by Rob deJong | Apr 1, 2021 | Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Workout Group
Real estate lawyers and M&A lawyers wear different goggles to see the world. I wear both sets of goggles, which either gives me some insight to the differences or has totally screwed up my vision. While you could be forgiven for thinking there would be plenty of...
by Doug Rose | Mar 26, 2021 | Litigation, Workout Group
Section 906.11 of the Wisconsin Statutes provides for the “Mode and order of interrogation and presentation.” The word “interrogation” is wonderful, isn’t it? Basically, this is the statutory provision that lets trial attorneys cross-examine witnesses. 906.11(a) Wis....
by David M. Baglien | Mar 15, 2021 | Firm News, Workout Group
When I first started at Rose & deJong, I was blown away by the firm’s technology. Let me paint you a picture of what my old job was like: I had come from an office where everyone shared a single old scanner. If you wanted to print something, you had to hope the...
by Doug Rose | Feb 9, 2021 | Litigation, Litigation News, Workout Group
When you file a lawsuit, the circuit court clerk randomly assigns a judge to preside over the case. If you find you really don’t like the judge assigned, Wisconsin Rule of Civil Procedure 801.58 provides for “judicial substitution.” In Wisconsin, like in most...
by Rob deJong | Feb 1, 2021 | Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Workout Group
Virtually every M&A deal is priced as “cash-free, debt-free,” meaning the seller keeps its cash and has to pay off funded debt. But there are two exceptions to this rule of thumb. A more obvious one that does not have much impact on the transaction, and another...
by Lora LoCoco | Jan 25, 2021 | Corporate Law, Workout Group
Over the past few years, there has been a rapid increase in cloud data storage and hosting availability. As a result, many businesses find that switching to these services provides a cost-effective solution for their information technology needs. The incentive to...