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February 23, 2023 | NLRB Prohibits Non-Disparagement and Confidentiality Clauses in Most Severance Agreements

Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that language in a severance agreement that restricts an employee’s ability to criticize their employer or to reveal terms of the agreement that the employer might wish to treat as...

February 23, 2023 | Assigning Responsibilities/Allocations in Superfund Cases

Liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is expensive, and the prospect of finding, and then allocating that liability among, potentially responsible parties (PRPs) can be daunting and comp...

February 22, 2023 | Supporting Investment Decisions with Alternative Data

Over the last decade, the use of alternative data by hedge fund managers and other investment firms has grown significantly. Alternative data is non-traditional data that is collected and used to gain insights into markets and asset prices. It has...

February 20, 2023 | Christopher Porrino, Former Attorney General of New Jersey and Chair of Litigation Department at Lowenstein Sandler, Ranks #2 in NJBIZ’s Power 100

NJBIZ has ranked Lowenstein Sandler’s Litigation Chair Christopher Porrino, former Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, as number two on its 2023 NJBIZ Power 100 list. In its profile of Porrino, the publication states: “Is there a better l...

February 17, 2023 | AML Best Practices for Private Fund Managers: The Prudence of Establishing an AML Compliance Program

I. IntroductionU.S. hedge funds, private equity funds, and venture capital funds (collectively, the Private Funds),1 and their U.S. general partners, sponsors, and managers (Advisers), are not directly subject to the requirements of the Bank Secre...

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