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Cloud Computing Presents Challenges in e-Discovery

Jeffrey Ziplow

Cloud computing is being hailed as a next great hope for the entertainment industry, with consumers accessing content stored on third-party sites, rather than directly from the consumers' hard drives. But cloud computing is already used by many businesses, including those in the entertainment industry, to store their business records. This article examines issues in obtaining information from the cloud through litigation discovery.

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Assumption of Liabilities

Patrick J. Leddy, Charles M. Oellermann & Joseph M. Witalec

A buyer purchases certain assets and assumes certain liabilities of a seller under an asset purchase agreement. However, after the transaction closes, the buyer files for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and eventually rejects the asset purchase agreement. From a deal lawyer's perspective, the issue is: What impact does the bankruptcy filing and the contract rejection have on the carefully drafted, thoroughly negotiated asset purchase agreement?

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What's New in the Law

Robert Ihne

Highlights of the latest equipment leasing cases.

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Negotiating Equipment Leases

Barry Marks

This article reviews equipment finance negotiations in terms of general negotiating rules and advice for lawyers and their clients.

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How Will 100% Bonus Depreciation Impact Like Kind Exchange Programs for Lessors in 2011?

Jeff Nelson

With the enactment of 100% bonus depreciation under the "Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010," many companies with active Like Kind Exchange programs are wondering whether it makes sense to suspend their LKE programs for the balance of 2011.

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Movers & Shakers

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Who's doing what; who's going where.

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Insuring Against Cyber Crime

W. Brian Ahern & and Christine Clark

Law firms are ranked ninth in terms of organizations with the highest risk of cyber exposure.

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