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What You Need to Know About China's New Privacy Law
The Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (PIPL) went into effect on Nov. 1 and brought with it a suite of new requirements and lingering questions.
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Growth of Cyber Attacks Leading Insurers to Drop the Unprepared
Securing cyber insurance is becoming more difficult. Law firms are facing insurance carriers that are placing a heavier emphasis on proactive cybersecurity measures, dropping clients, and even exiting the cyber insurance space when the risk outweighs the premium.
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Fraud Cases Increase In Cryptocurrency 'Wild West'
When something goes wrong with an investment in cryptocurrency and fraud victims seek legal help, disputes often turn out to be a major challenge for plaintiffs and law firms.
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Legal Tech: The Evaporation of E-Discovery
The thinking in the legal world regarding e-discovery has so changed that, as with many other ideas and tools that were once novel, those ideas lost their novelty as those in the legal community became comfortable with them and thought of them as simply different ways of articulating ideas and tools long used in the legal world.
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How Law Firms Can Gain a Competitive Advantage With Financial Intelligence
The results of a new report — Implementing Financial Intelligence to Give Law Firms a Competitive Advantage in 2022 and Beyond — revealed a striking shift in the role of law firm finance leaders, both in their value and impact. Many are using data to drive change in their organizations, amplifying the power of profitability, and leveraging their skill to fuel innovation. Ultimately, they are helping their firms gain a competitive advantage.
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Update On Bankruptcy Appellate Practice: Part One — Appellate Standing
Recent cases show that appellate courts continue to wrestle with standing, jurisdiction, mootness, excusable neglect and finality, among other things. The following overview, in a series of installments, shows what the courts have been addressing during just the past three years. This first installment will cover appellate standing.
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Build Back Better: Considerations for Tax Advisers & Planners
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed by the President on Nov. 15, 2021, presents a number of issues for advisers, planners and taxpayers to consider.
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Messaging on Growth Important to Attract Top Talent and Prospective Clients
By keeping these communication tips in mind, firm leaders can ensure that their most important stakeholders understand the significance of their expansion and why it is a win-win for the firm, its people and its clients.
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Guidance on Distributions As 'Disbursements' and U.S. Trustee Fees
In a recent case from the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, In re Paragon Offshore PLC, the bankruptcy court provided guidance on whether a post-plan effective date litigation trust's distributions constituted disbursements subject to the U.S. Trustee fee "tax."
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Rate Hikes Threatening Trusted Status with Clients
After years of clients working to trim their roster of firms to a trusted group that understands the specific challenges of their businesses, rate hikes are threatening to upset these delicate relationships.
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