Donald L'Abbate, Senior Partner, L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P., Garden City, N.Y.

Avoid the Dot-Com Disaster: Manage Risk Properly

Much has been written about the demise of the "new economy" and the return to the old. The fact is that while the new economy—exemplified by the dot-com bubble of the '90s—enjoyed the spotlight for a few years, the old economy never really died. It was only pushed to the footlights, while business pundits and young executives exercised new options for operating their businesses.