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Health Care Lawyers Most Worried About Electronic Information

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Is Your Firm's Partner Comp Spread Too Narrow? Image

Is Your Firm's Partner Comp Spread Too Narrow?

Hugh A. Simons

It is fast becoming an imperative for elite firms to widen the range of their partner compensation. Too narrow a range allows competitors with wider ranges to lure away the most commercially successful partners.

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Discussion of two recent rulings of interest.

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Business Crimes Hotline

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On March 3, Stanley Jonathan Fortenberry was sentenced to 78 months in prison for operating fraudulent investment companies and obstructing a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation. Here's an analysis of the case.

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A Primer for the Entertainment Industry on the Use of Blockchain Technology Image

A Primer for the Entertainment Industry on the Use of Blockchain Technology

Emile Loza de Siles

This article familiarizes lawyers with cryptocurrency and, particularly, the enabling blockchain technology, methodologies and systems.

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SEC Takes Aim at Political Contributions by Investment Advisers

Joseph F. Savage, Jr. & Stephanie M. Aronzon

While it remains unclear both when the regulators will invoke their authority to enforce the nearly limitless strict liability provision of the rules and how they will determine the appropriate remedy, the recent settlements and the SEC's handling of exemptive relief petitions may provide some clues.

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Lessons Learned from a Quarter Century in Legal Marketing Image

Lessons Learned from a Quarter Century in Legal Marketing

Kimberly Rice

Words of wisdom for lawyers in all phrases of their careers.

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Supreme Court Ends Laches Defense in Patent Cases

Scott Graham

<b><i>SCA Hygiene Products v. First Quality Baby Products</i></b><p>The U.S. Supreme Court on March 21 ruled laches is not a defense to patent infringement suits that are brought within the Patent Act's limitations period.

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<b><i>Yellowstone</i></b> Injunctions When Prompt Cure Is Impossible Image

<b><i>Yellowstone</i></b> Injunctions When Prompt Cure Is Impossible

Alexander Lycoyannis

Most real estate practitioners are well acquainted with the <b><I>Yellowstone</I></b> injunction and its importance in preserving the status quo while allegations that a commercial tenant has breached its lease are litigated. But the third Yellowstone prong — timeliness of the motion — is especially important.

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Court Rules That Professional Fees May Not Be Capped by Standard Carve-Out Provisions Image

Court Rules That Professional Fees May Not Be Capped by Standard Carve-Out Provisions

John C. Tishler & Tyler N. Layne

Secured creditors and debtor-in-possession (DIP) lenders that rely on standard carve-out provisions to limit the impact of bankruptcy professional fees on their collateral would be well-advised to take notice of a U.S. Bankruptcy Court decision from earlier this year.

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