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Increasing Speed and Confidence in Second Request Responses with New Technologies
Responding to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Requests for Additional Information and Documentary Materials (more commonly known as “Second Requests”) presents substantial challenges in assembling a comprehensive and complete production of requested information and documents from company archives. The schedule is always limited, and the results must always be defensible against government challenge that the Second Request response is inadequate. Moving Second Request document productions forward rapidly, without sacrificing quality, can determine the success of the transaction.
Recently, while helping a client complete its Second Request response, Baker & McKenzie deployed predictive coding technology. Predictive coding, or document prioritization, is a process by which, using direction from as few as one attorney reviewing documents, software is able to apply that direction across an entire corpus of documents, coding a large body of documents at a fraction of the time and cost of individual document review. Baker deployed this technology to leverage the knowledge of its legal team and to decrease the time required to select documents for production in response to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Second Request. Results of this work not only helped the client complete its transaction on schedule, but also provided a model for future work on similar projects.
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.
Warehouse Liability: Know Before You Stow!
As consumers continue to shift purchasing and consumption habits in the aftermath of the pandemic, manufacturers are increasingly reliant on third-party logistics and warehousing to ensure their products timely reach the market.