FIFA Decision Confirms Long Arm of Honest Services Fraud
September 01, 2020
United States v. