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Planning Board Took Requisite Hard Look Under SEQRA Denial of Special Use Permit Upheld

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Hybrid Work Environments Add to Internal Cybersecurity Risk

Rhys Dipshan

Are law firms truly prepared for evolving threats on the horizon, especially with hybrid work arrangements gaining momentum?

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Eighth Circuit Permits Recovery for 'Initial-Interest Confusion' In Trademark Cases

Eric Alan Stone & Catherine Nyarady

The likelihood of confusion analysis is often focused on confusion at the time of purchase, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth and Federal Circuits permit mark holders to allege infringement based on presale, initial-interest confusion. Earlier this year, the Eighth Circuit joined the majority of circuits in permitting recovery for initial-interest confusion in certain circumstances.

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Obstacles to Overcome So Attorneys Can Train Others

Sharon Meit Abrahams

This article delves into what firms can do to support their attorneys who lead training initiatives such as on-boarding new associates, delivering substantive knowledge, designing skill development training or any other aspect of professional development in the legal field.

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Retention of Title Disputes: Don't Take the Uniform Commercial Code for Granted

Eva D. Gadzheva, Jeremy M. Downs & David E. Morrison

This article reminds us of the conflict-of-laws analysis at the heart of such retention of title disputes, and then discuss the multi-step UCC analysis that is also required.

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COVID-19 and Lease Negotiations: Casualty Provisions

Ann E. Ryan & Adrienne B. Koch

First in series of articles that will examine specific aspects of the COVID shift in which commercial lease negotiations are seeking protection against unlikely events. Part 1 focuses on casualty provisions.

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Stan Soocher

Recording Artist's Attorney Prevails in Lawsuit Brought Against Her by Client's Record Label

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Managing Outreach Is the Most Important Task for Practice Group Leaders

Eric Dewey

No other job of a practice group leader does more to solve the many challenges of running a practice group than does a steady flow of new work from new clients.

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Why Are Courts Making Cybersecurity Forensics Reports Not Privileged?

David P. Saunders

Internal corporate investigations can be, and frequently are, privileged. However, it is difficult to square that concept with the recent spate of federal court opinions that have concluded that cybersecurity forensic reports generally are not privileged.

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Condemnation Invalid for Failure to Establish Public Purpose

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