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CARES Act Puts Inspectors General Back in the Spotlight Image

CARES Act Puts Inspectors General Back in the Spotlight

Daniel R. Alonso, Preston Burton & Meredith Leeson

IGs have been part of the federal landscape for more than 40 years, so why all the fuss now? The answer is that they are a key element of the government's built-in mechanisms for protecting the nation's public treasury, and a relief package of this scope strongly indicates that the IGs and the new oversight bodies will spend many years scrutinizing funds spent under it.

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How to Write Digital Content that Gets Read

Melanie Trudeau

With over 1.7 billion websites on the Internet, you might say we have a content clutter issue. Adding to the pile should be done strategically, with creativity and careful consideration of how to write digital content. This article provides a step-by-step guide for attorneys and legal professionals to follow when writing blogs, articles, legal alerts, white papers and other online content.

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Open Questions Regarding Disallowance Under Section 502(d)

Paul A. Rubin & Hanh V. Huynh

The intra-district divide in the Southern District of New York continued to deepen on the issue of whether claims disallowance under section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy Code applies to the claim or to the claimant.

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"VARA-90": What Landlords Can Do to Stop the Aerosol Spread … of Graffiti Artists' Claims Image

"VARA-90": What Landlords Can Do to Stop the Aerosol Spread … of Graffiti Artists' Claims

Joseph I. Farca

How did the artists qualify for protection under the Visual Artists Rights Act, how could the owners know whether the artists had achieved "recognized stature" warranting prevention of their works' destruction, and what could the owners have done to avoid liability while retaining the right to dispose of their properties as they saw fit?

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Small Law, Big Changes: The Coming Disruption in the Legal Industry Image

Small Law, Big Changes: The Coming Disruption in the Legal Industry

Rinky S. Parwani & Greg Garman

The billable hour is still profitable from a transactional perspective, but from a strategic perspective, in today's economy, that profitability has begun to erode. That's because our economy has fundamentally transformed into a service economy that is based on leverage and scale.

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Legal Tech: Legal Departments Leaving Light On for E-Discovery Providers Willing to Renegotiate Image

Legal Tech: Legal Departments Leaving Light On for E-Discovery Providers Willing to Renegotiate

Frank Ready

In the COVID-19 economy, in-house legal departments will likely continue to insource many of their e-discovery needs since the same staff can often be used to perform other vital office functions. However, some departments may use this as an opportunity to try and negotiate lower prices with outside e-discovery providers.

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Players On the Move

Kibkabe Araya

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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You've Made Your Bed, Now Lie In It – Binding Settlement Agreement Defeats A Post-Settlement Judgment Image

You've Made Your Bed, Now Lie In It – Binding Settlement Agreement Defeats A Post-Settlement Judgment

Rudy Kim & Chris Han

Holding that the parties' executed agreement mooted the issues in the case, the Federal Circuit recently reversed a district court's decision to grant summary judgment of non-infringement despite the parties' agreement. The decision builds upon prior Federal Circuit case law giving effect to settlement agreements.

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Prosecuting PPP Fraud May Be Harder Than It Seems

Christopher M. Ferguson

This article discusses what tools the government has for pursuing seemingly undeserving PPP borrowers, the obstacles to bringing such cases, and the factors that may influence the government's decision in pursuing criminal or civil cases.

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COVID-19 Downturn Likely Won't Impact Health of Law Firm Billable Hour Image

COVID-19 Downturn Likely Won't Impact Health of Law Firm Billable Hour

Frank Ready

Not even the economic downturn imposed by the COVID-19 virus may be able to take credit for eliminating the billable hour. While attorneys could be relying more on legal tech to help defray costs, transitioning to a new pricing infrastructure in the midst of so much uncertainty could prove to be a bridge too far.

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