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Are You Holding What I Think You Are Holding?
It is the big day. The IT manager is due in court to support his company's case and to demonstrate that the company has established and followed proper procedures to search, process, secure and produce evidential IT records pertaining to the case. He has been prepared and coached on what to say and when and how to say it. This particular case is critical to the organization and any missteps could potentially result in adverse inference, substantial fines and even loss of reputation. The company really does not want be on the losing side.
The IT manager takes the stand. Opposing counsel begins to question the IT manager and the first 10 minutes of the ensuing discussion go fairly well. The IT manager describes the organizational processes to: search and gather relevant IT information relevant to a case; inform appropriate concerned parties; apply holds to documents; secure e-mails; and how applications/systems back-ups are performed and retained.
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.
Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the Office
A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
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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.
One Overlooked Element of Executive Safety: Data Privacy
Executives have access to some of the company's most sensitive information, and they're increasingly being targeted by hackers looking to steal company secrets or to perpetrate cybercrimes.