Edie Reinhardt
According to a recent survey, 80% of law firm CMOs believe content marketing is an important marketing and business development strategy and 84% expect to increase the amount of content they are producing. With so much emphasis on content marketing, what can firms do to help make their initiatives as successful as possible?
Features
Jonathan Bick
The duty one Internet user has to another has changed, particularly with respect to cybersecurity and privacy. Negligence by Internet users has enabled hackers and creators of viruses to exploit computer systems and engage in crime and unwanted computer intrusions.
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Scott McFetters
As more and more commercial clients move their legal teams in-house, competition among law firms continues to grow. With the legal industry still feeling negative impacts from the financial crisis, a considerable number of law firms have been pooling expertise and gaining market share through mergers and acquisitions.
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Alexander Lycoyannis
When faced with the argument that it has violated its lease, a commercial tenant often takes the position that the landlord, by its conduct and/or inaction, has waived the alleged breach. Anticipating such arguments, commercial landlords frequently insert "no waiver" provisions into their leases.
Linda S. Crawford
The Gallup poll on the trustworthiness of professionals came out in January, as it always does.Yet again, it reported that health care professionals were the most trusted people in the country. Not so for the health care industry , however.
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Mark A. Salzberg
Sometimes, the simplest of errors can be the most costly. Such was the case with a large syndicated secured loan made to General Motors Co. Due to a simple filing error, what the lender and borrower had always intended to be a secured loan will now be treated as a general unsecured claim.
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Jason Straight
Whether or not your clients have suffered a data breach, cybersecurity is undoubtedly a critical concern. Many of your clients are actively searching for and plugging any gaps in their security. And if your clients haven't done so already, they're also going to focus their attention on what could potentially be an Achilles Heel for them ' their law firms.
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Victoria Reese
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Stephen W. Beard
In a time of increasing regulatory risk, global complexity and shareholder activism, the role of the corporate general counsel in the boardroom has never been more important. Yet, companies have been slow to recruit general counsels or seasoned attorneys to serve as independent directors.
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Jonathan Tuggle
Given the demands our profession makes on our time, our attention, our energy and the stress that places on our personal relationships, the divorce rate among lawyers likely rivals that of any other profession. Can you handle your own divorce?
Columns & Departments
Howard J. Shire
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Brooke Hazan
Supreme Court: Findings on Likelihood of Confusion by TTAB <br>Federal Circuit: Actual Delay Not Required For Reducing Patent Term Adjustment<br>Federal Circuit: No Lost Profits for Related Unpatented Products
