Features
Steve Salkin
The final print edition of The Intellectual Property Strategist will be our January issue.
Features
Brad Jones
Courts have struggled with the interpretation of the 2019 amendment to Section 547, specifically whether the due diligence requirement is an element of a preference claim that must be adequately pleaded in the plaintiff's complaint. While the law is still developing, there are three important takeaways for trustees to consider.
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Anthony Davies
While new to law firms, hoteling strategies are line with the practices of companies in other verticals where hoteling and 100% work flexibility have been successfully in place for some time.
Features
Stan Soocher
2024 starts off with court decisions and procedural rulings that took shape in 2023 in lawsuits that were filed over the collision of creative content with generative AI programs. Most of the complaints allege copyright infringement and related claims prompted by the unlicensed copyright works that AI companies input into their AI programs.
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Michael L. Cook
The majority was sensibly concerned with the possible structuring of leveraged buyouts by artful counsel who would use a financial institution as a "mere conduit" to exploit the Code's safe harbor.
Features
Robert J. Anello
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Richard F. Albert
A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida illustrates a benefit of utilizing a written joint defense agreement properly tailored to limit future conflicts, rather than relying on the oral agreements that are common among many practitioners.
Features
Sharon Meit Abrahams
Attorneys retiring and succession planning are critical issues are often overlooked at the management level of law firms. A key question arises: What should come first, retirement or succession planning? Although they go hand in hand, many firms avoid addressing both.
Features
Isha Marathe
The FTC said that the misuse of training data like infringing on a work's copyright license is tantamount to unfair competition, thus implicating consumer protection with copyright policy and securing the agency's jurisdiction in the regulatory space.
Features
Andrew C. Kassner
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Joseph N. Argentina Jr.
Although interest rates may have peaked, we continue to expect a large volume of distressed real estate debtors to utilize the bankruptcy system over the next couple of years. This article analyzes two recent decisions regarding distressed real estate bankruptcies, both of which involve rights of real estate lenders against proceeds of collateral other than the real estate itself.
Features
Yuliya LaRoe
Business development is, first and foremost, about people and your relationships with these people. While marketing and visibility activities (speaking, writing, etc.) are critical, it's the people who ultimately make the hiring decisions. As a lawyer, while time is rarely on your side, developing your Nurture System will help you strengthen and deepen your important relationships in ways that are sustainable and effective.
