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Preparing Companies for Impending Data Privacy, Cybersecurity Changes

Sarah F. Hutchins

Failing to pay attention to shifting data privacy and security regulations can be costly. Here's an overview of what's been happening — and what's likely to happen next — in the world of data privacy and security.

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No Bad Faith Found In Tidal Streaming Service Investment

Ellen Bardash

Block Inc.'s board may have made a bad deal when it acquired music-streaming company Tidal, but that's its right without evidence of bad faith.

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AI Considerations for In-House Counsel

Charmian Aw, Diletta De Cicco, Annette Demmel, Charles-Albert Helleputte, Kyle Fath, Alan Friel, Julia Jacobson, Bartolome Martin & David Naylor

Having an AI policy that outlines acceptable use, and documenting assessments that establish that AI systems are used in a manner consistent with the policy and that the benefits outweigh potential harms, can go a long way in managing legal and reputational risk.

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4 Pitfalls To Avoid In Legal Operations (and How to Deal With Them)

Brian Corbin

For legal stakeholders seeking to take their existing legal operations programs to the next level or start new programs from scratch, there are a few all-too-easy traps that can stunt growth, cost political capital and cause headaches. Having a strategic plan, budget and critical executive buy-in is not enough to avoid these four common issues.

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How to Implement Generative AI at Your Organization

Jessica Robinson

AI language models are trained on massive amounts of data to function and improve. The more data the model is trained on, the better it gets at detecting patterns, anticipating what comes next, and producing realistic text. Right now, however, there are few controls in place to stop these models from scraping personal and private information from people and business.

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Third Circuit: Pre-Bankruptcy Commercial Lease Termination Not Fraudulent Transfer

Michael L. Cook

Is an insolvent debtor's pre-bankruptcy termination of a commercial lease a fraudulent transfer? The circuit courts seem to be split, however a close reading of cases in the Third and Seventh Circuits shows that the reasoning of both courts can be reconciled on their facts.

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Four Legal Ops Traps That Can Stunt Growth

Brian Corbin

For legal stakeholders seeking to take their existing legal operations programs to the next level or start new programs from scratch, there are a few all-too-easy traps that can stunt growth, cost political capital and cause headaches. Having a strategic plan, budget and critical executive buy-in is not enough to avoid these four common issues.

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How to Avoid Running Afoul of Privacy Laws

Dan Panitz & Jerry McIver

Privacy laws and enforcement are causing big changes to global commerce and have now arrived at our doorstep. The million dollar questions are how this will affect our businesses and what, if anything, do we need to do about it?

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Using the Generational Gap To Enhance Engagement

Marcie Borgal Shunk

In an era where the power dynamics in the legal industry are shifting decidedly to talent, a firm's ability to tap into generational differences to invigorate, attract and retain talent is a competitive advantage.

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Municipality's Refusal to Permit Expansion of a Pre-Existing Nonconforming Use Doesn't Violate Constitution Image

Municipality's Refusal to Permit Expansion of a Pre-Existing Nonconforming Use Doesn't Violate Constitution

Stewart E. Sterk

Can a municipality's refusal to permit expansion of a pre-existing nonconforming use constitute a federal constitutional violation? The federal district court for the Eastern District of New York faced that question and awarded summary judgment to the municipality, rejecting the landowner's substantive due process and takings claims.

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