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Supreme Court to Review Post-AIA On-Sale Bar

Jon Bachand & Ari Feinstein

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider a question raised by Helsinn Healthcare: whether, under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) an inventor's sale of an invention to a third party that is obligated to keep the invention confidential qualifies as prior art for purposes of determining the patentability of the invention.

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Case Study: How Momkus McCluskey Virtualized Its IT for Better Security and Productivity  Image

Case Study: How Momkus McCluskey Virtualized Its IT for Better Security and Productivity 

Jennifer Friedland

Whatever direction we went with our IT, we wanted to make sure we would be following the absolute best practices from a security perspective. I needed to know that our data would be safe, secure, as well as fully backed up in case something went wrong.

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The NLJ 500: Large Firm Growth Slows Amid Consolidation and Contraction Image

The NLJ 500: Large Firm Growth Slows Amid Consolidation and Contraction

Ryan Lovelace

Lawyer Counts Increased By 1%, But Large Firm Growth Was Slowed Due to Consolidation. Just Three of the Top Five Firms on the NLJ 500 Showed Total Lawyer Headcount Growth

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Issues Between EU Data Protection, Use of Blockchain

Justin Hectus & Kristy Sambor

Emerging technologies and regulations have the power to create, shape or kill businesses. For the entertainment industry, the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and blockchain technology each embody forces that have the potential for profound impact. Taken in tandem, the GDPR and blockchain highlight the possibilities and pitfalls of disruption and the importance of cross-organizational collaboration in compliance and innovation initiatives.

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and How It Affects Real Estate Image

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and How It Affects Real Estate

Peter M. Fass

<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>Part One of this article discussed changes affecting real estate including the pass-through business deduction adopted in new §199A of the Tax Act. Part Two expands upon the workings of the pass-through business deduction (pass-through deduction).

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Lawyers and Accountants: Collaborators and Competitors Image

Lawyers and Accountants: Collaborators and Competitors

Mark A. Cohen

Lawyers and accountants are professional allies, but who controls integration and delivery of their services is another story.

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Business Crimes Hotline

Colleen Snow

Caris Healthcare Settles False Claim Act Lawsuit for Hospice Fraud

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Legal Tech: A Deep Dive Into the Tech Upgrades in Thomson Reuters' Westlaw Edge Image

Legal Tech: A Deep Dive Into the Tech Upgrades in Thomson Reuters' Westlaw Edge

Zach Warren

The new technology offering from Thomson Reuters features a retooled warning system for questionable law, an expanded litigation analytics offering, and more.

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Behind MGM Suits Against Concert Shooting Victims

Amanda Bronstad

MGM Resorts International's filing of lawsuits against 2,500 victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting at the country music concert in Las Vegas was an unprecedented move that has plaintiffs' lawyers accusing the entertainment conglomerate of forum shopping and defense lawyers scratching their heads.

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Tenant Liability CERCLA Changes Under 2018 BUILD Act

Nicole TK Moore

One of the significant updates to the law is that now, a tenant at an industrial or manufacturing site can, under appropriate circumstances, claim the “bona fide prospective purchaser” defense to Superfund liability and escape strict, joint, and several owner/operator liabilities when leasing previously-contaminated property.

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