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e-Discovery Conference: Some of What You Missed
In mid-October, e-Discovery Law & Strategy's parent company, ALM, joined with the Business Development Institute (BDI) to offer ALM's first e-discovery conference in New York City. The faculty featured several e-discovery luminaries ' here are some highlights in case you missed it.
U. S. Magistrate Judge James C. Francis IV ' who wrote the seminal decision of Rowe Entertainment, Inc. v. William Morris Agency, 205 F.R.D. 421 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) ' started his keynote address by stating his concern that the debate over e-discovery issues has become “unnecessarily partisan.” In his eyes, plaintiffs ask for too much too often, and defendants are too possessive of their clients' material. Both sides, he said, need to move toward the middle ground. e-Discovery issues need not take the time and expense they have, if both sides agree to resolve issues amicably.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.