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eSports Raise Labor Law Issues for Teams and Players

Brian D. Murphy

The preference of the parties involved, even if reduced to writing, is rarely determinative of employment status. Instead, the specifics of the relationship will govern.

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<i>Legal Tech:</i>What an Attorney Can Learn from Legal Tech Marketing Professionals

Jonathan Friedland

Some key takeaways and hot topics that should be on the radar of lawyers from the Legal Marketing Association's Legal Marketing Technology Conference in Chicago.

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From Your Editor: Happy New Year, 2018!

Kimberly Rice

Editor-in-Chief Kimberly Rice shares some thoughts on the direction of legal services in the U.S., and the role as strategically-minded legal marketing executives who strive to help shape the success of their lawyer clients to think outside their comfort zones of hourly billing and high compensation packages.

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Quarterly State Compliance Review

Sandra Feldman

This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect from Oct.1, 2017 to Jan. 1, 2018. It also looks at recent decisions of interest from Delaware.

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<b><i>Leadership:</i></b> Nurturing Thought Leaders

Stephan Hovnanian

When your target audience has an opportunity to connect with the thoughts and expertise of a team member, there's a stronger bond of trust than if that same audience were reading a press release. Here's how to make that happen.

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Clarity for New York Takings Law

Jon Houghton

Determining whether or not a government regulation constitutes a “taking” for the purposes of the Fifth Amendment can be a complex endeavor. The recent Second Department decision of <i>Matter of New Creek Bluebelt, Phase 3 (Baycrest Manor Inc.)</i>, provides some guidance on three important regulatory takings issues.

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2018: What Last Year's Trends Can Mean for Big Law

Scott Flaherty, Chris Johnson, Meghan Tribe, Roy Strom, Miriam Rozen & Lizzy McLellan

With the new year upon us, law firms have just been through the typical year-end crush of collections, budgeting, compensation decisions and more. The authors recently took a look at 2017's hottest trends, and explored what we could expect from them in 2018.

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Class Counsel Get Favorable Ruling in NFL Concussion Litigation

Max Mitchell

A federal judge sided with class counsel in the NFL concussion litigation on several disputes, including how the former players' claims should be processed and whether attorney fee awards should be delayed until more payments are made to the claimants.

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Federal Tax Errors That Attorneys Make

Matthew A. Feigin

This article is intended to help practitioners by warning of mistakes the author has seen matrimonial attorneys make in applying federal tax law.

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The Do's and Don'ts of 'Yellowstone' Injunctions: A Brief Survey

Daniel A. Cohen & Fielding E. Huseth

A Yellowstone injunction proceeding is a proceeding in New York court in which a commercial tenant seeks to enjoin the landlord from evicting the tenant for an alleged breach of the lease. This temporary relief preserves the tenant's ability to cure should the court determine that the tenant is in breach, and thus avoid forfeiting its substantial investment in the leasehold.

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