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Tips for Achieving More Certainty of Specific Performance Availability Image

Tips for Achieving More Certainty of Specific Performance Availability

Adrienne B. Koch & Neil S. Miller

Both litigators and transactional lawyers know the basic drill: specific performance is available for breach of a contract whose subject matter is so unique that money damages will not adequately compensate the non-breaching party. But it does not necessarily follow that specific performance is generally available for breach of an agreement that involves real estate. This article discusses why and suggests some ways parties can achieve more certainty in this regard.

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AI-Generated Content, Deepfakes and New Data Push the Limits of Civil Procedure Image

AI-Generated Content, Deepfakes and New Data Push the Limits of Civil Procedure

Jerry Bui

How will traditional tools and techniques need to adapt to handle new data challenges that have never been encountered by digital forensics specialists or lawyers?

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Automating Onboarding and Offboarding Is Key to Legal Industry Transformation

Harold Westervelt

Automate Onboarding & Offboarding Processes for Smoother Transitions Questions about the role of AI in the legal market continue to dominate current headlines, but firm consolidation remains a big part of the transformation the industry is undergoing. And yes, technology and automation are playing key parts in this. As firms merge or acquire others to expand their capabilities and client base, a streamlined approach to attorney onboarding and offboarding has become essential.

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Young Partners Should Embrace an Ownership Mentality Image

Young Partners Should Embrace an Ownership Mentality

Sharon Meit Abrahams

Firms promote associates to partner and then expect them to "act" like a partner. Acting like a partner is an unclear declaration and can cover a wide range of expectations. One of the most important expectations for these newly minted partners is for them to have an ownership mindset. The mindset of a business owner is not something that comes naturally, nor is it in any way developed through the associate years.

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Crypto Winter Leads to Explosion of Regulatory Activity Image

Crypto Winter Leads to Explosion of Regulatory Activity

Mark Bini, Kaela Dahan & Victoria Jaus

In the past year, following the Crypto Winter, there has been an explosion of activity by United States regulators and enforcers. Crypto companies, for their part, have complained that it is not clear what digital assets, if any, are securities, and that they have not been given clear regulatory rules of the road.

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Trend of Smaller and More Efficient Offices Leads To Downsizing Image

Trend of Smaller and More Efficient Offices Leads To Downsizing

Abigail Adcox

Several big law firms have plans to shrink their Washington, DC, offices soon, continuing the legal industry trend of smaller and more efficient offices in the wake of the pandemic and hybrid work arrangements.

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Evolution of Pre-Bankruptcy Planning Raises Questions of Good Faith Image

Evolution of Pre-Bankruptcy Planning Raises Questions of Good Faith

Andrew C. Kassner & Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

In recent years, as extensive pre-bankruptcy planning has evolved, bankruptcy filings frequently involve affiliates of larger companies, engineered with a structuring of liabilities in mind. The question of whether these targeted filings are for a legitimate bankruptcy purpose or should be dismissed has been the subject of significant high-profile litigation.

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Cool Your (Data) Jets! Reducing Your Organization's Carbon Footprint with a Data Retention Policy Image

Cool Your (Data) Jets! Reducing Your Organization's Carbon Footprint with a Data Retention Policy

Greg Moreman

Despite great strides toward better-for-the-world operating procedures, companies might be surprised to learn that they're likely overlooking one area of their business that heavily contributes to its overall carbon footprint — data storage. That's right: storing your company's data generates emissions. And with the continuous increase in data volumes, the impact will likely only grow.

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AI Is Coming To Microsoft 365: What You Need to Know

Ryan Hemmel

For those using Microsoft 365, AI tools are rapidly becoming a reality, as Microsoft has introduced and announced several applications with AI-driven components, including Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Teams Premium, and Microsoft Copilot.

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How the Texas Two-Step Changes How Plaintiffs Litigate Mass Torts Image

How the Texas Two-Step Changes How Plaintiffs Litigate Mass Torts

Mark Eveland

By enabling defendants to shield themselves from mass tort liability, the "Texas Two-Step" is a new obstacle for plaintiffs pursuing mass tort cases against manufacturers of dangerous products.

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