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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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2024 Could Mark a Turning Point for Office Sector

Philippa Maister

The drumbeat of bad news from the office sector has been so pervasive over the past years that it has almost become a fact of life. But a new report suggests that 2024 could mark a turning point — with the possibility in a few years that demand for office space will exceed supply.

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Appointment of Receiver Under State Law No Assurance Receiver Will Stay If Ch. 11 Filed

Andrew C. Kassner & Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

Many clients are not aware that the Bankruptcy Code provides that, upon the filing of a bankruptcy case, the receiver is required to give back possession of the mortgaged property to the debtor unless the lender obtains an order from the Bankruptcy Court excusing the receiver from this requirement.

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'Do More With Less' Is Theme from New Legal Ops Report

Trudy Knockless

The overarching finding of Thomson Reuters Institute's "2023 Legal Department Operations Index" is that workloads are increasing but budgets aren't. The phrase "do more with less" appears three times in the report and similar sentiments appear on nearly every page of the its 25 pages.

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Fresh Filings

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

Notable court filings in entertainment law.

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WEBINAR: AI & Intellectual Property

Cybersecurity Law & Strategy 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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Development

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Contract Vendee Lacks Standing to Challenge Denial of Permit Application Board's Denial of Site Plan Approval Invalidated Inadequate SEQRA Review Requires Denial of Site Plan Approval

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