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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.

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Howard Shire & Jóna Mays

Nike Seeks $150 Million In Sanctions from Six Chinese Banks, and Loses

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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.

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Congress Seeks to Restrict Nondebtor Releases in New Bankruptcy Reform Bill

Thomas R. Califano & 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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Migrating Businesses Help Grow South Florida CRE Market Despite, and Because of, the Pandemic

Melea VanOstrand

The South Florida office market has seen a shift due to COVID, with some downsizing and modifications of office buildings, but the influx of new potential tenants has helped mitigate any potential downsides other markets may have seen.

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TexasBarCLE 31st Annual Entertainment Law Institute and Entertainment Law 101 Program, Nov. 17-19.

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How Many Is Too Many? Billable Hours Can Reach Diminishing Returns Image

How Many Is Too Many? Billable Hours Can Reach Diminishing Returns

Dylan Jackson

By now, it is well known that this year has been defined, at least in part, by the furious pace at which lawyers have been working. At what point do high billable hours mean diminishing returns for both the lawyer and the firm?

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Van Buren Continues Supreme Court's Pattern of Statutory Interpretation to Avoid Criminalizing Trivial Acts

Robert J. Anello & Richard F. Albert

The Van Buren decision fits into a pattern of the court's modern criminal law jurisprudence that appears motivated by concerns about the ever-expanding reach and severity of federal criminal law.

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Slut-Shamed In the Workplace? Avoiding Exposure for Your Employees' Exposure

John G. Browning

Situations involving an employee's voluntary online exposure rarely end well and can bring legal exposure for the employer.

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California Federal Court Sorts Out Ownership Issues In Dispute Over Record Albums Image

California Federal Court Sorts Out Ownership Issues In Dispute Over Record Albums

Stan Soocher

Approval of all the co-owners of a copyrighted work is needed to grant exclusive rights to third parties. Despite that, any co-owner can sell that co-owner's exclusive ownership share to third parties without the permission of the others The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California recently released an opinion that considered the interplay of these copyright issues.

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