Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell's Business & Law Review

November 2006 A monthly summary of articles published on gcglaw.com of interest to our clients.	Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell's Business & Law Review REAL ESTATE / TAXATION Top Ten Plays for Weathering a Softening Real Estate Market Here's a playbook of action items for real estate developers and investors to help put more money in your pocket and protect your capital from exposure in a market downturn. By Erik Newman FILMMAKING 101: LEGAL BASICS FOR FILMMAKERS Beginning with last month's New Hampshire Film Expo, Attorney Garon began a monthly column on business and legal basics for independent filmmakers. Here's the second column on film financing... Equity and Debt Financing for Independent Films By John M. Garon Still available until the end of the year: Financing the Film Project, a free book chapter download WORTH REPEATING What Business Persons Need To Know About The New New Hampshire Lobbying Law If you meet with state agencies about proposed rules, or if you discuss contracts with an executive councilor, then you may be a lobbyist under new state law. By Michael R. Callahan See related article at Concord Monitor Online: Nonprofits Fret Over Lobbying Law, Too Stay tuned for more on this topic on gcglaw.com. FOCUS ON BENEFITS AND HR From the archives: Our most popular articles on human resources and employee benefits topics. Evaluating Your Most Important Asset: The Employee Performance Appraisal Process How To Handle Poor Employee Performance What Employers Need to Know About Domestic Partner Health Coverage (Please feel free to forward this e-mail to a colleague.)

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