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Information Governance Career Options
Regulatory and business pressures have upped the ante for data management, and information governance (IG) has emerged as the new buzzword for meeting and beating these stakes. Unlike many buzzwords, however, IG is not old concepts dressed up in new clothes ' it's a new way of looking at information management that combines the best of what's come before with new perspectives and approaches to keeping information secure, accessible and available.
It also means a new world of responsibility for law firm IG professionals. As an effective IG program transcends traditional records and information management to include compliance requirements, security, privacy and dataflow of all firm assets, so too must the new law firm IG professional. He or she is responsible not just for the life cycle management of a record; but is now the chief steward of all data, electronic and hard copy, wherever it resides. He or she is charged with putting the processes and policies place to effectively use information to the benefit of the firm while meeting legal and compliance requirements.
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.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
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?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?