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OFAC, Commerce, and DOJ Emphasize Pursuit Of Enforcement Actions Against Non-U.S. Persons and Entities Image

OFAC, Commerce, and DOJ Emphasize Pursuit Of Enforcement Actions Against Non-U.S. Persons and Entities

Harry Sandick & Sarah Hardtke

The guidance mirrors the recent, broader impulse among U.S. prosecutors and regulatory agencies to extend application of U.S. law to foreign persons and entities, even when those persons and entities have only threadbare connections to the U.S.

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What Every Lawyer's Client Needs to Know About Succession Planning

Nanette Miner

I often run into business people who are confused about the differences between succession planning and exit planning. You are in the unique position of being able to guide your clients through the confusion.

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Crafting an Effective Roadmap for Implementing Information Governance In Law Firms

Gregg Parker

This article discusses why a robust IG program is critical to modern-day law firm operations, the complexities associated with crafting such a program, and what a high-level roadmap for implementing the program looks like.

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What We Should Have Learned from COVID: Communicate

Mark Santiago

First COVID Lesson: Leaders should communicate regularly to their firms in a more personal way, let their personality shine through, show some vulnerability and maybe reveal that they own a dog.

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Sui Generis: Collaborate Like You Mean It

Lydia Pilch

Part Three of a Series This article offers up some thoughts about how lawyers ought to access and manage resources in order to provide a multi-faceted, full-service approach to addressing their clients' needs.

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Privilege in Public Relations: Can Clients Protect Communications Between Their Lawyers and PR Firms? Image

Privilege in Public Relations: Can Clients Protect Communications Between Their Lawyers and PR Firms?

Jonathan B. New, Patrick T. Campbell & Rachel H. Ofori

Because PR firms may be considered third parties for privilege purposes, it is crucial that communications between a company's counsel and its PR firm are handled with care to avoid waiving the attorney-client privilege.

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Court Caps Landlord's Bankruptcy Claim Against Lease Guarantor

Andrew C. Kassner & Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

A big issue in real estate and retail bankruptcies, among others, involves the disposition of commercial real estate leases, given the potential magnitude of landlord damage claims under state law resulting from a tenant's default under a long-term lease.

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When Is A Pretext By A Municipality A Bar To Land Use Approvals?

Steven M. Silverberg

Recently, there have been several instances in which municipalities have been challenged by property owners claiming that the municipal boards have utilized delaying tactics and other actions as a pretext to prevent development of their properties.

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Prospective Partners Ask Small and Midsized Firms Tough Questions About Succession Image

Prospective Partners Ask Small and Midsized Firms Tough Questions About Succession

David E. Wood

Do Their Chief Finance Professionals Have Good Answers? Many senior associates want to know whether the firm is well-positioned financially to grow and prosper when the current generation of senior partners retires. To get the information they need to value an investment in the firm, they turn to its finance professional.

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NIL Regulation: Can the NCAA Recover and Advance Its Own Fumble? Image

NIL Regulation: Can the NCAA Recover and Advance Its Own Fumble?

Howard Mulligan

With a view toward injecting some modicum of clarity into the volatile arena of NIL, a plethora of legislation has been enacted at the state level and proposed at the federal level.

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