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Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
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Second Circuit Applies Federal Bankruptcy Law, Not Securities Law, In Madoff SIPA Liquidation
Michael L. Cook
The Second Circuit applied federal bankruptcy law when holding that good faith is an affirmative defense.
Features
While Economy Recovers, Commercial Real Estate May Be Due for a Correction
Beau Jones
Before investors get too carried away by the news of recovery in commercial real estate, they should pause to ask themselves, "what are we recovering from?"
Columns & Departments
Players On the Move
ljnstaff
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
Features
Are Government Investigation Disclosures Protected Under the Common Interest Doctrine?
Elkan Abramowitz
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Jonathan S. Sack
This article discusses whether disclosures made when a subject of a government investigation borrows money or sells all or part of its business are protected from discovery on the basis of the attorney-client privilege and pursuant to the common interest doctrine.
Features
Enabling Monetization of Non-Monetary Victories
Russell Yankwitt
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Anxhela Mile
This article proposes language to include in retainer agreements to enable the monetization of non-monetary victories and compensate attorneys for all their work on behalf of their contingency clients.
Columns & Departments
Co-ops and Condominiums
NYRE Staff
Residential Owners Have Claim for Inadequate Quality of Hotel Unit
Features
Flat Fee or Consumption-Based E-Discovery Pricing? Depends on Who You Ask
Victoria Hudgins
Being charged per gigabyte by an e-discovery software platform isn't new, but it can still be a budgetary drain for law firms that handle many large e-discovery matters.
Columns & Departments
IP News
Howard Shire
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Jóna Mays
Nike Seeks $150 Million In Sanctions from Six Chinese Banks, and Loses
Features
Legal Marketers Prefer Hybrid Return to Work
Justin Henry
Seeing opportunities for reduced costs and broader hiring pool, law firm marketing chiefs are among the most vocal proponents of shifting firm operations to a virtual setting as firms bring their personnel back to the office.
Features
Congress Seeks to Restrict Nondebtor Releases in New Bankruptcy Reform Bill
Thomas R. Califano
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Anna Gumport
Members of Congress recently introduced the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act, which proposes to amend the Bankruptcy Code to, among other things, restrict courts' ability to approve third-party releases of nondebtors and related injunctions under plans of reorganization or otherwise in Chapter 11 cases.
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