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Data Breaches Are Not Going Away
When a company reports two data breaches in one month, another company reportedly is paying fines for past data breaches, and “the demand for cyber security professional[s] is high and growing” because, “[o]ver the past year cyber exploitation activity has grown more sophisticated, more targeted, and more serious,” it is clear that data breaches are problems that are not going away (see, http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid14_gci1371544,00.html; www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,173902/printable.html; and www.defensetech.org/archives/005068.html).
In fact, “between 75[%] and 85[%] of Fortune 2000 companies have suffered a 'material data breach.'” Worse still, just three alleged hackers allegedly stole more than 175 million data records; at an estimated cost of $202 per lost record, and that adds up to more than $35 billion in loss.
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.
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?
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Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.