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Legal Operations Success In 2023
Strategies for Navigating an Uncertain Economy, Leveraging CLM Technology to Streamline Processes, and Embracing Change During a recent discussion with a select group of leaders in legal operations in highly-regulated organizations, several key themes emerged that are likely to drive new initiatives in 2023.
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Federal Jury Rejects First Amendment Defense In 'MetaBirkins' NFT Standoff
Leading the charge in thorny IP issues have been cases addressing whether NFT makers who utilize other parties' trademarks can turn to the First Amendment as a defense to trademark infringement. This article analyzes the summary judgment decision that set the stage for trial in Hermes International, and provides some takeaways concerning the legal landscape for NFTs moving forward.
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Start-Ups, Cyber Attacks and Regulations
A Q&A with Christina Gagnier, a Shareholder with Carlton Fields and President of the newly-launched privacy and cybersecurity consultancy CTRL, on the cyber issues specific to start-ups and small businesses.
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Strategies to Improve Security and Optimize Your Technology Spend
Uncertain and challenging markets are times when firms and organizations of all types conserve cash. If this can be achieved without cutting needed projects, equipment or services to ensure successful returns to the office, then this is clearly an ideal financial strategy. In fact, leasing and financing not only helps firms conserve cash, but when done right, helps firms also maximize their IT budgets.
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AI Regulation in the U.S.: What's Coming, and What Companies Need to Do In 2023
Part One of a Two-Part Article Despite the steady growth of global AI adoption, there is no comprehensive federal legislation on AI in the United States. Instead, the U.S. has a patchwork of various current and proposed AI regulatory frameworks. It is critical for organizations looking to harness this novel technology to understand these frameworks and to prepare to operate in compliance with them.
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Best Practices in Second Request Document Review: How to Execute An E-discovery-Based Plan
Part 2 of a Two-Part Article Part 1 of this article discussed approaches to managing second requests using core project management principles that allow you to control the timeliness, cost, and quality of your organization's response. This follow-up looks at the pragmatics of strategizing and executing a successful plan.
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The Increasing Challenges of Verification on Social Media
The recent flurry of online impersonators, ranging from accounts posing as President Joe Biden to the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, exposes the challenges of social media platforms' verification and authentication processes. These events show that monitoring and policing trademark infringements and right of publicity violations can be increasingly difficult in the social media context.
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Successful Hybrid Plans Offer 'Best of Both Worlds'
We're seeing is a variety of successful measures that are designed to help attorneys get what they want: a best-of-both worlds scenario where they keep some work-from-home and fold-in an opportunity to intentionally connect and collaborate with colleagues in the office.
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The Future of AI Is More Ironman than Terminator
Many fear cyborgs stealing corner offices from rainmakers, that the future will be Robolawyers instead of humans. The reality is that the most powerful AI today, when applied to complex areas like legal, is more reliant on human interaction, not less.
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U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Political Football Section 230 Case — Why This One?
The Supreme Court has decided in the context of national security to consider the parameters of, and possible limits to, "Section 230" liability protections for social media companies. The question is why this case? The Supreme Court has decided to accept a case that, while sounding narrow and technical, actually goes to the heart of the way many Internet platforms operate — algorithmic targeted content recommendations.
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