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The Advice-of-Counsel Defense and the Corporate Employee: A Loss of Balance Image

The Advice-of-Counsel Defense and the Corporate Employee: A Loss of Balance

Gary Stein

Ordinarily, a defendant who wishes to assert the defense of advice of counsel must unlock the door that shields his privileged communications with counsel and divulge those communications to his adversary. But when the defendant is a corporate employee who claims to have relied on advice from the corporation's attorney, the employee may not be able to unlock that door.

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The NJ Franchise Practices Act and the Legacy of 'Instructional Systems' Image

The NJ Franchise Practices Act and the Legacy of 'Instructional Systems'

Marisa Rauchway Sverdlov

The New Jersey Franchise Practices Act is a powerful tool for those businesses that qualify for its protections. Under the NJFPA, a franchisor cannot terminate a franchisee without good cause, even where doing so would be perfectly acceptable under the parties' contract. The NJFPA also prohibits a franchisor from imposing "unreasonable standards of performance" on a franchisee.

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Top Security Intrusion Trends the Legal Community Should Watch Image

Top Security Intrusion Trends the Legal Community Should Watch

Steven Chabinsky

Lawyers are increasingly expected to understand the implications of cybersecurity when providing advice relating to a long list of matters. Legal counsel, as trusted neutral advisors, are uniquely qualified to help navigate risk considerations and bridge customer deliverables and workforce expectations with adequate security and shifting legal requirements. As a result, it is important that lawyers understand the latest trends in cyber intrusions.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> FDIC Chimes In on Cybersecurity Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> FDIC Chimes In on Cybersecurity

Marlisse Silver Sweeney

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is the latest entity to release a framework for cybersecurity.

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Milestone Reached in UK Bribery and Corruption Enforcement Image

Milestone Reached in UK Bribery and Corruption Enforcement

Andr' Bywater & Jonathan Armstrong

An application brought by the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for a so-called Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) was approved in court in London on Nov. 30, 2015, marking a historic milestone for UK bribery and corruption enforcement as this was the first time that a DPA has been adopted.

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2015 Tax Legislation: Extenders Plus More Image

2015 Tax Legislation: Extenders Plus More

Richard H. Stieglitz & Martin Arking

2015 was an eventful year for tax legislation for law firms, their clients and their employees. In addition to the extenders package, that has become an annual tradition in Congress, there were some other significant tax bills that passed over the summer.

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Mobile App Developer Agreements

Alan Friel

Many companies that have had disputes with developers have been surprised to discover that the agreements signed, often without input from legal, failed to hold developers to measurable standards, give the company ongoing interest in deliverables, or provide meaningful remedies to problems that arise.

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ACA-Related Retaliation Claims Image

ACA-Related Retaliation Claims

E. Fredrick Preis, Jr. & Rachael Jeanfreau

This article briefly summarizes the ACA's employer mandate and highlights the anti-retaliation provisions applicable to complaints of ACA violations. Next, the article summarizes the "Break Time for Nursing Mothers" law added to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by the ACA, and highlights the anti-retaliation provision applicable to this law. Last, the article suggests ways for employers to reduce the risk of employee retaliation claims.

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First Amendment and Trade Secrets Issues In Government/Private Promoters' Live Events Image

First Amendment and Trade Secrets Issues In Government/Private Promoters' Live Events

Stan Soocher

Many local governments operate live event venues. Unlike dealing with private venues, concert promoters and producers might bring First Amendment free speech claims against government-controlled event facilities over how a local government chooses which promoters/producers with which to work. There's also the issue of whether the governmental authority or a private promoter owns ticket subscriber information that the private promoter generates through its live events work at a government-controlled venue.

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Mobile Data, Social Media, and Modern e-Discovery Image

Mobile Data, Social Media, and Modern e-Discovery

Jim Gill

It's easy to see how the Information Age has transformed the world once again. Old ways of doing things are no longer practical, and new guidelines for the way we conduct business are being formed in real-time. Keeping up with this changing landscape is vital in order to survive.

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