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Why Law Firms Need to Know About the 'Excess Share of Voice' Rule
Every time a brand is mentioned in the media, authors an article, posts on social media or runs a series of ads, a conversation is happening. The conversation is amplified when the audience engages by sharing the article, commenting on the social media post or clicking on the ads. All of this activity results in a certain share of voice.
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Just Say No: Discovery In Chapter 15 Bankruptcies Is Asymmetrical
Chapter 15 specifically allows foreign representatives to conduct discovery in the U.S., but be wary of other entities that seek to distract and/or delay the Foreign Representative from the asset search.
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10 Tips for Navigating the Commercial Tenant Bankruptcy Process
Retail, entertainment and hospitality have been hit particularly hard by government-mandated COVID-19 shutdowns. For many, the road ahead will end in, or lead through, bankruptcy. Bankruptcy law has a language of its own, making it challenging to navigate the process for everyone involved, including for the landlords of bankrupt businesses worried about missing rent payments.
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Federal Public Corruption Prosecutions
This article describes pending federal prosecutions, which level corruption charges against high-level officials, considers how the theories of prosecution in these cases might be viewed in light of court decisions in other public corruption cases, and concludes with some observations about the outer limits of federal public corruption prosecutions.
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Say What? Are PTAB Judges Really 'Inferior Officers'?
United States v. Arthrex, Inc. Proving that even the driest of constitutional issues can have significant practical effect, the U.S. Supreme Court recently heard argument in United States v. Arthrex. Before the Court was whether administrative judges of the PTAB have been appointed unconstitutionally.
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Accountability and ROI: Building Cybersecurity into Your Budget
If we intend to minimize the risk of a successful attack, we must accept cybersecurity as an ongoing, evolving, relentless effort that requires diligence and discipline. And we have to throw more money at it, too.
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What In-House Counsel Need from Outside Counsel As Pandemic Landscape Shifts
The global COVID-19 pandemic forced lawyers — individuals whose relationships formerly depended upon firm handshakes and looking their clients directly in the eye — to build client trust through a tiny camera lens. Here's a Q&A with GCs to discuss what matters most to their companies when hiring outside counsel.
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Navigating Defamation Litigations Today
Tensions erupted both on and off the set of a Newsmax TV segment when MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell bolstered his claim of a rigged presidential election with…
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Foreclosure Statute of Limitations
In a set of foreclosure cases decided in late February, the Court of Appeals resolved some of the questions that have plagued New York's court system in the aftermath of last decade's mortgage crisis.
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How Do Business Development Efforts In High-Performing Law Firms Differ?
As firms and their clients continue to navigate ongoing business challenges in 2021, BD and marketing professionals first need to understand how mature their efforts are in specific areas. Then, they can look at what the successful firms are doing differently, so they can position themselves to join those ranks.
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