Law firms have always counted on bankruptcy as a countercyclical practice in hard times. Now, those that prepared when the economy was booming may be about to get their reward.
May 01, 2020Samantha Stokes
Five options available that leasing and financing can help law firms not only to deploy their business continuity requirements in the short term, but also improving liquidity now and better position the firm for their future.
May 01, 2020Barry SteelThe ability to adapt, be nimble and pivot as necessary is crucial to surviving and thriving in ever-changing economic climates. Communicating in the age of social distancing requires a new way of thinking and being — not just in the virtual workplace with our peers but also how we communicate and partner with our clients.
May 01, 2020Valerie ChanStorage and Hauling Companies Take Note Imagine that it's Spring 2020 and you run a warehousing company and you discover that your warehouse contains containers of goods that could help combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus — masks, medical gowns, gloves or other personal protective equipment (PPE). Or imagine you own a trucking company and learn that your drivers are delivering pallets of hand sanitizer and disinfectants to a residential address. What, if any, liability might you have if it turns out a customer is hoarding PPE?
May 01, 2020Marjorie Peerce and Justin KernerHow Advanced E-discovery Tools Can Help Simplify Information Gathering, Unify Disparate Information Systems, Standardize Workflows Across Departments, and Reduce Both Costs and Risk The stakes in internal investigations can turn out to be very high. Companies can often respond effectively if they proactively plan for investigations and leverage technology that can comb through large amounts of data quickly at low cost.
May 01, 2020David CarnsAn overview of copyright troll litigation and explores potential litigation strategies for responding to troll cases.
May 01, 2020Nancy J. MertzelFederal Circuit: Method of Preparation Claim is Patentable Federal Circuit: Same Party Cannot Join IPR Petitions under 35 U.S.C. §315(c)
May 01, 2020Jeff Ginsberg and Matthew WeissFirms Are Applying Communications Lessons from the Great Recession As They Deliver Bad News During the Coronavirus Pandemic. As firms echo their response to the COVID-19 crisis, they are also showing they learned from the experiences of a decade ago, including the negative effects of delivering cuts unevenly, clumsily or with unnecessary secrecy.
May 01, 2020Patrick SmithAlthough the court stressed that, by vacating certain of former NY State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's counts of conviction, it was clarifying and not altering the "as opportunities arise" theory, it nevertheless emphasized that this theory requires particularity with respect to the "question or matter" that is the subject of the bribe payor and recipient's corrupt agreement.
May 01, 2020James D. Gatta, Andrew Kim and Emily M. NotiniThe ruling in In re Jarvis that the grant of a security interest to a corporate lender will not necessarily "spread" that security interest to the lender's affiliates underscores the need for precision and care in the drafting of loan documents, particularly with respect to the granting language contained in security agreements.
May 01, 2020Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr. and Drew S. McGehrin
