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Movers & Shakers

A Collection of Moves in the Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice Areas

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Entertainment Industry Average GC Cash Salary Dominates Top Tier

Steve Kovalan

In 2016, according to ALM Legal Intelligence's list of the top 100 highest paid general counsel at major corporations, two of the top five hail from the entertainment industry. This continues a trend over the last four years whereby entertainment industry general counsel have found themselves at or near the top of the list when examined by multiple measures.

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Economic Factors Driving Increase In Nonlawyer Payment Inquiries

Zack Needles

As evidenced by a recent Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling invalidating an alleged fee-splitting arrangement between a law firm and an outside consultant, questions about the proper way for attorneys to pay nonlawyers who help generate business still arise frequently.

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The Wealth Manager's Playbook

Tyler Horning

The pace and scope of change wealth managers are experiencing is unprecedented and is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, change is accelerating rapidly.

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<i>Pok'mon Go</i> Raises a Variety of Liability Issues

Robert D. Lang

Every generation has its own new fads, which can sweep across the country, if not the world, seemingly from nowhere, capturing the imagination and attention of millions. With the exception of a few fads, these activities, however brilliant or mindless, do not create legal issues and potential litigation involving those who participate. <i>Pok'mon Go</i> is one of those exceptions.

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Challenges in Solar Equipment Finance

Jennifer L. Howard & Kenneth P. Weinberg

Growth in solar-generation capacity has not been evenly distributed across the country, as some states' policies and laws are solar-friendly, while those in other states pose barriers. One such barrier in many states is the lack of access to financing.

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Downgraded: Industry Growth Forecast For 2016

The Equipment Leasing &amp; Finance Foundation has released its Q3 update to the 2016 Equipment Leasing &amp; Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, reducing the year's growth expectations to just 0.9%.

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How to Understand and Protect the Data in Your Enterprise

Bill Lederer

Especially in a time where cybersecurity remains in the headlines on a regular basis, it's crucial to understand what data exists in order to protect it. Where's your data? What if you lost track of some of it? What if attackers copied it?

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EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Finalized

Jonathan Armstrong & Andre Bywater

The European Commission concluded more than six months of negotiations both within the EU institutions and with the U.S. on July 12 with the announcement that an agreement had been reached on the Privacy Shield scheme to transfer data from the EU to the U.S.

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Standing the Test of 'Time Is of the Essence'

Eric Rubenstein & John Chillemi

Real estate purchase and sale contracts have included the magic language, "Time is of the Essence" (TOE), seemingly since time immemorial. Practitioners should be mindful, however, of the meaning of TOE and the significance of its absence from a contract.

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