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Social Media Scene: 2016 -- The Year Everything Changed in Social Media Marketing Image

Social Media Scene: 2016 -- The Year Everything Changed in Social Media Marketing

Larry Bodine

Three megatrends culminated in online business development in 2016, requiring attorneys to change their digital marketing tactics and to re-focus on what produces results.

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Marital Assets

Rob Schlegel, Wayne Baer & Ethan Buchman

When was the last time your client presented a marital asset of equity in an operating company that also held real estate? There is some risk that an unsophisticated appraiser or accountant may have undervalued or overvalued the equity, to your potential detriment in representing your client.

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IP News

Howard J. Shire & Jessica Cohen Nowak

Federal Circuit: Actual Controversy Existed When Patent Owner Did Not Know Existence of Specific Products<br>Federal Circuit Upholds Prosecution Estoppel Determination<br>

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

Discussion of a case wherein a co-op shareholder sought an order directing the co-op corporation to approve the sale of her shares.

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Development

In-depth discussion of several major rulings.

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Challenges in Solar Equipment Finance

Jennifer L. Howard & Kenneth P. Weinberg

This article is the second in a two-part series exploring state law limitations on various methods of financing solar equipment. It explores the laws in various states related to solar leases and the differences between solar leases and PPAs, as well as the implications of such laws on the financing industry and its customers.

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Internet Content Changes White-Collar Criminal Litigation Tactics

Jonathan Bick

The federal government engages in certain tactics to reduce the effort associated with white-collar criminal litigation. Among the most criticized are the government's efforts to pressure corporations to waive the attorney-client privilege or work-product protection.

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Landlord & Tenant

A look at six pivotal decisions.

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Tallying States' Activity on Fantasy Sports

Cheryl Miller

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had declared online fantasy sports a form of illegal gambling, ordering industry giants DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down operations in a state that generated about 10% of the companies' revenues. The companies countered by suing. Then, faced with enormous legal costs, the companies chose a second course of action. They would pursue state legislation to legitimize their operations while offering consumer protection language ' and a cut in revenues ' in return.

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Website Arbitration Clauses

Bruce A. Langer

In a recent U.S. Eastern District decision, the court compelled arbitration of a dispute based on language contained in the Terms of Use on an Internet access provider's website. The language contained an operative arbitration clause that the court found binding on the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs claimed the clause was not apparent to them and therefore they never provided any consent to arbitrate.

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