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In-depth analysis of several pivotal rulings.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>What Companies Can Demand From Law Firms on Data Security Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>What Companies Can Demand From Law Firms on Data Security

C. Ryan Barber

Association of Corporate Counsel Releases First Set of Model Cybersecurity Practices

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Landlord Harassment of Commercial Tenants

Janice G. Inman

<i><b>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</i></b><p>As discussed last month, in <i>Lansaw v. Zokaites</i>, the tenants (and bankruptcy petitioners) complained of certain harassment that occurred prior to the filing of their bankruptcy petition. Let us turn now to the court's analysis of the landlord's post–bankruptcy-petition behavior.

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Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of IP Laws

Andrew P. MacArthur & Ralph A. Dengler

Recent U.S. cases have created benchmarks of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret liability for foreign activity, and businesses should take heed.

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High Expectations for Commercial Construction Activity

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Construction industry executives are particularly optimistic regarding the prospects of local, nonresidential construction activity this year, according to a recent Wells Fargo Equipment Finance survey of industry contractors and equipment distributors.

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Essential Foundations of Preparedness for Procedures in the Divorce Process

Alton L. Abramowitz

The release of the January 2017 Report of the New York Chief Administrative Judge's Matrimonial Practice Advisory & Rules Committee (MPARC report) provides the stimulus for reflection on the manner in which divorce lawyers process their clients' case matters. Thus, it seems appropriate now to look at some of the practicalities of matrimonial practice and procedure in today's environment.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>Free Online Access to Georgia's Legal Code Violates Copyright, Judge Says

R. Robin McDonald

One day after a federal judge in Atlanta ruled that the state of Georgia may copyright its official legal code and pursue infringers, a California public records activist who had made Georgia's code available for free to the general public began work on an appeal.

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Navigating the Bankruptcy Court's Power to Modify A Secured Creditor's Lien

David M. Hillman & James T Bentley

This article focuses on the impact of section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, which addresses the effect of a bankruptcy filing on property acquired by the debtor after the filing of the bankruptcy case (referred to as "after-acquired property") and proceeds of pre-bankruptcy collateral.

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<b><i>Voice of the Client:</i></b> Attention, Lawyers! Collaborate with Your Clients

Beth Marie Cuzzone & Kelly Harbour

A team of panelists brings the views and opinions from the client's perspective into focus on issues involving pricing, service, marketing, strategy, differentiation and more.

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Off-Label SuitIn the case of Caltagirone v. Cephalon, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Denis P. Cohen has granted the plaintiff the right to…

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