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Why Law Firms Are Innovating Document Production In 2025: Security, Sustainability and Efficiency In a Transforming Landscape
The legal industry is undergoing a transformation at an unprecedented pace, driven by two powerful forces: the shift to flexible operations and the rapid acceleration of technology adoption. On top of this, clients, often ahead of their law firm counterparts in leveraging technology, are demanding faster, more secure, and more sustainable ways of working. Together, these may be the greatest operational challenges law firms have faced.
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Ruling In Music App’s Contract Breach Complaint Against Apple’s App Store
A California federal court rejected music streaming platform Musi’s request for a preliminary injunction against Apple, after Apple removed the Musi app from Apple’s app store due to copyright infringement concerns.
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Appellate Division First Department Declares Fee Mandate of Soho/Noho Rezoning Unconstitutional
This past December, the Appellate Division, First Department struck down a key provision of New York City’s recently amended Zoning Resolution.
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Bankruptcy Code Can Present Significant Risks to Lenders
This article discusses two situations where a lender received payments and later was forced to disgorge them. These opinions illustrate two of the ways the bankruptcy code can present significant risks to lenders even after the lender receives payments in accordance with loan agreements or even a court order.
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Yellowstone Injunction Denied Because Failure to Procure Insurance Is an Incurable DefaultLandlord Bound By Agreement Setting Market Rent At Pandemic Levels
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Mitigating AI Risk In Light of Increasing Regulatory and Shareholder Scrutiny
Driven by promises of increased efficiency and innovation, companies spanning a wide variety of industries are rapidly adopting and investing in artificial intelligence (AI). The explosion of interest in AI has also spurred the attention of the SEC and private shareholder plaintiffs. Companies should continue to closely consider their public statements related to AI and implement appropriate precautions when discussing their AI initiatives.
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Berry Bad Outcomes: Millions at Stake for Dewberry Group, Inc.
Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide a $43 million suit between two real estate developers over the name “Dewberry.” The crux of the case once it reached SCOTUS is the extent to which courts can award the profits, not of the named defendant, but of the defendant’s affiliate for trademark infringement.
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Lateral Partner Integration Processes, Challenges and Solutions
How can law firms improve success with retaining lateral hires? Tips and shared advice from legal integration professionals.
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Best Practices for AI Compliance and Security
Creating new forms of artificial intelligence may be a great leap forward, but controlling them can be a stumbling block for businesses and government agencies alike.
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A Look At Partial Deal In Music Publishers’ Lyrics Infringement Suit Against AI Company Anthropic
A partial agreement that music publishers reached with Anthropic PBC requires the Amazon-backed artificial intelligence company to implement “guardrails” around its use of copyrighted song lyrics to train its flagship product Claude.
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