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Defense Counsel Discuss Outcome in Dance Steps Case

Jenna Greene

Kirkland & Ellis has notched a win in cutting-edge litigation that questions the protectability of dance steps, what constitutes choreography and the relationship between copyright, and right of publicity and trademark law.

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Introducing Pricing Transparency to Legal Services

Nathan Cemenska

The COVID-19 crisis has caused a money crunch across industries, and CLD budgets are tightening. This downturn demands that CLDs stop writing blank checks for services of indeterminate scope and duration. Here are some ideas for law departments looking to do better.

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Law Firm Leasing Drops During COVID-19

Christine Simmons

Overall, the pandemic will likely result in long-term changes for law firm offices. While law firm leasing activity will eventually pick up, firms may decrease their overall footprints, taking up 10% to 15% less square footage because some people will continue working from home.

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Pouring Resources Into Business Development and Coaching Provides Mixed Results

Patrick Smith

The largest law firms are pouring substantial resources into business development training, cultivating leadership skills and professional coaching, according to a new report, and they're fielding teams of marketing professionals and lawyers to court and maintain clients. But the report found that the efforts — and the results — have been uneven, especially when it comes to developing leadership and building effective client teams.

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Landlord & Tenant Law

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Lease Provision Does Not Bar Conversion Claim for Damages After Issuance of Warrant of Eviction

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IP News

Jeff Ginsberg & Zhiqiang Liu

Federal Circuit Finds Preamble Not Limiting and Claims Reciting Means-Plus-Function Limitations Without Disclosure of Corresponding Structures Cannot Be Determined Unpatentable as Indefinite in an IPR Proceeding Federal Circuit Finds That District Court Correctly Applied the Disclosure-Dedication Doctrine In Granting a Motion for Judgment of Non-Infringement on the Pleadings

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Legal Analytics and the Evolving Practice of Law

Josh Becker

While we may use analytics differently in our respective companies, one thing is certain: Legal analytics is the future and it's time to jump on board.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Right of Publicity Laws Don't Pierce CDA Immunity Shield Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Wolf of Wall Street Defamation Suit

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Corporate Resiliency: How to Ensure Financial Health Ahead of an Economic Downturn

Derek F. Meek & Hanna Lahr

Proper planning is key to ensuring a company's financial health when facing an economic downturn. Although companies will come into such planning with different levels of financial health, the same considerations can be helpful in determining the best path forward.

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SEC Targeting Fraudulent Disclosures During Pandemic

Russell Koonin & Adam Schwartz

In the midst the current COVID-19 pandemic, the SEC is paying attention. The Division of Enforcement has made clear that it will act, and act quickly, to stop fraudulent conduct that falls under its jurisdiction related to the pandemic.

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