Category Archives: Recommended Reading

Most Popular Books on PLI PLUS So Far This Year!

The results are in! These are the top books PLI PLUS users can’t get enough of in 2025 so far…

Popular Banking Titles

1. Asset-Based Lending: A Practical Guide to Secured Financing

2. Consumer Financial Services Answer Book

3. Hillman on Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation

4. Consumer Financial Services Fundamentals

5. New Developments in Securitization

Popular Corporate & Securities Titles

1. Private Equity Funds: Formation and Operation

2. Broker-Dealer Regulation

3. Investment Adviser Regulation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Compliance and the Law

4. Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements

5. Public Company Deskbook: Complying with Federal Governance & Disclosure Requirements

Popular Employment Titles

1. Fragomen on Immigration Fundamentals: A Guide to Law and Practice

2. Fundamentals of Noncompetes

3. Healthcare Employment Practice: Policy, Law and Procedure

4. Sports Law

5. Employment Law Institute

Popular Estates & Trusts Titles

1. Stocker on Drawing Wills and Trusts

2. Private Clients Legal & Tax Planning Answer Book

3. Blattmachr on Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts

4. Annual Estate Planning Institute

5. Manning on Estate Planning

Popular Intellectual Property Titles

1. How to Write a Patent Application

2. IP Issues in Business Transactions

3. Patent Law: A Practitioner’s Guide

4. Advanced Trade Secrets: New Challenges, New Solutions, and New Imperatives

5. Faber & Kowalski on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting

Popular Litigation Titles

1. Stepping It Up: A Guide for Mid-Level Law Firm Associates

2. Fundamentals of Taking and Defending Depositions

3. Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book

4. Depositions Answer Book

5. Negotiation Skills Essentials

Popular Real Estate Titles

1. Annual Real Estate Tax Forum

2. Friedman and Smith on Contracts and Conveyances of Real Property

3. Holtzschue on Real Estate Contracts and Closings: A Step-by-Step Guide to Buying and Selling Real Estate

4. Commercial Ground Leases

5. Negotiating Commercial Leases

Popular Tax Titles

1. The Corporate Tax Practice Series: Strategies for Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings

2. The Partnership Tax Practice Series: Planning for Domestic and Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances

3. Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings

4. Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances

5. Business Taxation Deskbook: Corporations, Partnerships, Subchapter S, and International


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Recommended Reading: Special Edition of Coach’s Counsel for First-Year Law Students

Students entering law school must adjust and adhere to a new, demanding set of educational standards and strategies. This can often be a huge transition for first-year students, which is why we are excited about the Coach’s Counsel column, How to Prepare for Your Law School Journey, published in a recent issue of PLI Chronicle: Insights and Perspectives for the Legal Community.

In the column, coaches Natalie Loeb and David Sarnoff offer valuable wisdom on developing practical strategies to maximize academic performance and maintain balance. The coaches suggest methods for time management and strategic planning and reflect on resources that are often underutilized during law school. They also identify the specific type of mindset crucial for success. The column, like all content published in the PLI Chronicle, is available to everyone — no subscription required.

Recommended Reading: Erin Pulaski’s Article in July’s PLI Chronicle

New pay transparency laws are coming into effect across the nation, which is why we are excited about Erin Pulaski’s article, Bringing Pay Data into the Sunlight: California’s New Pay Transparency Protections, published in July’s issue of PLI Chronicle: Insights and Perspectives for the Legal Community.**

The article serves as an excellent primer on how the recently enacted Senate Bill 1162 impacts employers and employees in California. It reviews California’s existing protections, describes the changes imposed by the new law, and answers questions about pay data confidentiality and remote employees. Pulaski, a partner at Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe LLP, regularly represents employees and executives in all aspects of individual and class action employment litigation. She is co-author, along with Lindsay Hutner, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP, of PLI’s recently published California Employment Law treatise.

**Articles published in the PLI Chronicle are available to everyone. Check out July’s issue: PLI Chronicle: July 2023.