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How Haynes and Boone Automated Its e-Discovery Processes
In the late 1980s and 90s, litigation support pioneers began to introduce technological solutions to manual processes, carving a real niche for IT professionals and tech-savvy paralegals. Today, automating legal services, especially litigation, is a complex profession with staggering amounts of electronic data requiring culling, analysis and processing before useable to a case team. Maintaining top-level electronic discovery expertise at a thriving AMLAW 200 firm warrants evolving skill sets and state of the art tools.
As the nature of litigation support evolved, departments developed and expanded to collaborate and consult with case attorneys on enormous and complex document productions. Litigation lifecycle and civil procedure proficiency has broadened the nature of the work and attracted individuals from the attorney ranks. With the myriad of moving parts necessary to complete discovery, various management strategies and mechanisms were applied with conflicting results. Case management was being introduced to the concept of project management.
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.
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.
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.
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.