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Real Property Law
Possibility of Reverter Enforced Bidder At Tax Foreclosure Sale Forfeits Deposit Upon Default
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Media and Communications: Cision State of the Media Report Provides Better Pitching Tips
Cisions recent State of the Media Report included some useful insight and guidance for PR professionals when dealing with the media, including ways to build positive relationships with journalists and best practices for pitching.
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Hot Legal Litigation Topics for Advertisers and Marketers in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed brands headlong into e-commerce. Certain advertising and marketing practices led to litigation in 2020. Brands and their legal counsel should target these hot topics for legal vetting and risk mitigation as we move forward into 2021.
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Biden Administration May Bring Uptick In White-Collar Work
With a change in priorities, and issues such as health care, climate and another stimulus package potentially on the agenda for President-elect Joe Biden, white-collar defense lawyers anticipate an uptick in enforcement work.
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Bankruptcy Courts Embracing Virtual ADR
Bankruptcy courts are embracing virtual alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes to handle cases during this extraordinary period. Engaging in online mediation, and arbitration, can expedite Chapter 11 cases toward an equitable conclusion for the parties involved, while ensuring everyone can practice safe social-distancing.
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Why Lawyers Stink At Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
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Making Shareholder and Director Virtual Meetings Secure
Holding director meetings and shareholder meetings via the Internet may attenuate meeting difficulties while mitigating health concerns, however, doing so raises the issue of cybersecurity.
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What a Biden Administration Might Mean for Commercial Real Estate
A national-led effort to push back against the virus will hopefully drive down infections enough until a vaccine becomes available. This can only help commercial real estate as it is clear that the economy will not fully recover until the coronavirus is vanquished.
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Bit Parts
Louisiana Court Lacks Personal Jurisdiction Over Jeopardy! Production Company in State's Effort to Collect Taxes Ticket Seller Not Responsible for Paying Refunds to Ticket Buyers "Out of Its Own Pocket" After Promoter Cancels Events Due to COVID-19
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Legal Tech: Let's Make a Deal: Law Departments Are Looking for Leverage in Tech Deals
Even during a pandemic, deals for legal tech products and services still need to be struck. But COVID-19's impact on the economy as well as the maturation of corporate legal departments' general understanding of pricing and functionality could be helping them find more leverage at the bargaining table.
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