Features
Stanley S. Arkin
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Lisa C. Solbakken
Is there a time when extortionate threats of meritless litigation become a criminal act that should be exempt from the settlement privilege? This article explores the question.
Features
Anthony L. Lamm
To remain competitive in the new economy, both inside and outside leasing counsel are exploring and utilizing various alternative fee arrangements (AFAs). This article explores the use of AFAs by leasing counsel, and offers some insight into how they may be more effectively utilized.
Features
Scott M. Giordano
In recent years, the need to treat e-discovery as a repeatable, streamlined process has been well-evidenced by a series of U.S. court opinions citing a wide range of e-discovery failures, including those related to preservation of electronically stored information (ESI), document productions and identification of potential custodians.
Features
Timothy B. Corcoran
In recent years, as client fee pressure has increased and client loyalty has decreased, law firms are investing significant time and money in business development programs. Some partners receive training to dust off selling skills that were largely unnecessary during a time of plenty. Other partners receive training, then individualized coaching, then more training, then more coaching, in an often-futile attempt to turn everyone into a capable rainmaker.
Features
Steven Salkin
President Obama, saying he is fulfilling a promise he made during his 2008 presidential campaign, stepped onto the "net neutrality" battlefield on Nov. 10 by releasing a statement (complete with video) calling on theFCC to adopt rules that prevent Internet service providers from charging more for faster online access and that "protect net neutrality."
Columns & Departments
Stan Soocher
Complaint States Direct Infringement Claim Against Fan Websites Operator<br> Direct Seller WWE Wins <i>Ex Parte</i> Order for Stopping Merchandise Counterfeiters
Features
Veronica Mullally Munoz
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Andrew J. Cochran
The Federal Circuit addressed what activity constitutes a sale or an offer for sale for purposes of 35 U.S.C. '271 and, in an important concurrence, Circuit Judge O'Malley provides a provocative analysis of the standard for enhanced damages under '284 in parallel to recent Supreme Court edicts on the standard for attorneys' fees under '285 and calls upon the Federal Circuit to reevaluate the standard for willfulness.
Columns & Departments
Howard J. Shire
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Wyatt Delfino
Licensor Lacks Standing to Sue Where No Rights in Patent Were Retained
Features
Rene Laurens
Information governance (IG) is how organizations tackle growing data volumes ' identifying what's important, what isn't, and what to do with it all.
Features
Jesse M. Brody
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Suemyra A. Shah
In today's digital era where consumers rely heavily on social media for news and entertainment, it has become increasingly common for entertainment companies to join the conversation on popular platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Marketers have found that authentic and meaningful engagement with consumers on Twitter can have a lasting impact.
