In a case that has far-reaching ramifications because of the exponential expansion of cyberspace in general, and because of the growth of e-commerce in particular, the New York Court of Appeals has rejected challenges by two major online retailers to New York’s “Internet tax,” which requires collection of a sales tax on online purchases made by New York residents. Read More...
Cybercrime is neither rare nor isolated these days. You no longer need to be a major bank, retailer, credit card company, social media site or government to become a target. Every company with an online presence, or even a connection to the Internet, has become fair game. Read More...
It seems that everyone these days, from President Obama to Facebook account holders, is concerned about cybersecurity. Data breaches and cyberintrusions are front page news, and businesses are warned to take a “when, not if” approach to these threats. Read More...
Are the imperatives of innovation and compliance always mutually exclusive? This article explores these very different but perhaps not always incompatible concerns. Read More...
The wave of federal legislation continues to provide significant financial incentives and protections to whistleblowers for reporting corporate misconduct to law enforcement. And the wave shows no signs of diminishing in 2013. Read More...
The FAR trap that is buried deep … is found at 3.1003 and 52.203-13 and is known as the “mandatory disclosure rule.” Read More...
Controversial Cybersecurity Bill Passes in House
Congress is once again pushing forward on a controversial bill to bolster the nation’s cybersecurity, which could end up changing how law firms and their clients respond to online threats. The House passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) on April 18, sending the legislation to the Senate. The bill would allow “cybersecurity entities” — an intentionally broad term that includes law firms and business that they represent — to share cyber threat information… Read More...
The legal framework of data privacy, though certainly in flux, has come a long way over the past few decades. Given a recent New York court decision, perhaps we should consider another right one might reasonably associate with privacy: the right of standing. Read More...
This article discusses the NLRB’s views on social media policies, through two recent NLRB decisions, and the eyes of the NLRB’s General Counsel and its Administrative Law Judges. Read More...
A settlement was announced in charges against Google Inc. for collecting data from people’s homes. Under the agreement, Google will pay $7 million to 38 states. The terms of the settlement were announced by Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen, whose office led a privacy task force investigating Google for unauthorized collection of data using its “Street View” vehicles. The company agreed to change its corporate practices regarding privacy. Read More...
This article focuses on the conflict between U.S. and EU discovery procedures, and offers some useful and practical advice for U.S. litigants who may face uncertain territory when seeking discovery abroad. Read More...
In our increasingly data-intensive world, Big Data is proclaimed by its proponents as bringing about a new era of innovation and economic growth. But as increasingly large amounts of data are collected, stored and analyzed about individuals, privacy advocates have also raised concerns that Big Data may endanger, if not end, personal privacy. Read More...
This article focuses on the conflict between U.S. and EU discovery procedures, and offers some useful and practical advice for U.S. litigants who may face uncertain territory when seeking discovery abroad. Read More...
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some recently enacted and introduced legislation of interest to corporate lawyers. It also looks at some recent cases. Read More...
Thursday, June 6, 2013
12 pm - 2 am Eastern Time
When negotiating a long-term lease, the landlord and the tenant should specifically agree upon the condition that the premises will be in at the time of delivery by the landlord to the tenant. Too often phrases such as "vanilla box," "warm vanilla box" and "as-is condition" are utilized by leasing representatives to describe generically the condition that the premises will be in at the time of delivery. However, the differences between what each party means by those terms can be dramatic. By specifically addressing the condition of the premises, landlords and tenants may avoid costly disputes once the lease has been executed and the landlord delivers the premises. This article addresses the terminology and the common pitfalls associated with the terms "vanilla box," "warm vanilla box" and "as-is condition."
If we were to analyze law firm mergers by plotting client satisfaction on one axis and partner satisfaction on the other, the resulting scatter diagram would reflect a surprising few combinations that were deemed satisfactory to all parties.
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