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Seventh Circuit Bars Bad Faith Asset Buyer Protection Image

Seventh Circuit Bars Bad Faith Asset Buyer Protection

Michael L. Cook

"Good-faith purchasers enjoy strong protection under [Bankruptcy Code] §363(m)," but the silent asset buyer ("B") with "actual and constructive knowledge of a competing interest" lacks "good faith," held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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Climate Change Risk and Disclosure: A New Focus for SEC Enforcement Image

Climate Change Risk and Disclosure: A New Focus for SEC Enforcement

Jacqueline C. Wolff

Given the massive amount of dollars being poured into ESG funds and the SEC's renewed focus on both the funds and the companies in the funds, there is no time like the present for companies to engage in an assessment of their climate risks and how these risks and the status of the companies' ESG goals are being relayed to investors.

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Commercial Real Estate Market Sees Shift Toward 'Densification' As Firms Look Long Term Image

Commercial Real Estate Market Sees Shift Toward 'Densification' As Firms Look Long Term

Jessie Yount

Real estate executives say the construction of the office of the future is well underway within the legal industry, despite a dip in leasing activity at the beginning of the year. However, there is a shift toward "densification," as firms take advantage of favorable market conditions and make longer-term commitments.

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Supreme Court Addresses Municipal Sign Regulations, Again Image

Supreme Court Addresses Municipal Sign Regulations, Again

Steven M. Silverberg

In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court applied strict scrutiny to a sign regulation as it related to directional signs placed by a local congregation that held services at different locations each week. The Court took another look at the issue of strict scrutiny relating to "off-premises" signs in the case of City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan National Advertising , in which the majority concluded that strict scrutiny should not apply to determining whether the off-premises sign regulations at issue violated the First Amendment.

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Players On the Move

ELF Staff

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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The Stenography Shortage Is Impacting Client Service: What's the Future of Court Reporting? Image

The Stenography Shortage Is Impacting Client Service: What's the Future of Court Reporting?

Dean Whalen

In the court reporting market, technology has matured to match or exceed stenography's stronghold on speed and accuracy and, as such, is poised to disrupt the market.

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With Federal Bankruptcy Courts Unavailable, Marijuana Businesses Turn to State Options Image

With Federal Bankruptcy Courts Unavailable, Marijuana Businesses Turn to State Options

David E. Sklar & Cheryl A. Santaniello 

Federal bankruptcy courts have been unavailable to marijuana businesses due to the Schedule I status of marijuana. The United States Trustee's policy is to move to dismiss or object in each case involving marijuana assets, because they cannot be administered under the Bankruptcy Code.

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Commercial Real Estate Market Optimistic

Paul Bergeron

The commercial real estate industry is having little trouble shrugging off today's challenging economic situations and its optimism is brewing with recent pandemic restrictions being lifted, according to a state of the market survey from DLA Piper.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

"Artistic Relevance" Test Applied to NFTs Vape Musical Found to Be Copyright Fair-Use Parody of Grease

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Why Focusing on Client Experience Is Critical and How to Get Started Image

Why Focusing on Client Experience Is Critical and How to Get Started

Kristen Dallman

In this marketplace, one thing is abundantly clear: To remain competitive, you must adapt. So how can you adapt in a way that meets the increased expectations of today's client? Focus on client experience.

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