Recent Attorney Articles

Below are attorney articles published within the last year. For a complete list of all published articles, please click here.

Practice Groups

Business Law
USCIS Requires Use of New Form I-9 Employment Law Alert - April 2, 2009
Like Déjà Vu All Over Again The Journal Record - February 5, 2009
Protecting Your Intellectual Property With Litigation Insurance Agricultural Law Update - July 2008

Business Restructuring, Workouts and Bankruptcy
Like Déjà Vu All Over Again The Journal Record - February 5, 2009

Corporate and Securities
Like Déjà Vu All Over Again The Journal Record - February 5, 2009
Immigration Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions Oklahoma Bar Journal - February 2009
Is My Money Safe? The Journal Record - October 30, 2008

Employee Benefits
Has your company’s layoff caused a partial termination of your retirement plan? McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - June 23, 2009
The Accidental ERISA Plan: Unintended Results of Severance Pay The Journal Record - May 28, 2009
Exercise Caution Before Relying on the Gross-Misconduct Exception Under COBRA The Journal Record - April 30, 2009
Questions and Answers Regarding COBRA Subsidy Employee Benefits Update - February 26, 2009
COBRA Subsidy in New Stimulus Law Adds Administrative and Notice Requirements for Employers Employee Benefits Alert - February 20, 2009

Healthcare Law
CMS Issues Final Anti-Markup Rule for Diagnostic Tests Healthcare Law Alert - November 11, 2008

Intellectual Property
I Think My Company Has Created A Solid Invention. Now What? The Journal Record - June 25, 2009
What's In A Username? Intellectual Property Law Alert - June 11, 2009
When a Picture's Worth a Thousand...Dollars McAfee & Taft Tip Sheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - April 2009
Copyright Law and Employee Derivative Works McAfee & Taft Tip Sheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - February 2009
Trick or Treat? The Federal Circuit Court Restricts Protection of Business Method Patents Intellectual Property Alert - October 31, 2008
Top Ten Trademark Tips for Every Business McAfee & Taft Tip Sheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - October 2008
Standard for Design Patent Infringement Changed Intellectual Property Law Alert - September 25, 2008
Protecting Your Intellectual Property With Litigation Insurance Agricultural Law Update - July 2008
Intellectual Property Litigation Insurance McAfee & Taft Tip Sheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - July 2008

Labor and Employment
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Arbitration — the wave of the future? Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - June 2009
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: Losing more than just an employee Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - May 2009
Exercise Caution Before Relying on the Gross-Misconduct Exception Under COBRA The Journal Record - April 30, 2009
USCIS Requires Use of New Form I-9 Employment Law Alert - April 2, 2009
The WARN Act: A Key Exception To Employer Liability Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - April 2009
Employee Free Choice Act Introduced In Congress Employment Law Alert - March 10, 2009
Electronic Workplace: What Am I Supposed To Do With All This Electronic Stuff? Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - March 2009
Questions and Answers Regarding COBRA Subsidy Employee Benefits Update - February 26, 2009
Oklahoma Supreme Court Again Expands Employer Exposure in Discrimination Cases Employment Law Alert - February 25, 2009
Appellate Court Reinstates Employee Gun Rights Employment Law Alert - February 23, 2009
Oklahoma Immigration Law Passes Test Employment Law Alert - February 12, 2009
USCIS Delays Implementation of Revised Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification Employment Law Alert - February 2, 2009
Discrimination: Even an Open-and-Shut Case Can Cost You Money! Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - February 2009
Immigration Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions Oklahoma Bar Journal - February 2009
Employer Retaliation: If you have a clear shot, take it Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - January 2009
Oklahoma Supreme Court Increases Employer Lawsuit Exposure Employment Law Alert - December 18, 2008
They're here! The New FMLA Regulations Employment Law Alert - December 2, 2008
Eavesdropping Employer Caught Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - December 2008
Disability Discrimination Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - November 2008
Restricting Former Employees: Enforcing a 15-Year Noncompete Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - October 2008
President Bush Signs ADA Amendments Act of 2008 into Law Employment Law Alert - September 26, 2008
Oklahoma vs. Federal Drug Testing Standards Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - September 2008

Litigation
The Accidental ERISA Plan: Unintended Results of Severance Pay The Journal Record - May 28, 2009
Like Déjà Vu All Over Again The Journal Record - February 5, 2009
Protecting Your Intellectual Property With Litigation Insurance Agricultural Law Update - July 2008
Intellectual Property Litigation Insurance McAfee & Taft Tip Sheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - July 2008

General Firm Articles

How to Use a Moral Compass
Directions, a publication of OK Ethics - November 6, 2008

Is Your Red Flag Program Ready?
McAfee & Taft Email Alert - October 8, 2008

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