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Five Ways You May Be Contributing to a Data Breach

Charlie Magliato

While attorneys understand the importance of client confidentiality, many are less concerned about data security. This can be a serious oversight, since law firms are becoming increasingly vulnerable to security breaches. As other industries such as healthcare, financial services and the government start to recognize the dangers of security breaches and deploy more stringent security measures, the hacker community has begun to eye the legal industry as low-hanging fruit.

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Mind the Gap: Innovative Efforts to Improve the e-Discovery Process

Jonathan Sachs & Benjamin Kirk

While many scholars and practitioners continue to simply lament the widening gap between "ideal" e-discovery regulations and the painful realities of the current legal system, a growing minority from both the bench and bar are working hard to fill the void in a number of innovative ways.

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Taking Responsibility for the e-Discovery Process

Sophia Lee & Christine Soares

This article provides a checklist of best practices for both in-house and outside counsel to consider, discuss and monitor throughout the litigation to ensure confidence in the client relationship and the e-discovery process.

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Is Your Company Sitting on Buried Treasure?

James J. Leonard & John L. Watkins

In order to find buried treasure in your company's insurance policies, it is first important to understand how it was lost in the first place. There are many ways in which companies overlook or fail to pursue available insurance resources. Here are some of the more common.

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The NLRB Wants to Be Your 'Friend'

Joseph G. Schmitt & Lisa M. Schmid

Many employers have implemented or at least considered implementing Internet/social media policies in an effort to protect their reputations, protect their employees, and prevent the dissemination of confidential or proprietary information on the Internet. These policies seem to make perfect sense, but unfortunately, employers need to re-think them in light of the National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in <i>Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc.</i>

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Quarterly State Compliance Review

Sandra Feldman

This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect between Aug. 1 and Oct. 1, including amendments to Delaware's corporation, LLC and LP laws. It also looks at some recent decisions of interest, including two from the Delaware Supreme Court.

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Brophy Revisited

Robert S. Reder, David Schwartz & Roxana Azizi

In <i>Kahn v. Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts &amp; Co., L.P.</i>, the Delaware Supreme Court's broad reading of <i>Brophy</i> re-establishes the right of Delaware stockholders to sue corporate fiduciaries to disgorge profits from insider trading &mdash; regardless of harm to the corporation, and regardless of the avenues provided by federal securities laws to address insider trading claims.

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Net News

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Amazon Surrenders on California Tax Law, Still Fights Nationally<br>First Circuit Reinstates Massive Downloading Award<br>Ninth Circuit Finds Flaw in Perfect 10's Bid for Injunction

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How Effective Is the Federal Government's Campaign Against Internet Counterfeiters and Pirates?

Kyle-Beth Hilfer & David Ewen

Counterfeiting and piracy never go out of style. Approximately one year ago, ICE launched "Operation In Our Sites" (OIOS) in an effort to hit counterfeiters and pirates where they live (at least, on the Internet), namely their domains.

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Not All Web Browsers Are Created Equal

Karl Mattson

Legal research is an extension of online research, a professional undertaking that is quicker and more effective because of the convenience the Internet provides. Think of this movement as part of the rise of specialized research, complemented by the Web and delivered to attorneys worldwide. And yet, accessing this data depends on using the right browser; there must not be any attempt to sacrifice quality for some illusory promise. The bottom line: An excellent browser is essential for doing any kind of legal research.

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