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Coronavirus 'Brutal' for Real Estate Transactions as Lenders Hit Brakes on Financing

Lidia Dinkova

Much like other everyday activities, real estate transactions are coming to a halt because lenders are holding back over the coronavirus pandemic.

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Why the Cannabis Industry Must Address the Unique Challenges of Mandated Data Retention Image

Why the Cannabis Industry Must Address the Unique Challenges of Mandated Data Retention

Anita Sabine & Brandon Reilly

Two overarching factors increase the cannabis industry's data security risks: data sensitivity brought on by federal illegality and lingering cultural divisiveness; and massive, mandated data footprints brought on by intense state and local regulatory scrutiny.

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The Coronavirus Is Delaying a Construction Project. What Does Your Contract Say? Image

The Coronavirus Is Delaying a Construction Project. What Does Your Contract Say?

Erika Morphy

Construction project delays that could put developers in default of their contracts. Now is the time to re-examine those contracts to see what exactly they have agreed to.

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New Normal Sets In for White-Collar Lawyers in the Virus Era

C. Ryan Barber

In a practice that prizes in-person meetings, virtual communication has become commonplace.

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Legal Tech: Recovery Models for e-Discovery and Litigation Support Services that Make an Impact

Nathan Curtis

With big data and the resulting explosion of electronic documents, texts, images and voicemails that are subject to discovery, the cost burden was increasing at a pace that required firms to reconsider their recovery approach. This is why in 2019, Mattern conducted its first deep dive into e-discovery and litigation support cost recovery in the 2020 e-Discovery and Litigation Support Cost Recovery Survey. Some of the results were surprising.

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Law Firm Mergers and Predictions for the Year 2020

Marcus Dyer

2019 went down as another record year for law firm mergers. But what do the numbers teach us? Did the tendency to merge apply to law firms across the board? Is the merger mania likely to continue in 2020? What was the impetus for record number of mergers? This article breaks down the available data to answer these questions and attempts to give us a glimpse into the future.

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Asset Protection, Pre-Bankruptcy Planning and Code §727(a)(2)(A)

Carlos J. Cuevas

This article examines asset protection and pre-bankruptcy planning and its impact on a debtor's discharge through Bankruptcy Code §727(a)(2)(A).

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Construction Management Agreements: Pricing

Kenneth M. Block & Joshua M. Levy

This article covers the pricing of construction management agreements (CMAs), including the fee of the construction manager, general conditions costs, subcontract costs, contingency and insurance. Note: Where appropriate, we will make distinctions between "cost-plus" and guaranteed maximum price (GMP) CMAs.

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Stewart E. Sterk

Tenant Entitled to Relief from Failure to Timely Exercise Renewal Option Neighbor Has Standing to Seek Damages for Violation of Zoning Ordinance

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Client Maximization: Doing Well by Doing the Right Things

Linda Hazelton

Making the most of your firm's client base need not be a costly undertaking. There are several steps a firm of any size can undertake to improve client experiences, ultimately, while also increasing the firm's chances of thriving.

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