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SEC Proposed Rules Include Disclosure of Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Strategy
Cybersecurity compliance, already an anxiety-inducing topic for many in-house counsel, is about to get even trickier. The SEC rolled out a host of proposed new cybersecurity rules for public companies.
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Wrestling With the Meaning of 'Ordinary' Under the Bankruptcy Code
The Bankruptcy Code protects regular, ordinary commercial transactions between distressed companies and vendors willing to continue the relationship. But what is ordinary?
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Comic Legends' Estates Say Pandora Streamed Routines Without License
In dual lawsuits, the estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin accuse Pandora Media of willfully infringing the legendary comedians' registered copyrights in their "spoken word compositions" — their standup routines — by streaming the sound recordings that embody those routines without a license to use these works.
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What Can the Legal Industry Learn from Baseball's Labor Dispute?
Major League Baseball just resolved a contentious dispute between owners and the players union over revenue; both parties had been at odds about how to split up the pie. The challenge of splitting up the pie in law firms is going to become an increasing issue in coming years and perhaps even later in 2022 — particularly if the pie doesn't keep growing.
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While Associate Salaries Rise to Fight Talent War, Counsel Are Asking, 'Where's Mine?'
Uncertainty at most firms has led some Big Law counsel to become unhappy or disgruntled. They may be working the same long hours as their firms' associates, but, in some cases, they're now making less than lawyers with less experience. As a result, many counsel have been reaching out to recruiters.
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Inside Cryptocurrency Pump-and-Dump Schemes
Cryptocurrency pump-and-dump schemes (CPDs) are becoming increasingly prevalent. As in the case of traditional "pump and dump" schemes, CPDs lead to short-term trading perturbations — exaggerated increases and/or decreases in prices, volume, or volatility.
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How the SEC's ESG Disclosure Rules Might Effect Commercial Real Estate
After years of discussions and hints, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally released its proposed environmental disclosure rule for public company reporting. Getting the information and making the determinations will be a challenge for any sized company that comes under the SEC's purview. But there are significant questions about who is responsible for gathering and reporting information from commercial real estate facilities.
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Both Sides' Summary Judgment Motions Denied in Copyright Infringement Suit Over Jimi Hendrix Photo Summary Judgment Granted for Defendant in Copyright Infringement Suit Over "Gimme Some Lovin'"
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Federal Circuit: District Court Abused Discretion By Attributing Inconsistent Position to Plaintiff
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Common Issues In Commercial Property Bankruptcies
A review of landlord-tenant bankruptcy issues that should be in the forefront for landlords and tenants in determining rights, obligations and strategies when a bankruptcy involving a commercial property is filed.
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