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Cooperatives & Condominiums

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A look at a case in which a tenant-in-common was not entitled to a stay of sale.

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When a Law Firm Partner Divorces

Robert D. Boyd & Brooke M. French

Going through a divorce can be tumultuous for everyone involved. When one of the parties is a partner in a law firm, those challenges are sometimes elevated for both the partner and the law firm.

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Information Sharing for the Information Age

David Burg, Sean Joyce & Michael L. Bloom

As 2015 drew to a close, Congress agreed on a federal budget. That simple act, coming on the heels of a series of contentious continuing resolutions, was big news. But tucked away on page 694 of that 887-page bill was perhaps a more significant achievement. There Congress inserted, passed, and the President signed, the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.

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Gossip Column Has No Special Protection From Defamation Suit

Celia Ampel

Just because it's on "Page Six" of the <i>New York Post</i> doesn't mean it cannot be defamatory, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The appellate court revived a defamation lawsuit by a member of The Fugees hip-hop group against the <i>Post</i> for an item in its "Page Six" gossip column, finding reasonable readers might take the story as true.

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CFPB Takes Step Into Cybersecurity Regulation

C. Ryan Barber

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has fired a shot across the bow of the burgeoning online-payment industry, taking an enforcement action this week that marked the agency's first foray into regulating cybersecurity.

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Intellectual Property

Lynne Strober, Jennifer Presti, Elizabeth Lai Featherman & Joan M. D'Uva

Intellectual Property (IP) is a highly complex type of property and, as we saw last month in Part One of this article, there are few cases addressing its valuation in the context of divorce. On top of this, because of the emphasis on mediation and arbitration, fewer cases are being litigated in the court system, resulting in fewer court decisions addressing these complex issues. That means there is less guidance for the practitioner, as different treatments of similar facts and great ways of addressing IP valuation remain unreported.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Suit Against Hollywood Producers by 'Lost Boys' Clears Hurdle Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Suit Against Hollywood Producers by 'Lost Boys' Clears Hurdle

R. Robin McDonald

A suit against Hollywood writers and producers by 54 refugees who became known as 'the Lost Boys' after they fled brutal persecution in Sudan has cleared an initial legal hurdle, a federal judge in Atlanta has ruled.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Malware Increasingly Making Its Way into Organizations Through Social Media

Zach Warren

To say 'social media is everywhere' these days may be slightly archaic. Of course it's everywhere. Chances are, you're reading this article with at least one social media application running or open in a browser right now. But why, then, aren't these social media platforms as secure as they could be? A new 'Best Practices for Social Media Archiving and Security' survey from Osterman Research found that although enterprise and consumer-focused social platforms abound in modern organizations, social media remains a threat for many companies.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Separating Truth from Lies: Website Tips for Small and Mid-Sized Firms Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Separating Truth from Lies: Website Tips for Small and Mid-Sized Firms

Zach Warren

Experts at the 'Truth and Lies of the Internet for Lawyers' panel at ABA Tech Show 2016 in Chicago conducted the one hour discussion in a way similar to the TV show 'Mythbusters' ' dispelling some of the common myths told to small and mid-sized firms looking to build their own business.

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Cybersecurity Professionals Apprehensive on Government Access to Encrypted Data Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Cybersecurity Professionals Apprehensive on Government Access to Encrypted Data

Ian Lopez

A recent survey of security professionals takes these concerns to a new level, with 81% of respondents reporting they think it's 'very likely' or 'certain' that hackers can take advantage of the government's capability to access encypted data.

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