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How the SEC's ESG Disclosure Rules Might Effect Commercial Real Estate Image

How the SEC's ESG Disclosure Rules Might Effect Commercial Real Estate

Erik Sherman

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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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

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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IP News

Howard Shire & Stephanie Remy

Federal Circuit: District Court Abused Discretion By Attributing Inconsistent Position to Plaintiff

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Common Issues In Commercial Property Bankruptcies

Robert K. Scheinbaum & Philip W. Allogramento III

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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Legal Tech: Are Websites A Forgotten Source of Evidence?

Glenn Barden

It's fascinating how quickly the industry has shifted from the days when e-discovery teams would spend weeks digitalizing and coding vellum, microfiche and paper documents to where we are today with dynamic and varied processes to deal with a plethora of electronic sources. Among these are websites, which can provide deep insights in discovery, but have been largely forgotten as a source of evidence.

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Examining the Differences Between Data Privacy and Data Security

Melissa Griffins Paulk

As businesses develop data protection frameworks to ensure compliance, it is important for companies to design a data protection program that contemplates data privacy and data security individually, to achieve the most comprehensive data protection program.

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Taming the Data Privacy Chaos in Contract Management

Gretchen Bakhshai

How contract management practitioners can remain in compliance with rapid changes in data privacy regulations.

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Cyber-Insecurity: Will the Looming Regulatory Crackdown on Cybersecurity Practices Help Protect Financial Institutions from Attack?

Lori Van Auken & Adam Jamieson

A slew of new regulations targeting the cybersecurity practices of financial institutions will come into effect during 2022. But will they have any real bearing on protecting financial firms from attack?

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Driving Innovation in a Dynamically Changing Legal Market

Ari Kaplan

A series of interviews with large law firm partners around the world to better understand how they are leveraging technology to drive innovation and transformation in their practices.

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The Rise of False Claims Act Cybersecurity Litigation

Annie Railton, James Gatta, Jud Welle & Emily Notini

While the DOJ Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative is still in its early stages and cybersecurity regulations are evolving, whistleblower plaintiffs have already begun leveraging the FCA to pursue alleged noncompliance with government cybersecurity requirements.

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