On the one hand, there is a “growing preference for authenticity, uniqueness, personal enrichment, deep cultural context, and a sense of environmental and social responsibility in leisure experiences,” writes Hector Medina of Alvarez & Marsal, a professional-services firm, in a recent report. [read post]

Meanwhile, news of the assessment made its way around the island: The Consortium, a local news source in the Virgin Islands, claimed to have reviewed documents from BIR indicating that the following amounts were owed as of early 2015: Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative – $312 million Vinson & Elkins – $28 million Greenlight – $27.5 million Alvarez and Marsal – $17 million Fox Rothschild – $8 million Stan Springel – $2.5… [read post]

I wrote in November about the court decision allowing the challenge to NYU Law Review's race, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity preferences to proceed pseudonymously; Judge Victor Marrero allowed Doe to proceed pseudonymously, though "without prejudice to New York University's right to move the Court to direct Plaintiff to disclose his identity, or any other appropriate relief, once the Clerk of Court assigns this case to a District Judge. [read post]