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Can Law Firms Be Lean?

Nina Cunningham

For those who have had some exposure to Total Quality Management , the reference to Lean or Lean Six Sigma might be familiar. In principle, the necessary ingredients to achieve Six Sigma are defined objects, measurable standards and a systematic approach.

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<i>Inter Partes</i> Reviews

Steve Hemminger & Chris Kelly

In September of last year, the America Invents Act introduced a number of powerful tools for challenging the validity of an issued patent at the USPTO ' Inter Partes Review (IPR), Covered Business Method Review (CBMR), and Post-Grant Review (PGR). By a large margin, however, the most popular of these procedures has been the IPR.

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Hybrid Storage in Virtualized Environments

Jeremy DeHart

With an eye toward further virtualizing Hedrick Gardner's IT operations with virtualized desktops, we embarked on a project to evaluate solid state storage systems

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e-Commerce News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Google Beats Web Browser Privacy Class Action<br>Washington University Debuts Cybersecurity Master's Program

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Legal Battle Plans

J.T. Westermeier

Cyber security incidents are rising very rapidly. The growing number of serious attacks on essential cyber networks is one of the most serious threats the U.S. faces. One of the critical controls relating to cyber security incidents is the implementation of effective cyber security incident response plans. This article recommends that legal battle plans be developed and maintained as a critical part of your cyber security incident response plans.

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Data Encryption And the Law

Richard Raysman & Peter Brown

This article discusses several of the pressing matters within the realm of data encryption, including: the Constitutional concerns that arise when an individual is forced by the government to divulge encrypted data; the recent disclosures in the press of government involvement with encrypted data; and the current global legal climate in which these issues are situated.

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Salespeople at Law Firms?

Silvia L. Coulter

Research over the past four years is showing a slow-moving upward trend of law firms hiring professional salespeople. This trend spans all sizes of firms, from small to global. The backgrounds of these professionals varies; primarily, they come to firms from a solid background of success in the sales world, many having worked against assigned quotas and on partial commission.

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Read the Fine Print

Kevin Adler

The difficulties of securing important company and customer data are not new to franchised businesses, but the scale of the problem continues to increase. A new white paper by insurance consultants Peter R. Taffae and M. Damien Magnuson indicate another threat: inadequate insurance coverage when security breaches occur.

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The Media

Linda Crawford

While the media creates the impression of an out-of-control tort system, this is out of alignment with actual jury behavior.

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Practice Tip: Why Product Manufacturers Should Heed Privacy Trends

Jacob Herstek

A recent jury verdict and consumer survey indicates that privacy is touchstone issue for a majority of consumers.

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