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Cybersecurity and Corporate Privacy Enforcement Is Focus of Feds

David Saunders & Julian L. André

It started as a hushed rumor in the beltway, then became a known fact by those going to join the administration. And now we all know: The Biden administration has brought with it a renewed focus on data privacy and cybersecurity.

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'Never Trust, Always Verify': Zero Trust Security

Rebecca L. Warren

Recognizing the ever-increasing cyber threats to businesses, government entities, and individuals, the White House announced that Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies must migrate toward Zero Trust Cybersecurity Architecture by September 2024. Under Zero Trust, trust is the ultimate vulnerability of any system and, therefore, trust has to be eliminated from a business' cybersecurity approach.

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Enforcement of Obligations Imposed In SEQRA Findings Statements

Stewart E. Sterk

When, at the culmination of environmental review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), a municipality resolves to require a developer to ameliorate environmental impacts, can anyone other than the municipality itself enforce the requirement?

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Using Section 365(n) to Minimize Loss of Use of IP In Licensor Bankruptcy Image

Using Section 365(n) to Minimize Loss of Use of IP In Licensor Bankruptcy

By Richard Assmus, Matthew Wargin, Monique Mulcare & Danielle Corn

This article provides an overview of Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, a key provision within the Code that allows a debtor to assume, assume and assign, or reject certain executory contracts and unexpired leases.

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Fresh Filings

ELF Staff

Notable court filings in entertainment law.

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Landlord & Tenant Law

NYRE Staff

Nonpayment Proceeding Not Available for Use and Occupancy Questions of Fact About Whether Landlord Accepted Surrender Improper Withholding of Consent Does Not Excuse Guarantor Loft Board's Rejection of Abandonment Petition Upheld

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COVID Pandemic Allows CMOs to Use Tech to Drive Firm Growth Image

COVID Pandemic Allows CMOs to Use Tech to Drive Firm Growth

Lavinia Calvert

Perhaps it was not surprising that when the pandemic hit last year, chief marketing officers and their teams were among the first included in layoffs and budget cuts. But over the last several months, a new narrative has emerged: Law firms have turned bullish toward investments in marketing and technology.

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Highlight Client Service Skills In the New Year

Sharon Meit Abrahams

Attorneys need their clients to see them as a trusted advisor and partner in their legal solutions. If the lawyer takes time at the beginning of the relationship to establish expectations, then future conflicts can be avoided or resolved more quickly.

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Potential Criminal and Civil Penalties of Digital Asset Exchanges

Nola B. Heller & Samson Enzer

This article discusses the potential criminal and civil penalties that companies can face if their employees engage in insider trading in digital assets, and suggests several measures that exchanges can take to reduce their exposure from such risks.

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Ninth Circuit Finally Resolves Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Royalties Issue Image

Ninth Circuit Finally Resolves Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Royalties Issue

Robert W. Clarida & Robert J. Bernstein

The Ninth Circuit ruling in Flo & Eddie may turn out to be last stop on the long and winding road the owners of pre-1972 recordings have traveled in their efforts to obtain compensation for public performances through platforms like Sirius.

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