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Schnader Selects CaseLogistix Evidence and Litigation Support Software
As Director of Information Services for Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, a firm that employs about 200 attorneys with offices in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York City, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Wilmington, DE and Cherry Hill, NJ. I, and the complete team of 18 IT professionals, supply our attorneys and staff with the technology tools they need to best serve their clients. The firm serves the complex litigation and transactional needs of both long-established and newly emerging businesses, including clients doing business internationally and in cyberspace.
Wanting to provide a high level of client service, and based on the increasing technology demands and expectations of handling complex litigation, we sought a customizable litigation support software system that would fulfill our attorney's needs. Specifically, our existing technology was beginning to show its age ' it lacked necessary customization options, required intense user training to allow for initial 'ramp-up' time and, most critical to us, was not based on a Microsoft SQL database backbone ' a key technology architecture component and our base requirement for scalability and growth-oriented software.
Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Transfer Tax Implications on Real Property Leases
The real property transfer tax does not apply to all leases, and understanding the tax rules of the applicable jurisdiction can allow parties to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary tax liability.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.