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Intellectual Property

Lynne Strober, Jennifer Presti, Elizabeth Lai Featherman & Joan M. D'Uva

Intellectual Property (IP) is a highly complex type of property and, as we saw last month in Part One of this article, there are few cases addressing its valuation in the context of divorce. On top of this, because of the emphasis on mediation and arbitration, fewer cases are being litigated in the court system, resulting in fewer court decisions addressing these complex issues. That means there is less guidance for the practitioner, as different treatments of similar facts and great ways of addressing IP valuation remain unreported.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Suit Against Hollywood Producers by 'Lost Boys' Clears Hurdle Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Suit Against Hollywood Producers by 'Lost Boys' Clears Hurdle

R. Robin McDonald

A suit against Hollywood writers and producers by 54 refugees who became known as 'the Lost Boys' after they fled brutal persecution in Sudan has cleared an initial legal hurdle, a federal judge in Atlanta has ruled.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Home Depot to Pay $13 Million to Settle Consumers' Data Breach Case

R. Robin McDonald

The Home Depot will pay $13 million to resolve claims by customers whose personal information was exposed to hackers during a massive data security breach in 2014. The settlement agreement, filed in March in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, would certify a class of Home Depot customers to include all U.S. residents whose personal information was compromised after they used payment cards at self-checkout lanes at U.S. Home Depot stores between April 10, 2014, and Sept.'

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Dozens of Big Firms Targeted by Hacker Seeking M&A Info Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Dozens of Big Firms Targeted by Hacker Seeking M&A Info

Nell Gluckman

For several years law firms have been a key target for hackers seeking to obtain confidential information about initial public offerings, intellectual property and M&amp;A deals, claim cybersecurity consultants, but rarely does word about specific attacks become public.On March 29, Crain's Chicago Business reported that 48 top firms, most of which appear in the Am Law 100 rankings, were targeted recently by a Russian hacker living in Ukraine seeking to trade on M&amp;A information stolen from law firms.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Chipotle in Trouble Again, This Time With the NLRB Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Chipotle in Trouble Again, This Time With the NLRB

Rebekah Mintzer

It hasn't been an easy couple of months for Denver-based fast casual food giant Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. And now a decision from the National Labor Relations Board has shone a negative light on the company's social media policies and labor practices too.

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SXSW Music Conference 2016 CLE Program. Austin, TX, March 18-19.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Determining the Statute of Limitations for Common Law Copyright Infringement Claims<br>Continuous Accrual Doctrine Applied To Songwriter Heirs' Royalty Suit over Disney's Movie

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ELFA Schedule

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association has released its 2016 calendar of events.

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$596 Million Stock Offering For Burger King Parent

Mary Hladky

Greenberg Traurig corporate and securities shareholders Kara MacCullough and Flora Perez barely slept for eight days. That's the time they had to complete a secondary public offering for their client Restaurant Brands International, or RBI, parent of Miami-based Burger King and Oakville, Ontario-based coffee, doughnuts and sandwich chain Tim Hortons.

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Top Security Intrusion Trends the Legal Community Should Watch

Steven Chabinsky

Lawyers are increasingly expected to understand the implications of cybersecurity when providing advice relating to a long list of matters that include privacy compliance, contract compliance, data breach response, data breach litigation, M&amp;A due diligence, and insurance coverage. As a result, it is important that lawyers understand the latest trends in cyber intrusions that may expose their stakeholders to unwarranted risk and allow adversaries to exploit technical and human vulnerabilities.

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