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SEC Proposes Changes to Accredited Investor Definition Image

SEC Proposes Changes to Accredited Investor Definition

Peter Fass

The definition of "accredited investor" uses income and net worth thresholds to identify natural persons as accredited investors.

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Legal Tech: E-Discovery and Seizure Orders Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act Image

Legal Tech: E-Discovery and Seizure Orders Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act

Philip Favro

Congress passed the Defend Trade Secrets with much fanfare, touting its potential to curtail both domestic and cross-border theft of American ingenuity and technology. The DTSA offers a unique and powerful remedy to aggrieved parties in their efforts to curb trade secret misappropriation: ex parte seizure of property containing trade secrets. This article provides a brief overview of DTSA seizure orders and discusses e-discovery considerations in connection with those orders.

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'Vanicorn' Lawsuit Filed over Pixar, Disney Film Image

'Vanicorn' Lawsuit Filed over Pixar, Disney Film

Scott Graham

A unicorn-loving tattoo artist alleges that Pixar and Disney have tricked her into letting them use her "Vanicorn" in the upcoming film Onward. Her suit accuses the companies of copyright infringement, and violations of state and federal laws protecting artwork.

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Case Notes

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Exculpatory Clause Bars Tenant's Claim for Lost Profits Resulting from Landlord's Negligence

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Co-ops and Condominiums

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Technical Defects Do Not Invalidate Amendments to Condominium Declaration

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Lateral Hiring: 7 Reasons Why Law Firms Fail Image

Lateral Hiring: 7 Reasons Why Law Firms Fail

Catherine Dineen & Blane R. Prescott

Firms routinely report that hiring lateral partners is a difficult process with a low success rate. Why do they struggle with lateral hiring? More importantly, what can they do to improve their results?

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Recent Developments in Third Circuit Bankruptcy Law

Rachel Ehrlich Albanese & Gregory Martin Juell

Bankruptcy and corporate restructurings continue to be active despite generally strong U.S. financial markets and broader macroeconomic conditions. Here is a brief overview of three recent and noteworthy bankruptcy decisions within the Third Circuit.

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Hybrid Legal Document Review: Where Human and Artificial Intelligence Meet

Brian Schrader

AI is in many ways still in its infancy, and it's important to realize that platforms utilizing this technology are heavily dependent on constant human interaction and training.

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Reset Clauses In Ground Leases

Peter E. Fisch & Mitchell L. Berg

The purpose behind rent reset clauses is simple — to capture any change in the fair market value (and fair market rental value) of the leased property. However, the application of rent reset clauses in practice is anything but simple, and the consequences of such clauses can be significant.

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A Look Behind, A Look Ahead: Part Two - E-Discovery Image

A Look Behind, A Look Ahead: Part Two - E-Discovery

Steve Salkin

Part Two of a Two-Part Article Cybersecurity Law & Strategy partnered with our ALM sibling Legaltech News to ask cybersecurity and e-discovery experts what they thought the key trends of 2019 and what they expect to see in 2020. Part Two looks at e-discovery.

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