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Survey: Strong Rentals and Equipment Acquisitions

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

According to Wells Fargo Equipment Finance's 2015 Construction Industry Forecast, contractors and equipment distributors remain optimistic regarding the prospects of local, nonresidential construction activity this year and respondents expect a strong rental market and increasing equipment acquisitions.

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Same As It Ever Was?

Jeff Bowen

In last month's issue, the author noted that in the past few years, the Supreme Court has issued several important decisions limiting the availability of class-wide arbitration. As he discussed, lower courts, however, largely consider the landscape for consolidation relatively unchanged. The discussion concludes herein.

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<i>Social Media Scene:</i> Identifying the Utility of Social Networks Image

<i>Social Media Scene:</i> Identifying the Utility of Social Networks

Stephan Hovnanian

You've heard it a thousand times: You need to market yourself and your firm on social media. And it's true, you do, but maybe not for the reasons you think, and maybe not on the networks that self-proclaimed "experts" tell you to be active on.

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<i>Marketing Tech:</i> Law Firms Are on a Collective Mission to Evolve, Adapt and Succeed

Ari Kaplan

About a year ago, the author launched a cloud-based technology platform that provides weekly networking programs and accountability software to help lawyers execute their business development activities. Here's how it works.

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<b><i>At the Intersection</i></b>: The Human Barrier to LPM Technology Image

<b><i>At the Intersection</i></b>: The Human Barrier to LPM Technology

Pamela Woldow

The author recently returned from the World Master of Law Firm Management Conference in Sydney, Australia, where she compared notes with folks deeply invested in the future of legal technology. They agreed that when it comes to Legal Project Management (LPM), the platforms, tools, templates and technology are evolving at the speed of ' frustration.

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<i>Professional Development:</i> Leading Succession

Alan S. Becker

The majority of law firms faced with generational change do not survive into the next generation after the founders retire. This risk of decline or dissolution can be greatly mitigated if your firm plans ahead of time for succession.

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Legal Issues in Fantasy Sports

David O. Klein & Neil E. Asnen

Fantasy sports once represented a seasonal hobby among friends and coworkers. However, it has now undeniably blossomed into a force in both the American culture and, more important, the U.S. economy. The explosion of fantasy sports can be directly traced to the favored status bestowed upon fantasy sports contests by federal anti-gaming laws ' specifically the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIEGA).

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<b><i>Product Review:</b></i>Time Tracker by eBillity

Josh F. Young

Time tracking and billing, an unpleasant and time-consuming distraction at the best of times, became far more painful than it needed to be.

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Cybercrime

Scott N. Godes

Just when you thought that it could not get worse for companies in the context of cybersecurity and privacy issues ' it does. Below, we review the sobering news about cyberattacks and provide some tips when considering insurance for cyber risk.

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A Court Again Quashes 'Doctrinal Novelty' By Prosecutors

Joseph F. Savage, Jr. & Nomi Berenson

We've been down this road before: Congress enacts broad anti-fraud provisions and "creative" prosecutors invent crimes until told to stop. The effort to limit prosecution to clear misconduct continued last month when the Supreme Court held that the anti-shredding provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act does not criminalize the throwing of fish overboard.

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