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Long-Awaited Guidance on L-1B Visa Category Released

Ian Macdonald

The highly anticipated draft Policy Memorandum (L-1B Memo) addressing the qualifying criteria for the L-1B visa category was released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on March 24, giving immigration practitioners and employers clear guidance on the definition of "specialized knowledge" and the standard of review USCIS adjudicators should apply when evaluating L-1B petitions.

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How to Successfully Integrate Lateral Partners

Eric Dewey

There are two ways lateral partner recruiting can grow the revenues of a law firm. The first is through the acquisition of additional client relationships brought to the firm by the lateral partner. The second is the added work generated by the lateral partner serving more of the legal needs of the firm's existing clientele.

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Browse, Click, Sign, Enforce?

Brian Powers

Signing, dating and keeping a record of a paper contract are standard practice ' but what about those that are native to websites, mobile apps and other digital platforms, and use such language as "Terms of Use," "Terms of Service," "Privacy Policies" and disclaimers? How do you track who is agreeing to what and when they agreed?

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<b><i>Media & Communications:</i></b> Communicating Value in a Buyer's Market

Amy Hrehovcik

It's easy to lose sight of purpose in a law firm ' especially as marketers. All the amazing opportunities "The Information Age" brings quickly deflate against the unresponsiveness or death-by-consensus model of law firm leadership. In these moments of defeat, the temptation to settle is strong. But we can help.

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Digging into Data To Build a Vendor Management Program

Tim Strong

For law departments, today's business environment is making it increasingly difficult to manage, control or reduce costs while being able to achieve satisfactory results. This is forcing companies to become more efficient in managing and controlling legal costs handled both internally by the organization and externally by outside counsel.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Copyright Act Doesn't Bar Separate Attorney-Fee-Shifting Provision<br>No Federal Jurisdiction over Songs Suit

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Songwriter's Widow Sues His Lawyer<br>$275 Awarded to Activision From Settlement of Its Shareholders' Suit Against Former CEO

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> FTC Sued Over Refusal to Disclose Data Security Policies

Jenna Greene

' The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was sued last month for refusing to turn over information about how the agency decides to bring data security cases. The Freedom of Information Act suit by Philip Reitinger, a former Department of Homeland Security official who is now president of a cybersecurity company, comes as the FTC'defends its role as data security cop'in two ongoing cases. &#133;

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Data Breaches on Track to Cost Companies $2.1 Trillion

Sue Reisinger

As more corporate infrastructure moves online, new research suggests the rising number and impact of data breaches will cost $2.1 trillion globally by 2019, almost four times the estimated cost of breaches in 2015.

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In the Courts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of a case involving potential criminal liability under the AKS.

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