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  Business Law Am I At Risk? By: Barry A. Cooke, Francis V. Bonello, Douglas Watson Lubic and John P. Murdoch II
  Healthcare Amendment to Codey Law Moves Quickly Through New Jersey Legislature

Written by Michael Schaff. 
  Healthcare Amendments to Codey Law Finally Signed Into Law

Michael F. Schaff, Brian Kalver and Alyson M. Leone
  Appellate Practice Group Appellate Docket - Fall 2008

By: Honorable Alan B. Handler, (Ret.)
Brian J. Molloy, Esq.
Honorable R. Benjamin Cohen, (Ret.)
Frederic K. Becker, Esq.
Frederick J. Dennehy, Esq.
Edward T. Kole, Esq.
Christine D. Petruzzell, Esq.
Willard C. Shih, Esq.
Jeffrey J. Brookner, Esq.
  Healthcare Avoiding Fraud and Abuse in the Medical Office

Brian Kalver, Esq. and Michael F. Schaff, Esq., with co-authors: Robert A. Wade, Esq; Megan C. Phillips, Esq; David B. Pursell, Esq; Paul W. Shaw, Esq
  Healthcare BE CAREFUL: Steps Practices Should Take to Avoid Significant Penalties When There is a Breach of Patient Records Michael F. Schaff and Glenn P. Prives 
  Healthcare Becker's ASC Review: N.J. Superior Court Upholds Ruling That Surgery Center Did Not Violate Insurance Fraud Prevention Act by Waiving Costs for Out-of-Network Patients Michael F. Schaff, Esq.  Brian Kalver, Esq.
  Healthcare BEWARE: Employing and Excluded Provider May Result in Your Practice Being Excluded From Medicare & Medicaid By: Michael F. Schaff and Glenn Prives
  Healthcare Beware: Proposals to assist physicians in acquiring EMR software may be illegal! By: John P. Murdoch II and Michael F. Schaff
  Commercial Litigation Brief Thoughts on Effective Brief Writing By:  Christine D. Petruzzell
  Bankruptcy Law - Creditors' Rights Buyer Beware? A Tax Sale Certificate Claim May Not Be a “Tax Claim” in the Property Owner’s Bankruptcy Case.

Deirdre Pacheco, Esq.

 

 

 
  Brokerage Commission & Securities Litigation Buyers Band Together To Negotiate With Builders By:  Candace Taylor featuring Lawrence Weiner
  Commercial Litigation Chancery Division Jurisdiction and Case Management Procedures By: Brian J. Molloy, Esq.
  Renewable Energy & Building Green Clean Energy - Roundtable

Hesser McBride, Jr.
  Intellectual Property Clearing the Way for Marks: Due Diligence Searches Are Critical In Advising Clients On The Selection And Prosecution Of Trademarks By: Brett R. Harris, Esq.
  Commercial Real Estate Clearing the Way for Smart Growth By: Anne S. Babineau, Esq.
  Redevelopment Commercial Real Estate Transactions in New Jersey, Volume II, Chapter 5 - Land Use By: Anne S. Babineau, Esq.,  Stephen E. Barcan, Esq.,  Donna M. Jennings, Esq.,  Francis X. Journick, Esq.,  Vincent P. Maltese, Esq.,  Jessica Pyatt, Esq., and Steven J. Tripp, Esq.
  Commercial Litigation Complex Litigation: Fighting Claims of Corporate Wrongdoing By: Edward T. Kole, Esq. and M. Matthew Mannion, Esq.
  Business Law Considerations for Drafting Legal Agreements By:  Michael F. Schaff and Peter Greenbaum
  Administrative Law Court Likely To Ease, Not Lift, Its Ban on Comparative Lawyer Advertising Michael Booth featuring Frederick J. Dennehy
  Commercial Litigation Define Cause to Terminate an Employee or Roll the Dice By Donald Taylor, Esq. & James Tonrey, Jr., Esq.
  Governmental Affairs Diminishing the Risk of Political Contributions by Businesses with Public Contracts Gordon J. Golum and Jonathan M. Busch
  Healthcare Discover the Pros and Cons of Joint Ventures With Hospitals By Michael Schaff, Esq.
  Commercial Real Estate Don't Count on Equitable Relief By: Gordon J. Golum. Esq.
  Commercial Litigation Don't Go Blindly Into That Law Blog By:  Christine D. Petruzzell, Esq.
  Business Law Drafting an Enforceable Noncompete Agreement By: Michael Schaff, Esq. and Peter Greenbaum, Esq.
  Redevelopment Economic Redevelopment and Growth (“ERG”) Grants NJ Economic Stimulus Act of 2009

