Perseverance

Rob Buchanan of Buchanan Firm

An Inspiring Thought for the Week

"Never give in..never, never, never, never..never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense"

-Winston Churchill-

The Inspiring Tale of Attorney Vincent Gambini

B y: Rob Buchanan

It all starts with a phone call. The telephone rings three times, and the voice on the other end asks for “Vinny.” The man answers the phone with enthusiasm. Having passed the bar exam only a few weeks before, this may be his first client.

Blindsided

B y: Jack Buchanan

Well, it looks like our leadership crises in the United States has turned our Coronavirus recovery into an unmitigated disaster. From the beginning of this series of Blindsided articles, we attempted to stick to “just the facts ma’am” and avoid any political inferences.

Please click here to view a larger version of the graph.

The Primerus Optimistic Index

Primerus is at a 4 or a cautious 5. See the Blindsided article in this issue for an analysis. The pessimistic perspective is based upon a very serious leadership crises in this country with little chance for improvement in the near future.

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The Don't Do List

B y: Nick Kacher

Poor time management leads to well-intentioned employees who consistently allow the urgent to overwhelm the important.” I heard this quote at a leadership conference years ago and it has stuck with me ever since. How often do we as lawyers allow the urgent to trump the important?

Work From Home

B y: Sheila Buchanan

Before the pandemic, a very small population of the work force worked from home. With the pandemic, it has become the norm for many, but will it continue when the crisis is over?

July 9: Coverage Considerations in a SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 World: National Commentaries on Select Coverage Issues

It’s been hard to miss the wave of COVID-19 Pandemic coverage articles over the last couple of months. Typically authored by attorneys from individual law firms, these articles often times spot potential coverage issues depending on the type of coverage and policy language. But given that the articles are typically written by a single law firm, many of the articles are not the product of a collaborative effort involving attorneys from multiple jurisdictions who can provide unique and sometimes differing perspectives on these national issues.

Tuesday, July 14th - Tools to Survive the Pandemic - Bankruptcy and Restructuring Options in Canada

The global pandemic has brought on a recent surge in reliance on bankruptcy and insolvency legislation by businesses hit hardest by the on-going crisis. The program will discuss bankruptcy and insolvency topics including but not limited to the following:

Survey of bankruptcy and insolvency laws in Canada
How to make a claim in a bankruptcy as a creditor
What are the consequences of a restructuring?
How to choose between filing for bankruptcy, CCAA, or a proposal

Click here for a full list of upcoming Primerus Webinars and recordings to past webinars!

Western Regional Meet Up

Tuesday June 30th

10:00AM - 12:00PM PDT

"Phibbs & Khans"

Morning Coffee with Friends

Join us in two weeks for Coffee and Conversation. We are honored and pleased that Robin Lewis of our Roseland, New Jersey firm of Mandelbaum Salsburg P.C. will be hosting our next C&C. In order to keep the conversation manageable, we must limit it to 15 attendees so that everyone can participate. We will do this on a first come basis. If you cannot do it this week, then please put your name in for a future “Coffee and Conversation.”

Monday, July 13th - 10:00 AM EDT/2:00 PM GMT

Monday, July 13th 10:00 PM EDT/ Tuesday, July 14th 10:00 AM CST (Shanghai Time)

Email kamick@primerus.com to Sign Up