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Efficient Review in a Time-Sensitive Government Investigation

Sanjay Manocha

Federal executive departments and agencies have made substantial investments in advanced analytical systems that help investigators and prosecutors filter voluminous amounts of incoming ESI to quickly focus on items of particular interest and relevance to an investigation.

<i>At the Intersection:</i> Cutting Corners

Pam Woldow & Doug Richardson

If one purpose of a column or blog is to provoke spirited debate, we surely succeeded in our recent posts on whether client-driven pressures for greater efficiency and cost-control compel outside counsel to "cut corners" in legal service delivery. Passionate and pointed comments filled our e-mail inboxes.

Features

New Fee Models for the New Economy

Anthony L. Lamm

To remain competitive in the new economy, both inside and outside leasing counsel are exploring and utilizing various alternative fee arrangements (AFAs). This article explores the use of AFAs by leasing counsel, and offers some insight into how they may be more effectively utilized.

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ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Discussion of personality disorders in divorce, and e-filing in Connecticut.

IP Outsourcing

Jayne Durden

The growing demand for IP to be at the center of commercial strategy, together with a squeeze on resources and budgets, has resulted in many in-house teams looking for alternative ways to organize and manage their IP work.

Features

Court: Condo Association Has the Right to Amend Bylaws to Bar Smoking Within Individual Units

Jack Malley & Ken Jacobs

In February 2014, a Westchester County condo association amended its bylaws to bar smoking everywhere on the condominium property, including inside individual units. One unit ownercontinued to smoke in his unit. Herein is a discussion of the litigation that followed.

Features

Transforming e-Discovery Into a Standard Business Process

Scott M. Giordano

In recent years, the need to treat e-discovery as a repeatable, streamlined process has been well-evidenced by a series of U.S. court opinions citing a wide range of e-discovery failures, including those related to preservation of electronically stored information (ESI), document productions and identification of potential custodians.

Features

Strategic Content Management to Maximize Net Revenue

Jeff Catanzaro & Robin Snasdell

Strategic contract management and the deployment of the right supporting technology can help organizations extract maximum value from their contracts. Many organizations are not there yet, however, according to a recent survey.

CA Employers, Heads Up!

Steven M. Schneider & Amara Russell Bromberg

Beginning in 2015, California employers will be required by law to provide paid sick leave to employees. Because California is often a bellwether state for changes in others, this legislation is of national interest. Will your state be next?

Features

Attorney Fees Under ERISA

Saranac Hale Spencer

After broaching the issue in a nonprecedential opinion released last summer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit suggested during arguments on Oct. 21 that it might soon answer definitively whether the catalyst theory for recovering attorney fees applies in ERISA cases.

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