By: Anne S. Babineau and Laurie E. Meyers
  Healthcare Four Techniques Private Payers Use to Reduce Out of Network Payments By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq. and Brian Kalver, Esq.
  Healthcare Free Transportation for Patients By: Michael F. Schaff and Alyson M. Leone
  Healthcare FTC Delays Red Flag Rule Enforcement Until November 1st.
  Energy, Telecommunications & Public Utilities Full Competition Comes to the Telecommunications Market in New Jersey By: Anne S. Babineau, Esq., Hesser G. McBride, Jr., Esq. and Adrian D. Hronich, Esq.
  Redevelopment Gallenthin: Reaffirming NJ's Progressive Views of Redevelopment Law By:  Anne S. Babineau and Melinda Colon
  Redevelopment Gallthen Realty Development, Inc. v. Borough of Paulsboro: Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of "Blight." By: Anne S. Babineau, Esq. and Yvonne Marcuse, Esq.
  Redevelopment Harmonizing Land Use and Redevelopment By: Anne S. Babineau, Esq. and Steve Tripp, Esq.
  Healthcare Health Care Law By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq., Brian Kalver, Esq. and John P. Murdoch II, Esq.
  Healthcare Health Care Providers and the Anatomy of an Outsourcing Agreement By: Michael Schaff, Esq. and Peter Greenbaum, Esq.
  Healthcare Healthcare Regulatory Update: New Codey Law Outpatient Surgical Facility Exception

By:  Michael F. Schaff, Esq., Brian Kalver, Esq., and Alyson M. Leone, Esq.

 
  Business Law Hot Topics in Foreign Outsourcing: Anatomy of an Outsourcing Agreement By: Michael Schaff, Esq. and Peter Greenbaum, Esq.
  Business Law Hot Topics in Foreign Outsourcing: How Can My Healthcare Organization Avoid Getting Burned? By: Michael Schaff, Esq. and Peter Greenbaum. Esq.
  Business Law How to Acquire a Business By: Stuart A. Hoberman, Esq. and Peter Greenbaum, Esq.
  Redevelopment In New Jersey, Property Condition Is Still the Focus By: Anne S. Babineau, Esq.
  Healthcare Insurer Versus Provider By: Brian Kalver, Esq., Michael F. Schaff, Esq. and Alyson M. Leone, Esq.
  Business Law Internet Update - Milestone Changes to the Domain Name System Underway By:  Brett R. Harris
  Business Law KPMG Assessed $41 Million for Failing to Divulge Fraud Revealed in Audit

By: Charles Toutant featuring Alan Wasserman
  Business Law Lawyer In the News - Mr. Big At Wilentz By: Kris W. Scibiorski
  Administrative Law Lawyers of the Year-Champions for Free Commercial Speech By:  Henry Gottlieb featuring Frederick Dennehy
  Commercial Real Estate Legal Issues Do Not End With Commercial Lease Execution Clauses Controlling Post-Execution Issues By: Gordon Golum
  Healthcare Moratorium on Licensure Applications of New Adult Day Care Centers to be Lifted Beginning October 1, 2006
  Land Use Law Municipal land use notice regs: Compliance a Daunting Task By:  Donna M. Jennings, Esq.
  Land Use Law Municipal Regulation of Religious Activities By: Stephen E. Barcan, Esq. and Donna M. Jennings, Esq.
  Healthcare N.J. Assembly Passes Bill Amending Codey Law; Would Limit New Surgery Centers

