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Leveraging the Seventh Circuit eDiscovery Principles to Contain Litigation Costs Image

Leveraging the Seventh Circuit eDiscovery Principles to Contain Litigation Costs

TJ Thurston & Scott Devens

ESI discovery disputes have become protracted for one common reason: The parties do not sufficiently prepare for ESI discovery. Enter the Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program.

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Shareholder Proxy Access

By Robert S. Reder, David Schwartz & Roxana Azizi

Last month, the authors discussed the fact that proxy access remains a "hot-button" corporate governance issue and the outcome of the debate remains uncertain. This discussion continues herein.

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The FCPA Opinion

James Ching

Surely the most obscure feature of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is the issuance and use of opinions. Here's how they work.

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Project Management As a Tool to Select, Manage, and Evaluate Outside Counsel

Jonathan Baum

The recent recession has exacerbated the fundamental challenge faced by general counsel: the selection and management of outside counsel.

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Decisions of Interest

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of a recent important ruling.

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NJ & CT News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Key happenings in neighboring states.

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The Enforceability of Automatic Orders

Lee Rosenberg

Automatic orders are particularly vexing because the "binding" quality is almost secondary to its service with the summons. What if the plaintiff does not serve them? Is the action a nullity? Would the plaintiff be in contempt?

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Courts Must Report Convictions Connected to Domestic Violence

Joel Stashenko

The state legislature has directed the courts to flag misdemeanor convictions involving domestic violence, the latest among several kinds of data legislators demand from the judiciary.

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Split and Shared Custody Arrangements

Jerome A. Wisselman & Lloyd C. Rosen

The CSSA) as we know it and as codified in Domestic Relations Law ' 240 and Family Court Act ' 413, recently celebrated its 22nd birthday. While the language of the statute has been modified, amended and polished over the course of the past two decades, it has yet to address specifically circumstances involving split or shared custody.

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Real Property Law

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at several key cases.

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