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Enhanced Oversight of Search Warrants and Title III Wiretaps Image

Enhanced Oversight of Search Warrants and Title III Wiretaps

Harry Sandick, Bonnie Robinson & Thomas Kicak

Search warrants and wiretaps were once used primarily to investigate organized crime, drug dealing and terrorism. In recent years, however, prosecutors have employed these tools increasingly in the context of white-collar crime to the point where it is now commonplace.

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WEBINAR: AI & Intellectual Property

The Intellectual Property Staff

Owners of intellectual property should be aware of how their works are used by generative AI models and the users of these tools, and timely action should be taken to defend intellectual property against infringement. Join LJN for a free webinar on Nov. 9.

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Law Firms Might Meet Budget, But Uncertainty Looms

Andrew Maloney

With the end of the year in focus, most law firms may well finish in line with their budget plans. But analysts and observers also described the end-of-year profitability picture in Big Law as "tepid," "flat-ish" and "volatile," with 2024 promising plenty of uncertainty as well.

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Players On the Move

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Landmines In Bankruptcy Appellate Practice

Michael L. Cook

Pundits are raving about the current increase in business bankruptcy cases. But they rarely, if ever, mention the spike in bankruptcy appeals. A brief survey of recent decisions shows that appellate courts are, among other things, finding ways to (a) avoid making decisions or to (b) avoid litigation delay and uncertainty by expediting appellate review. Practitioners can avoid surprises by grasping what these courts are actually doing.

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Are Law Firms' Real Estate and Tech Spending Invariably at Odds?

Patrick Smith

But in place of the common assumption from the COVID years that real estate and technology spending were inversely related, it's becoming increasingly clear that the two line items — which trail only talent on the overall cost hierarchy — have a more complex relationship.

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Are Professional Associations Really Valuable?

Glennie Green

In the legal profession, joining and maintaining membership in various professional associations is common practice. However, lawyers often overlook the critical question of whether their affiliation with these organizations yields substantial benefits, such as quality referrals and new clients.

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Emojis in the Workplace: Innocent Fun or Discovery Hazard?

Jessica Lee & Matt Jackson

Emojis can be equally troublesome in any type of business legal case. How are your employees using emojis in text messaging? Awareness can be an important part of risk reduction. We have compiled here a few case law examples where the use of emojis in business communications had surprising legal ramifications.

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FIFA Decision Curtail U.S. Efforts to Police Foreign Commercial Bribery

Robert J. Anello & Richard F. Albert

Heeding the U.S. Supreme Court's clear message that ever-expanding constructions of the general fraud statutes are out of style, the latest decision out of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in the long-running FIFA saga has the potential to substantially curtail U.S. efforts to police foreign commercial bribery.

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IP News

Jeff Ginsberg and George Soussou

Federal Circuit: The Comparison Prior Art Has to be Within the Proper Scope Federal Circuit: More Than Describing Trial and Error Is Needed for Enablement

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