Written by Rob Kurtz, featuring Brian Kalver and Michael Schaff
  Environmental Law N.J. Privatizes Remediation By: Jon S. Polevoy
  Commercial Litigation Navigating The New Jersey Courts

Don Taylor

Jim Tonrey
  Commercial Real Estate Negotiating Assignment and Sublease Provisions in Commercial Leases By: Gordon J. Golum, Esq. and Donna A. McBarron, Esq.
  Healthcare New Jersey Expands Reporting Requirements to Include Immunity Provisions By: Michael Schaff, Esq.& John P. Murdoch, Esq.
  Healthcare New Jersey Legislative Update - November 2009 By: Katherine Benesch, Karen Palestini, Michael F. Schaff, and Joyce Tichy
  Healthcare New Jersey Regulatory Update - April/May 2004 By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq. , Douglas W. Lubic, Esq. and John P. Murdoch II, Esq.
  Healthcare New Jersey Regulatory Update - August 2004 By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq. , Douglas W. Lubic, Esq., and John P. Murdoch II, Esq. with the assistance of Glenn Prives
  Healthcare New Jersey Regulatory Update - February 2004 By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq. , Douglas W. Lubic, Esq. and John P. Murdoch II, Esq.
  Healthcare New Jersey Regulatory Update - June 2004 By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq. , Douglas W. Lubic, Esq. and John P. Murdoch II, Esq.
  Healthcare New Jersey Regulatory Update - March 2004 By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq. , Douglas W. Lubic, Esq. and John P. Murdoch II, Esq.
  Healthcare New Jersey Regulatory Update - November-December 2004 By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq. , Douglas W. Lubic, Esq., Gordon J. Golum, Esq., Brian F. Kalver, Esq. and John P. Murdoch II, Esq.
  Healthcare New Jersey Regulatory Update - October 2004 By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq. , Douglas W. Lubic, Esq., Gordon J. Golum, Esq., Brian F. Kalver, Esq. and John P. Murdoch II, Esq.
  Healthcare New Jersey Regulatory Update - September 2004 By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq. , Douglas W. Lubic, Esq., and John P. Murdoch II, Esq.
  Healthcare New Jersey Senate Passes Bill for Uniform Billing and Reporting for Ambulatory Care Facilities

Written by Michael Schaff.
  Environmental Law New Jersey’s Energy Future: Is the Answer Blowing in the Wind?

New Jersey’s Energy Future: Is the Answer Blowing in the Wind?

By: Jon Polevoy
Published: www.NJChamber.com Q3 2010

The idea of wind farms – large plots of turbines – sprouting out of fields in New Jersey and generating energy to help reduce the need for fossil fuel is a good concept. But it’s also one that requires time. Stringent regulations and the prospect of public protests make building these projects challenging.

 
  Business Law New Jersey's "Mansion Tax" Has Been Expanded to Include 1% Fee on Transfer of Commercial Real Estate By: John P. Murdoch, II, Esq., Michael Schaff, Esq. and David Gordon, Esq.
  Land Use Law New Jersey's Reaction to Climate Change By: Barbara Koonz, Esq. and Larry Jacobs, Esq.
  Environmental Law New Jersey's Renewable Energy Future: Is the Answer Blowing in the Wind?

Jon Polevoy
  Environmental Law NJ's Transit-Oriented Development: Here's a Primer for Success

By:  Julie A. Demaree, Esq. and Jon S. Polevoy, Esq.
  Business Law No Per Se Conflict With Third-Party Payer

By: Fred Dennehy, Esq. and Carrie Ford, Esq.

