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State Attorneys General Issue Support for Bankruptcy Venue Reform Legislation

P.J. D'Annunzio

Attorneys general from 41 states, along with Puerto Rico and Guam, have issued a statement in support of legislation before Congress geared toward stopping corporations from venue-shopping bankruptcy cases.

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Report: Talent War Heating Up to 'Boiling Point'

Andrew Maloney

Law firms are paying more for talent than ever before. But like other industries that've been hit by a so-called "Great Resignation," they're also hemorrhaging it like never before, and the result is a diminished return on investment that could reach a "boiling point" in the near future.

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Implications of Second Circuit Ruling on Fugitive Disentitlement

Elkan Abramowitz & Jonathan S. Sack

Historically, the "fugitive disentitlement" doctrine has foreclosed challenges to criminal charges by a defendant who does not physically submit to a U.S. court's jurisdiction. As a consequence, to make even threshold challenges to an indictment, a defendant who lives abroad must leave home, waive the right to oppose extradition, and risk pre-trial detention in the United States.

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Five Things Law Firm Leaders Need To Do As People Return to the Office

Mark Beese

While we all look forward to returning to normal, the normal we left in early 2020 remains elusive. For those who are leading teams (such as executive committees, practice and industry groups, client teams, administrative departments, and firm committees), the struggle is more complex.

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Lateral Market for Bankruptcy Lawyers Not Stifled By Chapter 11 Slowdown

Dan Roe

After a year filled with filings, commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcies fell off a cliff in 2021, causing bankruptcy lawyers to work on out-of-court restructurings or pivot to practices with overlapping skills such as real estate and commercial litigation.

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The Pandemic Job Market, Part 2: From Pandemonium to Institutional Recalibration Image

The Pandemic Job Market, Part 2: From Pandemonium to Institutional Recalibration

Jared Coseglia

The second part of our analysis of complexities of staffing in a post-pandemic job market in the data privacy, cybersecurity, and e-discovery/legal technology verticals covers all the hiring trends in Q3 2021 as well as what is coming in Q4 and beyond.

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The Anatomy of a Cyberattack: Step-by-Step

Mike Paul

This article looks at each stage of a cyberattack, by way of a fictitious attack that took over a real estate agent's email account.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Must Extend Beyond the 'Month'

Emil Sayegh

For all of that is created and consumed during October's Cybersecurity Month, it is disappointing to see how each year after all the thoughts have been shared, major security incidents continue to emerge. We need to begin to take stock of all the advice given during this month and put it to immediate practice.

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Right of Publicity Case Roundup

Stan Soocher

Several recent court rulings aptly demonstrate how the right of publicity continues to be a vital cutting-edge area of celebrity law.

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HSTPA Survives Federal Constitutional Attack

Stewart E. Sterk

The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA) has generated considerable litigation by landlords in both state and federal court. In Building and Realty Institute of Westchester and Putnam Counties, Inc. v. State of New York, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed takings, substantive due process, and contracts clause challenges to the statute.

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