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Privileges, Clawbacks, and Inadvertent Disclosures Image

Privileges, Clawbacks, and Inadvertent Disclosures

Todd Presnell

Several issues and concerns populate corporate counsels' minds when confronted with e-discovery demands, but two rise to the top: 1) collection and production cost; and 2) inadvertently producing information protected by evidentiary privileges. And these two concerns overlap, producing a Catch-22 dilemma for in-house lawyers.

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Quarterly State Compliance Review

Sandra Feldman

This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect between Nov. 1, 2012 and Jan. 1, 2013. It also reviews some recent decisions of interest, including two from the Delaware Supreme Court.

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An Analysis of the DOJ and SEC's Long-Awaited New FCPA Guidance

H. David Kotz

This article discusses some of the more significant issues that were addressed as well as the ones that were not addressed in as much detail as was hoped.

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The Leasing Hotline

Craig R. Tractenberg & Gregg Rubenstein

A look at recent litigation.

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Real Estate Issues In the Cellular Industry

Mitchell L. Berg & Peter E. Fisch

Wireless devices allow the user to remain connected to the world without being tied down to a particular place. However, this freedom to roam is wholly dependent on technology that, in order to function effectively, relies on numerous parcels of real property at locations around the world. This article describes the real estate interests that underlie the operation of the cellular communications industry.

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Landlord's Right of Relocation

Glenn Browne

This article addresses issues that should be raised by the tenant based upon the landlord's relocation right, as well as certain strategic requirements that the tenant should insist upon before allowing the landlord to have a relocation right in the lease.

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The Landlord's Lien under the Uniform Commercial Code

David P. Resnick & Erin Brechtelsbauer

While used less frequently than security deposits and personal guarantees, granting the landlord a security interest in its personal property can enhance a tenant's credit. This device may be more effective when conferred by certain types of tenants than by others, but nevertheless, it may provide the landlord with a potent default remedy, particularly in a fragile market.

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In the Courts

Matthew J. Alexander & Christian E. Izaguirre

A recent case about sentencing guidelines.

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Business Crimes Hotline

Matthew J. Alexander & Christian E. Izaguirre

Recent rulings of importance.

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CFTC Rulemaking Under Dodd-Frank Paused

James Ching

An immense wave of Dodd-Frank litigation will sweep the federal courts this year, following two years of desultory rule-making by the relevant federal agencies.

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