LJN Newsletters

  • Legal Tech: Spring 2019 E-Discovery Case Law Review

    The amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in 2015 intended to clarify some of the ambiguities that caused inconsistent rulings in e-discovery matters. One such amendment was to Rule 37(e), which seemed to indicate that courts would not levee punitive sanctions without establishing “intent to deprive.” Despite this language, though, courts continue rely on their inherent authority to issue sanctions, meaning organizations must take their preservation obligations seriously.

    June 01, 2019Mike Hamilton

  • Expanding Your Digital Strategy with RPA

    Beyond improving efficiency, new advancements in Robotic Process Automation, or RPA, are helping lawyers do more billable work without hiring more people.

    June 01, 2019Arup Das

  • 2 U.S. Law Firms Among Cybercrime Victims

    Because They Often Possess Valuable Information on a Variety of Companies and Individuals, Law Offices Continue to Be a Favorite Target for Hackers

    The DOJ said that two U.S.-based law firms were among the victims of a “complex transnational organized cyber-crime network” that has been taken down.

    June 01, 2019Patrick Smith

  • Social Media Influencers: Basic Tax Issues

    This article discusses the basic tax issues facing social media influencers, who have become an important element in the entertainment industry.

    June 01, 2019Robert M. Jason

  • Court of Appeals Upholds Privatization of Interior Landmark

    The New York City Landmarks Preservation Law authorizes the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to designate interior landmarks as well as exterior landmarks. An interior site is eligible for designation only if the public has access to the site, but once the LPC has designated the interior landmark, can the LPC authorize its owner to close the landmark to public access?

    June 01, 2019Stewart E. Sterk

  • The Importance of Social Skills: Technology and Data Are Not Enough to Grow Your Firm's Business

    Data is taking over our lives. And preceding that is all of the applications and technology that exists that helps us measure that information. But technology and data are not going to be the only growth drivers of a firm in the future. What's going to become most important in the face of the technological changes that are occurring in law firms is a lawyer's "soft-skills."

    June 01, 2019Jamie B. Field

  • Permitted Uses: Flexibility and Adaptability

    When negotiating permitted-use clauses under retail leases, landlords attempt to achieve the most comprehensive limitations possible so as to avoid conflicts with other tenants' leases and violations of exclusive-use clauses that are maintained by other tenants in the retail facility. Tenants, however, should be very careful to incorporate a certain degree of flexibility and adaptability into their leases' permitted-use clauses to take into account an evolving landscape.

    June 01, 2019Glenn A. Browne

  • As Section 101 and the Progeny of Mayo and Myriad Continue to Wreak Havoc on Portfolios, How Is The Life Sciences Industry Fighting Back?

    Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Mayo and Myriad, the Federal Circuit has expanded the holdings and invalidated more patents directed to biological discoveries. If the newly discovered correlations and properties of what is found in nature cannot be patented, what strategies for protection are left for companies doing biological research?

    June 01, 2019Wesley Overson, Otis Littlefield, Mat Swiderski, and Stephanie Blij

  • Sony Music Must Hand over Internal List over Kesha Sex Abuse Claims

    As the now four-and-a-half-year-long legal dispute between Kesha and her former music producer Dr. Luke continues in New York court, a state appeals panel has decided that the pop singer can compel Sony Music Entertainment to identify people interviewed in its internal investigation that examined Kesha's claims of sexual misconduct by the producer.

    June 01, 2019Jason Grant