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Class Action Waivers Validated in NLRB Loss
A decision handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans in December upheld the use of class or collective action waivers in arbitration agreements.
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Can Using Facebook Be a Firing Offense?
Do employers have carte blanche to discipline employees for their social media use? An in-depth discussion.
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How Metadata Changed the Outcome of a Complex Employment Case
How a detailed forensic analysis of data and its metadata produced a "smoking gun" that allowed a firm to win a major case.
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New Associates and Your Firm
This article is a guide for developing and improving new associate training in your firm.
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Data Analytics
Data analytics, the same data mining and interpretive analysis used for decades in other professions, is bringing change to the core business side of the legal profession.
Columns & Departments
At the Intersection: Notes on the New Year
By this time next year, legal service delivery will have become less firm-driven, more client-driven, more collaborative and more complicated.
Transfer Tax Implications on Real Property Leases
The real property transfer tax does not apply to all leases, and understanding the tax rules of the applicable jurisdiction can allow parties to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary tax liability.
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Understanding Reciprocal Easement Agreements
Typically, reciprocal easement agreements (REAs) are used when a property is owned by more than one person or entity, and the persons or entities wish to develop the property as an integrated shopping center. Without an REA, the developer or the major retailer could build whatever and whenever it wishes and could conceivably prevent the other party from using its parcel for parking, access or utility lines.
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In the Spotlight: Square Footage in Leasing Transactions
Square footage is an important concept in leasing because, more often than not, the agreed-upon amount of square footagewill dictate the economic terms of the deal.
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Acceleration of Rents
This article highlights some recent court decisions acceleration of rents, and offers some suggestions for reasonable middle ground positions that should survive scrutiny.
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