This article was originally published in the June 2010 issue of New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, a publication of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and is reprinted here with permission.
  Redevelopment Non-Residential Development Fee portions of Economic Stimulus Act By: Anne S. Babineau and Laurie E. Meyers
  Healthcare Nuances of Purchasing a Medical Practice By: Peter A. Greenbaum, Esq.
  Healthcare OIG Provides New Guidance on Free Transportation By: Michael F. Schaff Esq. and Alyson M. Leone, Esq.
  Governmental Affairs OPRA Truly an 'Exemptional' Law By: Vincent P. Maltese, Esq. and Jonathan M. Busch, Esq.
  Healthcare Patients For Sale By: Peter A. Greenbaum, Esq.
  Governmental Affairs Pay-to-Play in New Jersey Gordon J. Golum and Jonathan M. Busch
  Business Law Piercing the Registrant's Veil By: Brett R. Harris, Amanda F. Shechter and Anthony E. Wilkinson
  Commercial Litigation Pitfalls And Windfalls

Jim Tonrey

Don Taylor
  Commercial Litigation Pleading Your Case: A Practical Guide to New Jersey Civil Practice Requirements By: Brian J. Molloy, Esq.
  Healthcare Practices Should be Aware of the Self-Disclosure Protocol Micahel F. Schaff, Esq.  and Alyson M. Leone, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation: Beyond the Employment Agreement: The Life-Cycle of a Dental Practice Entity from Buy-In to Buy-Out Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation: Hospital Based Physicians' Exclusive Relationships with Hospitals Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation: Beyond the Employment Agreement: The Life-Cycle of a Medical Practice from Buy-In to Buy-Out and the Consequences of Restrictive Covenants Michael F. Schaff, Esq.   Peter Greenbaum, Esq.    Edward T. Kole, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation: How to Evaluate an Employment Offer & Negotiate an Equitable Contract Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation: Negotiation of a Hospital Based Physician Exclusive Contract II Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation: Negotiation of a Hospital-Based Physician Exclusive Contract Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation: Overview of Legal & Contracting Aspects of Developing a Vascular Center Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation: Practice Formation & Related Agreements Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation: Preventive Medicine-An Rx for Prudent and Ethical Representation of Physicians and Physician Organizations Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation: Representing Physicians: Potential Perils & Pitfalls: Life Cycle of a Physician-Practice Association Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation: Super Groups: Legal Issues Associated with the Formation of Large Multi-Site Medical Groups Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation: The Physician and the Shareholder Agreement Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation:Representing Physicians Primer Life Cycle of a Physician-Practice Association Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation:Under Arrangement Hospital-Physician Ventures: Still Another Way to Cooperate? Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Presentation:When To Hold Your Tongue-The Benefits and Risks of Self-Disclosure Michael F. Schaff, Esq. and Alyson M. Leone, Esq.
  Land Use Law Pros and Cons of Automatic Approvals By: Donna M. Jennings
  Business Law Protecting the Employment Interests Of Oppressed Minority Shareholders By: Roger B. Kaplan, Esq. and James E. Tonrey, Jr., Esq.
  Business Law Protection of Confidential Business Administration By: Christine D. Petruzzell, Esq.
  Commercial Real Estate Real Estate Tax Appeals - Facts, Dates and Deadlines Christine D. Petruzzell, Esq.
  Commercial Real Estate Recent Developments in Real Estate Transactions By: Joseph J. Jankowski, Esq. and Vincent P. Maltese, Esq.
  Healthcare Regulatory Update - Red Flag Rules

Michael F. Schaff and Peter A. Greenbaum
  Healthcare Regulatory Update: 409A By:  Peter Greenbaum, Esq. and Michael Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Representing Physicians By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Representing Physicians Handbook, Second Edition Featuring Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Commercial Real Estate Risk Allocation and Insurance in Real Estate Transactions - An Overview Regarding Sometimes Incompatible Bedfellows By: David Gordon
  Commercial Real Estate Route 1 Widening Project: The Condemnation Process By: Marvin J. Brauth, Esq.
  Healthcare Self-Insured Companies Going After Doctors to Recover "Overpaid" Claims

By:  Emily Berry featuring Michael F. Schaff

 
  Healthcare Seven Key Issues When Representing a Physician Entering Into His or Her First Employment Agreement

