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HVCRE Regulations

Mitchell L. Berg & Peter E. Fisch

<b><i>Greater Clarity Needed</b></i><p>The new HVCRE rules require banks to assign a 150% risk weight to any HVCRE exposure (up from the 100% risk weight assigned under general risk-based capital rules) and cover all acquisition, development or construction (ADC) loans unless an exception applies.

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What Lawyers Can Learn from Uber, Redux

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Lawyers need to know what the client wants and how to get them there before the process starts. Just like a driver who doesn't know exactly where he's taking his riders, a lawyer who isn't totally sure what a client wants — let alone how to get them there efficiently and effectively — is likely to end up with a client who is disgruntled.

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Trustee Allowed to Reach Back 10 Years to Avoid a Fraudulent Transfer

Aram Ordubegian & Sevan Gorginian

Recently, a Florida bankruptcy court permitted a Chapter 7 trustee to reach back 10 years to unwind a fraudulent transfer, a period of time well beyond the two years that practitioners generally expect.

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Estate Planning for the Digital Afterlife

Patrice P. Jean & Vanessa Ann Woods

This article discusses the importance of accounting for digital assets in an estate plan, provides practical considerations for handling their disposition after death, and describes the current state of the law for the handling of digital assets after death.

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IP News

Jeff Ginsberg & Hui Li

Federal Circuit: PTAB Used Overly Broad CBM Patent Standard<br>Federal Circuit: PTAB Patent Invalidation Vacated over Erroneous Invention Conception Date

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The 'Death Spiral' Of U.S. Malls

Eric S. Chafetz

One of the main causes of the "death spiral" of malls in the United States has been the bankruptcies, and subsequent liquidations, of many retailers that were once household names -- and often a mall's anchor tenants.

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Law Firms Struggle With Lateral Partner Due Diligence

Rebecca Cohen

Firms place a lot of weight on lateral hiring, but many of them aren't very good at it.

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General Counsel Pay Just Keeps Rising

Sue Reisinger

Compensation for in-house counsel is up across the board, ranging from 3.7% to as much as 6% at some general counsel and expert counsel levels, according to recently released data from HBR Consulting's 2016 Law Department Survey.

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Case Notes

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A New York court has found that a landlord did not commit fraud when it failed to disclose to its prospective tenant that a long-term municipal improvement construction project was about to commence near the leased premises.

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<i>Online Extra</i> <br>Are Google's Confidentiality Agreements Illegal?

Kristen Rasmussen

A current Google Inc. employee has sued the tech giant over its rules for protecting confidential information, alleging they prohibit workers from whistleblowing or even just complaining to their spouse about their boss. Employment lawyers say that if the allegations in the complaint are true — a big if, of course — Google's rules may well be overly restrictive.

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