LJN Newsletters

  • Verdicts

    Analysis of recent litigation.

    July 28, 2015ljnstaff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • At the Intersection: Communication Babble

    The incessant mud-slinging between in-house counsel and law firm lawyers about abysmal communication reveals a continuing and unresolved component in the law firm-client relationship, a serious and costly barrier to effective collaboration. As a partner, can you allow this to continue?

    July 02, 2015Pamela Woldow and Doug Richardson

  • Wave of Privacy Suits Peters Out

    Michael Rhodes, the charismatic chair of Cooley's privacy and data protection practice, took the stage at an awards dinner in late April with an extra bounce in his step ' and a blunt prediction for his colleagues in the plaintiffs privacy bar.

    July 02, 2015Ross Todd

  • Six MetricsThat Matter in Evaluating e-Discovery

    Analysis of the e-discovery process before it begins can make a project more efficient and cost-effective, but often, lawyers and document reviewers dive right in without a plan.

    July 02, 2015Zach Warren

  • Sensitive Data Loss is Not Inevitable

    Global banking institutions are increasingly pressing outside law firms to demonstrate they are employing top-tier technologies to defend against cyber hackers. In some cases, firms are being asked to fill out 60-page questionnaires detailing their cybersecurity measures in minute detail, while others must consent to on-site inspections.

    July 02, 2015Mark Stevens

  • Proxy Advisory Firms

    As we emerge from the 2015 proxy season and look to the future, those responsible for facilitating annual meetings, drafting proxy statement disclosures and "rounding up the vote" ought to view SLB 20 as a step in the right direction, toward greater accountability for ISS, Glass Lewis and other proxy advisory firms.

    July 02, 2015Jeffrey A. Scudder

  • The Dismantled Weapon of 'A Good Deed Never Goes Unpunished'

    The employment lawyer's adage that "no good deed goes unpunished" was thrown into sharp relief by the Sixth Circuit recently when it held that telecommuting ' even when offered to other employees ' is not necessarily a reasonable accommodation for a disabled employee. ).

    July 02, 2015Jen L. Cornell

  • Like Kind Exchange for Equipment Lessors

    If you dispose of an business asset and subsequently reinvest your sales proceeds to acquire a "like-kind" replacement asset of equal or greater value, then the recognition of taxable gain (along with the lessor's obligation to pay tax on that gain) is deferred until the replacement asset is sold or, in the case of subsequent follow on exchanges, until the replacement's replacement asset is sold in a taxable disposition.

    July 02, 2015Jeff Nelson

  • Big Talent Agencies as Defendants In Implied-in-Fact Contract Suits

    An elite group of large talent agencies have earned reputations as gatekeepers to success in the film and television industries. Non-client writers and producers attempt to share in that success by becoming agency clients or by having their ideas, presentations and screenplays accepted by the agencies for their existing clients. The agencies' practice of "packaging" a combination of services for a single film or television project has enhanced their gatekeeping role.

    July 02, 2015Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini