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Jennifer Marsnik
In today’s digitally connected world, we have unparalleled tools at our disposal to connect with target audiences. But with them comes a critical challenge: how to maintain authenticity, human intelligence and personal connection in a landscape increasingly dominated by algorithms, data and automation.
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Tyler Thompson
Plaintiff’s lawyers struggling to find another nuisance suit cash grab in a desert of privacy laws without a private right of action appear to have found their oasis. Like a hiker desperate for water in the Valley of the Sun, plaintiff’s firms are desperately trying to tie a little-known state law to common email tracking pixel technologies. With the potential for class-action litigation and significant financial exposure, companies relying on these technologies must reassess their risk.
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Stan Soocher
Sports leagues and competitions’ market clout and the increasing consolidation of sports content-streaming companies have recently spawned several civil antitrust actions aimed at reining in these market powers.
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Michael L. Cook
The Second Circuit ended a multi-year litigation by affirming a district court’s decision that a landlord’s appeal was “moot for lack of a remedy because, although [that] court [had properly] vacated the assignment and assumption of the lease …, the lease would not revert to [the landlord under Code] §365(d)(4), and that [the landlord] had no alternative remedy.”
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Michael Bahar
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Pooja Kohli
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Rachel May
While change is a constant in the privacy, security and technology arena, 2025 is poised to be a landmark year. New technologies will continue to radiate through the economy — and our lives — while the new Trump Administration is likely to emphasize innovation over protection, reward maximization over risk minimization, and incentivizing over enforcing.
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Michael L. Cook
In In re Sears Holdings Corporation, the Second Circuit apparently ended a multi-year litigation by affirming the district court’s decision that the landlord’s appeal was “moot for lack of a remedy because, although [that] court [had properly] vacated the assignment and assumption of the lease …, the lease would not revert to [the landlord under Code] §365(d)(4), and that [the landlord] had no alternative remedy.”
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Sharon Meit Abrahams
“Succession planning is essential to every lawyer’s practice, proactively protecting clients and colleagues in the event of the lawyer’s disability or death.” The ABA page has a link to a document that lists each state’s requirement related to succession planning. If you are considering retiring in 2025 then this is a roadmap for you.
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Bonnie Susmano
Understanding use tax, a tax imposed on goods or services purchased outside a jurisdiction but used within that jurisdiction, is critical. Use tax is meant to complement sales tax by ensuring that items bought from out-of-state sellers, where sales tax might not be collected, are still taxed.
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Lawrence Center
In any legal office, leaders set the tone, whether they lead a large or small office. Setting the tone means serving as a role model of trustworthiness and trust. Nothing serves to harm an organization more than a failure of trust, which can raise its ugly head in myriad ways on a daily basis.
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Elkan Abramowitz
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Jonathan Sack
Corporate deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) have become a key part of white-collar criminal enforcement. Once seen as an efficient and definite way to resolve an investigation, have corporate DPAs become less certain and beneficial over time?
