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Mobile Mayhem: Smartphones and Security (Or the Lack Thereof) Image

Mobile Mayhem: Smartphones and Security (Or the Lack Thereof)

Adam Cohen

"It's a mobile jungle out there, and your corporate data is too valuable to just bungle through it."

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The Limits of Liens in Proceeds Under Article 9 Image

The Limits of Liens in Proceeds Under Article 9

Frank Peretore

This is the first in a series of articles on liens in proceeds under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).

The Essentials of Collaboration Agreements for Literary Works Image

The Essentials of Collaboration Agreements for Literary Works

Michael I. Rudell & Neil J. Rosini

While all creative collaborations have features in common, there's a uniquely intimate and trusting nature of the relationship between someone (the subject) whose story interests the public, and a writer engaged by him or her to put that story, either jointly or singly, into concrete form (the writer).

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A More Equal Road to Succession in Regulated Apartments After <b><i>Obergefell</i></b> and the Marriage Equality Act Image

A More Equal Road to Succession in Regulated Apartments After <b><i>Obergefell</i></b> and the Marriage Equality Act

Darryl M. Vernon

For gay couples who live in rent-regulated apartments, <I>360 Associates v. Hyers and Pederson</I>, N.Y. County Civ.Ct. Index 72743/13 (2015), illustrates the resulting problems and the impact of <I>Obergefell.</I>

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Landlord & Tenant Image

Landlord & Tenant

Analysis of several key cases.

Maintaining the Attorney-Client Privilege Even with a Third-Party Presence Image

Maintaining the Attorney-Client Privilege Even with a Third-Party Presence

Andrew K. Solow, Danelco Moxey & David A. Kerschner

Recently, faced with pressure to increase efficiency, companies have increased their dependence on outside entities to complete tasks that were once reserved for in-house employees.

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The Invasion of the Right of Private Occupancy As a Covered Offense Image

The Invasion of the Right of Private Occupancy As a Covered Offense

Ilan Rosenberg

As explained by several courts, "[p]ersonal injury liability is a theory-based coverage. It defines its coverage in terms of offenses, or theories of liability, not in terms of the injury sustained by the plaintiff."

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Contextual Leadership

Susan Letterman White

Leadership development has traditionally focused on the leader, with little thought about the variety of people the leader needs to engage, or the context in which he or she must operate. This is an outdated perspective for law firms and law departments in a world whose future is uncertain and unclear, whose context is volatile and complex, and where formal authority and expertise aren't as powerful as they once were.

Preparing for the DOL's Final Rule on FSLA's 'White-Collar' Exemptions Image

Preparing for the DOL's Final Rule on FSLA's 'White-Collar' Exemptions

Andrea M. Kirshenbaum

The salary level proposed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register in July 2015 would more than double the current salary level for "white-collar" employees to be exempt from the FLSA's overtime requirements. Such an increase in the salary level would have wide-reaching implications for employers and employees alike.

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A Cure By Any Other Name Image

A Cure By Any Other Name

Mark S. Melickian

Section 1123 (a)(5)(G) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that, "[n]otwithstanding any otherwise applicable nonbankruptcy law, a plan shall ' provide adequate means for the plan's implementation, such as ' curing or waiving of any default." But what, exactly, does it mean to cure a default?

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