Various regulatory authorities continue to focus on and expand the role and responsibility of the independent audit committee, including not only its oversight role, but also its disclosure requirements.
July 01, 2016William L. Floyd
The Federal Circuit decision in Medtronic highlights the tension faced by alleged patent infringers, who must balance invalidity issues where a broad construction is desirable, against non-infringement issues, where narrow constructions are desired.
July 01, 2016Matthew Siegal and Mord M. LewisShould law firm leaders be firing more lawyers? That seems to be the takeaway of a report released by the legal consultancy Altman Weil. Herein is a summary of the findings.
July 01, 2016Nell GluckmanAnalysis of a recent ruling in which a New York appeals court reversed the dismissal of a suit brought by a tenant seeking recission of his commercial lease and a declaration that he was not bound by it.
July 01, 2016June 23's verdict for Led Zeppelin in the copyright trial over the 1971 hit song 'Stairway to Heaven' reaffirms the creative rights of songwriters while demonstrating the difficulties in pursuing infringement over sheet music, according to legal experts following the case.
June 29, 2016Amanda BronstadReed Smith has announced a new associate pay structure, raising the starting salary to $180,000 in some markets, $160,000 in Philadelphia and $145,000 in Pittsburgh.
June 29, 2016Lizzy McLellanThe buzz phrase "Internet of Things" is seemingly everywhere. What is it, what can it do for us, and what concerns does it present? More specifically, while the Internet of Things (IoT) presents tremendous opportunities for businesses, are there corresponding risks, or elements of the IoT that businesses should consider staying away from?
June 01, 2016L. Elise DieterichA look at an alternative financing strategy that is seeing strong momentum in the commercial real estate industry, in which corporations selling their facilities enter into long-term net leases with the investors as an alternative for managing and financing the buildings they occupy.
June 01, 2016Jennifer LeClaireWhen drafting a lease, the landlord is typically the owner of the entire building. When the building is owned by a condominium, however, this may not be the case. In such instances, a lease needs to be specifically tailored to take into account that the leased premises is not only a stand-alone unit owned by the landlord, but also part of a condominium property regime covering all of the units in the building.
June 01, 2016Mark Morfopoulos