journalistic process that vets the views of peers […]Continue reading
Leslie Beth Baskin to Be Honored With Prestigious David T. Sykes Award
Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C. is pleased to announce that Leslie Beth Baskin has been selected to receive the prestigious David T. Sykes Award from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference and the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project. The Award was presented to Baskin at the 30th Annual Forum of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania […]Continue reading
Daniel J. Dugan and Bruce Bellingham Recognized for 15th Largest Verdict in Pennsylvania by The Legal Intelligencer
Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C. attorneys Daniel J. Dugan and Bruce Bellingham were recognized by The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest law journal in the United States, for achieving the 15th largest verdict in Pennsylvania as part of the newspaper’s annual list of “Top 20 Verdicts Cases” reported in its Top Pennsylvania Verdicts & Settlements of […]Continue reading
Combat Cyber Exposures Head-On With Pre-Breach Analysis
By every measure, the incident rates of cyber-attacks and confidential information disclosure across all businesses are increasing exponentially. Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C. emphasizes pre-breach services to assist our clients in preventing breaches in the first place. Because breaches are costly, intrusive and not going away, we developed the Cyber Exposure Analysis process (CEA) to […]Continue reading
Yogi Does Privacy: What US Businesses Must Do Now
This year’s flood of privacy policy updates seem like déjà vu all over again, to quote the noted American intellectual, Yogi Berra. Such notices to US businesses hit their stride in 2017, ahead of the May 25, 2018 effective date of the GDPR, the European data privacy law known officially as the “General Data Protection […]Continue reading
Mark A. Tarasiewicz Appointed Executive Director of Administration for Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C.
Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C. has announced the appointment of Mark A. Tarasiewicz as the firm’s Executive Director of Administration. In his position, Tarasiewicz will direct strategic communications, marketing and human resources for one of the nation’s top ranked full-service law firms providing counsel and expertise from complex litigation to sophisticated transactional and corporate matters. […]Continue reading
Stanley P. Jaskiewicz Recognized at North Penn Commons
Business lawyer Stanley Jaskiewicz of Spector Gadon & Rosen, PC, was recently recognized on the Donor Wall at North Penn Commons for his service as a member of the Board of Directors of Manna on Main Street (www.mannaonmain.org) that approved formation of North Penn Commons. Jaskiewicz served on Manna’s board from 2007-2016, including five years […]Continue reading
Materiality, Knowledge and Disclosure in Representations and Warranties
In the April, 2016 Recent Development, I referred to Representations and Warranties that should be included in the Sale and Purchase Agreement for the sale of a business. A Representation is an assertion of fact true on the date that the party makes the Representation. A Warranty is a promise of indemnity if the Representation […]Continue reading
Federal Jury Awards $2.13 Million in a Civil RICO
After a 4 day trial and four and ½ hours of deliberation, a jury in Philadelphia June 28, 2017, found in favor of T.Levy Associates, Inc., and held that defendants violated the civil RICO act, embezzled funds, diverted sales from the company’s customers and breached their fiduciary duties to the company. Attorneys Daniel Dugan and […]Continue reading
Are You Volunteering to go to Jail?
Our society is fortunate that so many of us devote hours of time to unpaid, volunteer service. Whether at a youth sports organization, school or place of worship, the best parts of our lives run on volunteer labor. At Spector Gadon & Rosen, PC, we are proud that many of our staff and professionals have [...]Continue reading
New Federal Law For Trade Secret Misappropriation
President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ("DTSA") last week which provides a federal cause of action for misappropriation of trade secrets. Prior to its enactment, trade secret misappropriation claims were generally governed by state laws. Companies who are victims of misappropriation will now have the opportunity to litigate trade [...]Continue reading
New Overtime Rules go Into Effect December 1
The new rules proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor that will greatly increase the minimum salary requirement for employees to be considered exempt from overtime under the executive, administrative or professional exemptions have been adopted and will go into effect on December 1, 2016. The new rules key the minimum salary requirement to what [...]Continue reading
Long Term Care Planning
Family Limited Partnerships (“FLP”) have been a great estate planning tool for many years. FLP's can enable a family to shift significant assets and income to children or grandchildren at a very high discount. The discount can range from 25% to 50% depending upon the type of assets in the partnership. Therefore, it should come [...]Continue reading
