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Enterprise Legal Management

Jason Parkman

The function of legal departments has shifted from primarily managing legal matters and costs to acting as revenue generators that provide information and analytics valuable to the entire company. This article offers a primer about enterprise legal management (ELM).

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Entity Selection for Attorneys

Marcus E. Dyer

One of the most significant early decisions attorneys make when deciding to hang out a shingle is what type of entity would be best for their practice. Choosing the right entity is a must. The right legal structure can save taxes, minimize legal exposure and avert costly business hassles. But is the right choice for yesterday still the right one for today?

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Competitive Intelligence

Patricia Ellard

Competitive Intelligence (CI) is not a new concept. It has been actively practiced in many industries for a number of years. In fact, CI has existed in law firms that have been proactively implementing ways to respond to changing client expectations since the early 2000s, though it has been gaining widespread prominence in the last few years.

Uncertainty Reigns Over Ownership Of Social Media Content

Jeffrey N. Rosenthal & Harrison M. Brown

When a social media account is created, who owns the resultant content? When a business cultivates Facebook "likes" in order to expand its marketing reach and effectiveness, who controls the outpouring of support for the company?

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Valuing Bids in Bankruptcy Auctions

Adam L. Rosen & Sheryl P. Giugliano

Bids in bankruptcy auctions can be divided into two broad categories: all-cash bids; and non-cash and credit bids. This article discusses some important issues raised by non-cash bids.

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Custody of Pets

Lynne Z. Gold-Bikin

While any pet lover knows that a pet is not a piece of furniture but, rather, is beloved and irreplaceable, it is not likely that the court will enforce any agreement until such time as the legislature takes action.

Employers Get a Data Privacy Win At the European Court Of Human Rights

David Horrigan

One of the biggest challenges for U.S. employers, investigators, and e-discovery practitioners in cross-border litigation involving European companies or citizens has been obtaining digital data about European individuals. The privacy rights European citizens have ' under both EU and member state law ' are significant.

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Data Breach Liability

Jason Straight

Today's legal departments are undergoing fundamental changes thanks in part to the imminent threat of ongoing cyberattacks. Given the massive breaches at some of the world's visible brands, it is increasingly clear that cybersecurity can no longer be regarded as the exclusive domain of IT.

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Debating Nonlawyer Ownership of Law Firms

Arthur J. Ciampi

Lawyers love a debate, and it looks like a doozy is set concerning nonlawyer ownership of law firms (NLO).

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The Proliferation Of Patent Boxes

Lori-Ann Johnson

Patent box is the catchy shorthand label that has been given to the tax incentive programs for intellectual property assets that have recently sprung up all over the world. While it may be descriptive of the British system, it is hardly descriptive of most tax regimes in other nations.

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