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Downgraded: Industry Growth Forecast For 2016

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released its Q3 update to the 2016 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, reducing the year's growth expectations to just 0.9%.

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Second Circuit Defines Adequate Capitalization

Michael L. Cook

A debtor's pre-bankruptcy repurchase of its stock for $150 million was not a fraudulent transfer because the debtor "could have sold off enough of its assets or alternatively obtained sufficient credit to continue its business for the foreseeable future," held the Second Circuit in June 15.

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Foreign Divorce

Jerome A. Wisselman

When either party commences an action for distribution of marital property in the state of the marital residence, a question arises as to what date is used as a cutoff date in classifying whether property is marital or separate. Is it the date of the earlier commencement of the divorce proceeding in the foreign state, or the date of the later commencement of the distribution action?

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How to Understand and Protect the Data in Your Enterprise

Bill Lederer

Especially in a time where cybersecurity remains in the headlines on a regular basis, it's crucial to understand what data exists in order to protect it. Where's your data? What if you lost track of some of it? What if attackers copied it?

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The Real-World Impact of the Yates Memo

Kurt Wolfe

The DOJ is focused on prosecuting individuals who are responsible for corporate wrongdoing, and corporations must be prepared to provide all available facts about the individuals responsible for the wrongdoing if they wish to receive any cooperation credit from the DOJ. This is the thrust of the DOJ's "Yates Memo."

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Personal Jurisdiction Roundup

Stan Soocher

The issue of whether a court has personal jurisdiction over a party in an entertainment industry lawsuit is determined, as in other types of litigation, on a state-by-state basis, subject to whether this jurisdiction meets due process. The case outcomes vary.

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FLSA Litigation

Russell Penzer

Recently, several federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals have rendered decisions uncharacteristically protective ' or, some have argued, paternalistic ' toward plaintiffs in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases.

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IP News

Howard J. Shire & Ksenia Takhistova

A Patent on the Method of Filtering Internet Content Survives '101 Challenge <br>Public Interest Factor Does Not Bar a Permanent Injunction Against a Direct Competitor<br>Patent Owner Does Not Have to Prove Non-Obviousness In IPR Proceedings

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Development

Discussion of three major rulings.

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Why International Litigants Are Using Chapter 15 to Optimize Financial Recoveries in Foreign Insolvency Proceedings Image

Why International Litigants Are Using Chapter 15 to Optimize Financial Recoveries in Foreign Insolvency Proceedings

Rebecca Hume, Jeremy Hollembeak & Anna Gilbert

While it is now a well-trodden path for foreign office holders seeking more traditional ancillary assistance, Chapter 15 continues to evolve as enterprising U.S. legal advisers and foreign office holders team up to deploy progressively novel cross-border strategies.

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