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Law 2023: A Look Ahead
The future of the legal industry isn't what it used to be. Or so says a recent report issued by Law2023.org, a group of industry insiders ' including the author' who spent a year studying the trajectory of the legal marketplace.
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Business Crimes Hotline
In-depth discussion of several key cases.
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Valuation of a Law Firm and a Law Practice
Lawyers leaving a law practice have an economic interest in monetizing their career-long investment in building a client portfolio and a referral network. How each lawyer has accomplished this depends on his or her particular practice, market and style. But while the means may vary, the results are the same ' access to clients who have legal needs. And this is the value the acquirers wish to capture.
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Case Notes
Discussion of a case in which a Texas law firm filed a defamation lawsuit over an ex-client's negative Yelp review.
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Protecting the IP in Social Media
How much would your company pay for a "like" on Facebook?
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<i>Aereo</i> Analysis: What Does the U.S. Sup. Ct.'s Ruling Mean?
In June, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court held that Aereo's streaming service ' which allowed customers to view over-the-air TV broadcasts via the Internet ' violated the broadcasters' public performance right under the Copyright Act. Applying what the dissent derided as "an improvised standard ('looks-like-cable-TV')," the majority held that Aereo infringed copyrights owned by the television networks.
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Communicating in the Moment: Managing Expectations Is The Key to Great Client Service!
The stature and credibility of any marketing and business development team in the country is based on the experiences that internal clients have with the team. The challenge occurs when a ball gets dropped; no matter how significant or insignificant, "marketing" dropped the ball.
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Bankruptcy Jurisdiction: From <i>Stern</i> to <i>Executive Benefits,</i> <i>Wellness International</i> and Beyond
By virtue of its decision in <I>Executive Benefits</I> and its grant of certiorari in <I>Wellness International</I>, the Supreme Court has demonstrated that any further clarification of its decision in <I>Stern</I> will come slowly and deliberately.
Voice of the Client: Assumptions Can Kill You
Shouldn't we be more deliberate and questioning about the assumptions we make about clients ' in order to ensure that we don't end up with self-inflicted client relations issues?
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<i>Wilton /Brillhart</i> Abstention Update
While it is not unusual for federal courts to apply the <I>Wilton/Brillhar</I>t abstention doctrine in response to a party motion, a recent case is remarkable because not only did the district court dismiss the case on its own motion, it did so fully a year after removal, with no parallel state court action pending and after the magistrate judge had issued a 39-page report recommending that the coverage question be answered in the insurer's favor.
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