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The California Consumer Privacy Act: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

Alan L. Friel

Part One of a Two-Part Article The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a comprehensive new consumer protection law set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. In the wake of the CCPA's passage, approximately 15 other states introduced their own CCPA-like privacy legislation, and similar proposals are being considered at the federal level. Part One of this article covers how the CCPA applies to businesses — both in and outside California, the revenue threshold, proposed amendments and other open issues.

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Legal Tech: Crisis Control: Best Practices for Emergency E-Discovery and Incident Response

Andrew Johnston

A set of steps and best practices that legal teams can follow to ensure thorough and efficient handling of e-discovery in crisis situations.

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159 MP Corp.: Grateful That Majority Rejected Dissent's Radical Approach

Howard A. Levine

Further comment and analysis is warranted on the three-judge dissent, which, if adopted by the majority, would have fundamentally altered the very foundation of New York contract law.

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Business Crimes Hotline

Juliet Gunev

Canadian Clean Fuel Technology Company and Former CEO Pay $4.1 Million to Settle China Related FCPA Case

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Faster, Shorter, Smarter, Better: Strategies for a New Era of Bankruptcy

Chris Updike & Joseph Zujkowski

Faster, Shorter, Smarter, Better Among other trends, practitioners are increasingly using pre-packaged and pre-negotiated cases, drafting clearer and more concise pleadings, employing smarter deposit management practices, and harnessing improved technology — strategies for a new era of bankruptcy.

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Development

Stewart Sterk

Mining Prohibition Not Pre-Empted By State Law and Not In Violation of SEQRA Dog Training Facility Not a Customary Home Occupation,br> Landowner Not Entitled to Variance When Hardship Is Not Unique to the Parcel ZBA Did Not Consider Statutory Variance Factors

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The Global 100 Are in the Midst of a Growth Spurt

Dan Packel

The World's Largest Firms Turned In a Second Straight Year of Robust Revenue Gains Amid Near-Universal Progress Mergers, rapid growth among Chinese law firms, and a healthy American market coalesced to turn 2018 into a spectacular year for the world's largest law firms.

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Upcoming Events

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TexasBarCLE 29th Annual Entertainment Law Institute Annual Entertainment, Sports & Media Law Institute Copyright Year in Review

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Resolving Fee Disputes: It's in Your Best Interest, Too

Patricia King 

Lawyers should know that they ignore clients with questions at their peril. The first thing to remember is the client is entitled to an accounting of the fee and costs. No matter how exasperating the client, or how stupid the question appears to be, client questions need to be resolved.

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Case Notes

Janice Inman

Defense Based on Federal Law Cannot Confer Federal Jurisdiction

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