By: Michael Schaff, Esq  & Glenn Prives, Esq 
  Business Law Should I Form An Entity For My Business? By: Douglas Watson Lubic and  John P. Murdoch II
  Franchise Law Should I Purchase A Franchise? By: Douglas Watson Lubic and John P. Murdoch II
  Commercial Real Estate SPECIAL BULLETIN - CONCERNED ABOUT HIGH PROPERTY TAXES? By: Christine D. Petruzzell, Marvin J. Brauth and Jamie M. Bennett.
  Education Special Education-Practical Applications of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act By:  Viola S. Lordi and Eric I. Bueide
  Commercial Real Estate Suggested Amendments to the New Jersey Printed Commercial Real Estate Forms By: Gordon J. Golum, Esq.
  Employment Law Suits & Deals - $1M in Whistleblower Case By:  Mary Pat Gallagher featuring Maureen Binetti and Stephanie Gironda
  Healthcare The 10 Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make in Buy-Ins By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Energy, Telecommunications & Public Utilities The Bathwater and the Baby: What the Supreme Court thinks about handicapping the incumbent to level the field for new players. By: Anne S. Babineau, Esq., William E. Taylor, and Matthew M. Weissman, Esq.
  Healthcare The Benefits and Risks of Self-Disclosure Under the Self-Disclosure Protocol By:  Michael F. Schaff, Esq. and Alyson M. Leone, Esq.
  Business Law The Corporate Freeze-Out By: Peter A. Greenbaum, Esq. and Alyson M. Leone, Esq.
  Healthcare The Corporate Practice of Medicine Doctorine: Is it Applicable to your Client?

Michael Schaff, Esq. and Glenn Prives, Esq.

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  Healthcare The Corporate Practice Of Medicine Doctrine: Is it Applicable to Your Client? Michael F. Schaff and Glenn P. Prives
  Energy, Telecommunications & Public Utilities The Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act — A Landmark in the Evolution Toward Retail Choice By: John A. Hoffman, Esq., Anne S. Babineau, Esq., and Matthew M. Weissman, Esq.
  Healthcare The HIPAA Security Regulations: What Physician Practices Should Be Doing Now! By: John P. Murdoch II, Esq.
  Commercial Real Estate The Jolly Green Giant is Here to Stay - Leasing Sustainable Buildings By: David S. Gordon
  Healthcare The Law: Protect Yourself By:  Barbara A. Gabriel (Physicians Practice CMP Medica) featuring Michael F. Schaff
  Healthcare The Law: Understanding Employment Law By:  Barbara A Gabriel (Physicians Practice CMP Medica) featuring Michael F. Schaff
  Redevelopment The Long Term Tax Exemption Law enables municipalities to level the playing field for redevelopment areas By: Anne S. Babineau, Esq.
  Healthcare The More and Pierson Decisions: Restrictive Covenants Between Physicians are Enforceable, and May Restrict Physicians from Practicing in Local Hospitals By: Edward T. Kole, Esq. and James E. Tonrey, Jr., Esq.
  Commercial Litigation The most carefully crafted computer policy will not trump an employee's attorney-client privilege

Don Taylor

Jim Tonrey
  Redevelopment The New Local Redevelopment and Housing Law: Enhanced Redevelopment Opportunities - Not Just for Urban Municipalites By: Anne S. Babineau, Esq.
  Healthcare The Still-Risky Business of Teleradiology by Verina Palmer Martin, featuring Michael Schaff
  Franchise Law The Threat or Prospect of Franchise Termination: Knowing Your Rights In New Jersey By: Edward T. Kole, Donald E. Taylor and Daniel J. Kluska
  Healthcare Time to Rethink Bar on Referrals by Doctors to Their Own Centers By:  Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Healthcare Tips for Legal Counsel for Reducing Liability By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq. and Brian Kalver, Esq.
  Healthcare Tips from Legal Counsel for Reducing Liability By:  Michael Schaff, Esq. and Brian Kalver, Esq.
  Healthcare Under HITECH, What are Your Client’s Obligations When There is a Breach of Patient Records? Michael F. Schaff and Glenn P. Prives
  Redevelopment Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act By: Anne S. Babineau and Laurie E. Meyers
  Healthcare Watch These Seven Factors When Paying for Transportation By: Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
  Brokerage Commission & Securities Litigation What Contract? Click here to view What Contract? written by Michael M. Grynbaum, published in the March 6, 2009 edition of the NY Times, featuring Lawrence Weiner.