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Are Recent Regulations Dooming Franchising?

Marc Lieberstein & Chris Caiaccio

In 2024, franchising may need to overcome and work around the recent government regulation that goes to the very heart of the franchising relationship and the way franchise businesses operate,

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Third Circuit: Bankruptcy Code Mandates Appointment of Examiner In Chapter 11 Cases

Francis J. Lawall & Brenden S. Dahrouge

The Third Circuit recently held in 'In re FTX Trading' that the plain text of Section 1104(c)(2) mandates the appointment of an examiner under the specified conditions set forth. As a result, the FTX decision will carry significant implications for large and medium-sized bankruptcy cases.

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Generative AI and Law Firm Pricing

Isha Marathe

Generative AI, combined with client education, could signal the slow death knell of the billable hour.

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How Current and Future Leaders in Legal are Adapting Their Communication Styles

Ari Kaplan

Ari Kaplan speaks with Andrew J. Sherman, a partner with Brown Rudnick, and Ross Guberman, the founder and CEO of LawCatch and the developer of BriefCatch, a software platform designed to elevate legal writing.

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Law Firms Are Rethinking Comp Systems to Recruit and Retain High Performers

Justin Henry

No matter the approach, firms appear to have a common goal in mind when widening the ratio in pay for the highest and lowest-paid partners in order to better recruit and retain high performers.

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Global Antitrust Competition Enforcers Are Back, According to Report Image

Global Antitrust Competition Enforcers Are Back, According to Report

Gail J. Cohen

Labor markets, artificial intelligence and consumer-related issues are going to be under the microscope from antitrust investigators around the globe in 2024, according to a report from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

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New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Boathouse Not an Impermissible Second Dwelling Reduction In Size Did Not Alter Nonconforming Use Status Local Ordinance Did Not Prohibit Short-Term Rentals

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Players On the Move

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Pennsylvania Court Hit With Cyberattack, But It Had a Plan

Daniel J. Siegel

Law firms have information that hackers want — Social Security numbers, financial data, personally identifiable information and more. It is therefore essential that firms plan for a possible breach. And when the breach occurs, have a plan.

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The New Basel Regulations Could Bite CRE

Erik Sherman

If you haven't heard of Basel III, you've got company. International banking regulations aren't typical beach reading. But some people who have been poring through these new banking regulations are not looking happy.

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