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Florida's New Data Privacy Bill Is an Outlier, Going Both Broad and Narrow Image

Florida's New Data Privacy Bill Is an Outlier, Going Both Broad and Narrow

Cassandre Coyer

The Florida law, which will go into effect on July 1, 2024, positions itself as an outlier among other state data privacy regulations.

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Legal Tech: TAR As a Reincarnation of Human Review

Igor Labutov, Bishan Yang & Stephen Dooley

This article seeks to provide clarity and context on the different types of AI available in the legal industry today and how the new GPT technology fits into that landscape. More importantly, it will illustrate the potential impact of the next generation of AI on litigation and legal practice as a whole.

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Should There Be A Title Theft Statute? Image

Should There Be A Title Theft Statute?

Stewart E. Sterk

Recent years have seen numerous reports of what has colloquially been called "property theft" or "deed theft." To fight deed theft in New York, the state Attorney General has championed a statute making "Property Theft" a crime.

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Keeping Tabs On Antitrust Actions In Entertainment Industry Sectors

Stan Soocher

The growth in size of companies dominating sectors of the entertainment industry has been subject to antitrust challenges with mixed results. What are some notable recent developments in this area?

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The Business Benefits of Leasing When Combatting the Increasing Costs of Operating a Firm Image

The Business Benefits of Leasing When Combatting the Increasing Costs of Operating a Firm

Mike Henderson, Whitney Jones & Bill Pitcairn

There's a wide range of business benefits to leasing that help firms better manage current market challenges beyond cash management — so we asked our law firm clients what they saw as the most compelling business benefits of leasing in today's challenging economy.

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How Law Firms Can Utilize Artificial Intelligence for Marketing

Stuart J. Oberman

Artificial Intelligence will revolutionize law firm marketing forever. Law firms are now (or should be) leveraging the potential of AI in order to enhance their marketing efforts. By harnessing the capabilities of AI, law firms are able to expand their marketing strategies, boost efficiency, accuracy, and overall client engagement.

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Supreme Court's 'Bad Spaniels' Decision Didn't Overturn Rogers, But … Image

Supreme Court's 'Bad Spaniels' Decision Didn't Overturn Rogers, But …

Brad Kutner

In a win for trademark holders, the U.S. Supreme Court offered a narrow ruling in the dispute involving "dog toys and whiskey."

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Converting Debt to Equity: An Alternative to Modification or Extension of Loans Image

Converting Debt to Equity: An Alternative to Modification or Extension of Loans

Dennis M. Sughrue & Daniel A. Devine

Historically, lenders have been unwilling to go into business with their borrowers, preferring to observe a rigid separation between debtor and creditor. However, if an office property can be repositioned for another use, there is a path between extending the term of a loan and hoping for the best, and taking the property back and realizing a catastrophic loss.

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The Message Is Clear: Assess Your Information Governance Practices In Light of DOJ and SEC Crackdown on Use of Personal Devices and Messaging Apps Image

The Message Is Clear: Assess Your Information Governance Practices In Light of DOJ and SEC Crackdown on Use of Personal Devices and Messaging Apps

Jonathan B. New, Patrick T. Campbell, James A. Sherer & Luke E. Record

Regulators increasingly are scrutinizing employee use of personal devices and third-party messaging apps. This article summarizes the DOJ's recent guidance and the SEC's enforcement trends and priorities in this area, and it provides information governance best practices companies can implement now to ensure they are meeting regulators' expectations and recordkeeping rules.

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Is Non-Lawyer Ownership of Law Firms Coming Soon? Image

Is Non-Lawyer Ownership of Law Firms Coming Soon?

Quentin Brogdon

Powerful forces are now pushing regulators in the direction of non-lawyer ownership of law firms in the United States. Some of the forces are completely well-intentioned, but some of the forces are not so well-intentioned.

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