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Analysis of a case in which the Eighth Circuit reversed the confirmation by the Board of Immigration Appeals of a deportation order because the Immigration Judge's finding of a fraudulent marriage was not based on proper evidence.

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FATCA Revamp

Ashley M. Elmore Drew & Adam J. Knight

<b><i>Will Your Company Be Prepared?</b></i><p>FATCA is an effort by the United States to curb tax evasion and incentivize Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) to report the overseas assets of U.S. persons. The U.S. encourages compliance by imposing a 30% withholding penalty on all U.S. source income and sale proceeds of non-compliant foreign financial institutions.

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Real Property Law

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Analysis of key rulings involving adverse possession, "stranger to the deed," and a claim against a homeowners association.

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Business Crimes Hotline

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Discussion of two major rulings out of Georgia and New York.

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When 'Bankruptcy Remote' Meets Public Policy

Pamela J. Martinson

<b><i>Serving Two Masters</i></b><p>This article examines two recent cases, and suggests practices that lenders to BREs can use to reduce the risk of a debtor bankruptcy without compromising the policies underlying bankruptcy and corporate laws.

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Paralysis Cases: Helping Your Client Cover Future Costs

Mitch Warnock

<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</i></b><p>Your paralyzed client currently has many problems to deal with, but the future holds many more. In order to advocate for your client, you need to gain an understanding of his or her current and future challenges, and work to maximize the resources your client will need to deal with them.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

General Counsel for “Ultra Music” Company Can't Be Deposed in Lawsuit by Licensee<br>Magistrate Rules That Statute of Limitations for Copyright Infringement Actions Is No Bar to Discovery Requests<br>New York Federal Court Will Consider Copyright Ownership Claim, But Not Registration Issue, in Dispute Over Play

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Five Ideas Lawyers Can Learn from the Military

Michael P. [email protected]

<b><i>A Different Perspective </b></i> <p>Here are five ideas that lawyers can learn from the military. They just might work for you and your firm.

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Discussion of major rulings out of Texas and California.

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The Cyber Shot Across the Bow: Data Manipulation and GPS Spoofing

Michael Bahar, Bronwyn McDermott & Trevor J. Satnick

In September 2015, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper warned that the next "push of the envelope" in cybersecurity might be attacks that change or manipulate electronic information in order to compromise its accuracy or reliability. Two years later, we may now be seeing the beginning of such insidious attacks, in the context of GPS spoofing — a technique that sends false signals to systems that use GPS signals for navigation.

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