On March 28, 2016, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts released a controversial opinion that could have a chilling effect on private equity funds considering whether to invest in companies with pension obligations.
As we discussed last month, money attitudes are deeply ingrained in all of us, based on our cultural and psychological backgrounds. The effects of these traits on decision-making during the divorce process should not be underestimated.
Your favorite internal client has just messaged you about a new contract that needs a rush review. The counterparty is reportedly one of the hottest new "fintech" companies in Silicon Valley. You are the master of all things vendor contract-related in your shop, but perhaps this is the first fintech contract to cross your desk. This article addresses some of the special issues that might be presented by this sort of contract.
The removal and release of approximately 11.5 million documents, including 4.4 million e-mails, from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca in early Spring 2016 has generated countless headlines over the past few months, and it continues to do so as of this writing. Here is what you need to know.
A Collection of Moves in the Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice Areas
Microsoft Proposes Norms for Fighting Cyberbreaches
China's Proposed Data Localization Cybersecurity Law Catches Eye of U.S. Tech Companies
Brown University Offers New Graduate Program In Cybersecurity Leadership
Nearly two-thirds of American adults use social networking sites, and new social media platforms are introduced every day. What does that mean to your family law practice?
Have you heard? 70% of the U.S. Internet population are using social media and more than 50% of them are over the age of 35 (that's right ' it's not just millennials). But did you know that in-house counsel are active social media participants? In fact, their usage is growing and today nearly two-thirds of general counsel are engaging at least weekly in social media for professional reasons.
Microsoft and other U.S.-based internet service providers won a major victory on July 14 at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which reversed a lower court in finding the company is not required to comply with a U.S. warrant for customer e-mails stored on a server in Dublin.
