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Availability of Specific Performance In Commercial Real Estate

Jeremy Herskowitz & Aishlinn Bottini

Most contracts dealing with the sale and purchase of commercial real estate provide the purchaser with two primary remedies if the seller defaults, one of which is the right to seek specific performance of the seller’s obligations under the contract. This article explores some situations where specific performance may be available, as well as certain requirements that must be satisfied in order to obtain an order of specific performance.

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Post-SCOTUS District Court Ruling In Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products Reshapes Trademark Dilution Jurisprudence Image

Post-SCOTUS District Court Ruling In Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products Reshapes Trademark Dilution Jurisprudence

Benjamin West Janke & Edward Lanquist

For companies developing novelty products, advertising campaigns, or brand-related parodies, this case underscores the importance of reviewing both confusion and reputational risks. For rights holders, it affirms that parody is not a license to defame a brand.

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New York City’s FARE Act In Court: Whether It’s “Fair” Is Still Under Review Image

New York City’s FARE Act In Court: Whether It’s “Fair” Is Still Under Review

Claude G. Szyfer & Daria D. Anichkova

In late 2024, the City Council upended the New York City rental markets when it passed the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act , which, in part, prevents a real estate broker who “publishes” a real estate listing or who enters into a listing agreement with a landlord from seeking payment of their brokerage fee from the prospective tenant. The real estate industry argued that the law is unconstitutional and preempted by state statute. On June 10, 2025, REBNY v. City of New York allowed the Act to take effect on June 11, 2025. This article analyzes the district court’s decision, its impact, and what happens next.

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Cloud Migration for E-Discovery and RelativityOne

Adarsh Haltore

This is the first article in a two-part series dedicated to examining the evolving landscape of e-discovery for legal professionals. Part One addresses the complex challenges and established best practices associated with migrating e-discovery processes to the cloud, emphasizing perspectives from law firms and legal IT specialists.

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Lawyer Sues Amazon Prime Over Portrayal of Him In Movie

Richard Binder

When The Burial, a film inspired by a real-life court case was released in theaters briefly before moving to Amazon Prime Video in 2023, the reviews were mostly positive. A few of those reviews singled out the performance of Mamoudou Athie as junior counsel Hal Dockins. The real-life Dockins, however, was not as happy with the portrayal of himself in the film. He is suing the producers over alleged unauthorized use of his name, image and likeness.

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Law Firm Leasing Grows In First Half of 2025; Highest Square Footage Since 2018

Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

Law firm leasing grew significantly during the first half of 2025, posting the highest square footage total since 2018, according to a recent Savills report.

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Cybersecurity Safe Harbor? There Be Dragons

Chris Cronin

When we examine where the dragons be in cyber litigation, you’ll start to realize that there are safer, deeper ports in which to anchor. And those are just about every state in the Union and every federal agency that has cybersecurity regulations where “reasonability” is the standard of care.

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Second Circuit Panels Diverge on Applying Supreme Court’s Narrowing of Fraud Statutes

Robert J. Anello & Richard F. Albert

Two recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decisions illustrate lower courts’ differing approaches to the U.S. Supreme Court’s running rebuke of overly expansive interpretations of the mail and wire fraud statutes.

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Beyond Pilots: Smarter Paths to Generative AI in Law Firms

Don Jaycox & Dan Safran

Stop running pilot after pilot with different tools but failing to move beyond testing. Start with business outcomes. Redesign processes and guardrails. Rethink pricing models. And then, with clarity of purpose, choose the tools that enable the future of legal work.

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When Patent Prosecution Becomes Something More

Ryan Ward

Most days, preparing and prosecuting patent applications follows a familiar rhythm. Talk with the inventors. Draft the application. Wait for the Patent Office. Argue a few times. Secure the patent. Repeat. But every so often, a case reminds us that our work can mean much more — especially when something has gone wrong, and someone needs an advocate to make it right.

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