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Marketing Tech: Seven Ways to Use LinkedIn More Effectively
June 28, 2012
LinkedIn makes networking universally accessible since it is both practical and strategic without requiring you to be bold or outgoing.
CLOSING MORE BUSINESS
June 27, 2012
CLOSING MORE BUSINESS - We are focused on rapid development. So, for example, if you take a firm that wants to bring in revenue rapidly, we can and do work with them. And we work with groups of people to show them how to bring [business] in first and then to back up and say, "OK, what do we need to do internally to sustain this kind of activity in the future? Are there things…
The Great (Online Copyright) Compromise of 2012
June 27, 2012
Although neither service providers nor content providers can claim a complete victory, the Second Circuit's <i>Viacom</i> opinion represents a pragmatic, middle-of-the-road solution to several issues at the heart of the new user-centered Internet experience.
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June 27, 2012
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Real Property Law
June 27, 2012
Discussion of several key cases.
Landlord & Tenant
June 27, 2012
A key ruling is analyzed.
Eminent Domain Law
June 27, 2012
A look at <i>Matter of Village of Port Chester v. Bologna</i>.
Development
June 27, 2012
In-depth analysis of an important ruling.
Cooperatives & Condominiums
June 27, 2012
A key case is disussed.
When Is a Tenant Excused from Failure to Timely Exercise a Renewal Option?
June 27, 2012
Suppose a lease gives a tenant an option to renew, but requires that the option be exercised by a specified date. What happens when the tenant exercises the option after the specified date?

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