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Best Practices for Investigations In Remote Environments
The landscape of corporate investigations has changed dramatically in the last year. New regulations, new market pressures, new data sources and more challenging…
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Escape New York: Court Dismisses NRA's Chapter 11 As Improper Tactic to Avoid New York's Non-Profit Regulatory Scheme
This article explores the competing factors the Bankruptcy Court considered and the rationale underlying its decision to grant the drastic relief of dismissing the NRA's bankruptcy case.
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Attorney Competence In Technology Is In the Spotlight. Are You Competent?
A summary of the key technology principles addressed in Formal Opinion 498, in which the ABA revised Model Rule 1.1 addresses virtual work environments and practices.
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Rent Act of 2015 Did Not Re-Regulate Deregulated Apartments Tenant Waiver of Claims for Lost Profits Upheld Landlord Not Liable for Tenant on Tenant Harassment
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U.S. IP Reform Needed to Prepare for AI Era
For the U.S. to maintain its technological edge, it must encourage Americans to make more discoveries in AI and other emerging technologies. This in turn requires providing strong IP rights to incentivize and protect the huge investments required to make those discoveries.
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Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
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American Rescue Plan Act Provides Pandemic Relief for Struggling Businesses
As the U.S. economy continues to recover from the pandemic, the American Rescue Plan Act may help many businesses endure and overcome the historic challenges they have faced. While there is still uncertainty as to its impact on our economy, the Act nonetheless is a significant piece of federal legislation.
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Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets CFAA to Avoid Criminalizing 'Commonplace Computer Activity'
The Court held that only those who obtain information from particular areas of the computer which they are not authorized to access can be said to "exceed authorization."
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Commercial Leases and Other Real Estate Transactions Are Subject to National Security Review
A second wave of national security concerns hit real estate markets in the United States -- the publication of rules focusing on real estate by the U.S. Department of the Treasury is the catalyst of national security reviews of certain leases, purchases, sales, joint ventures and other investments with non-U.S. parties.
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Is a Federal Insider Trading Law Coming?
For decades the SEC and the Department of Justice, with the endorsement of federal judges, have used the general securities fraud statutes to patch together a complex and problematic insider trading common law. After years of criticism, however, that could now be changing.
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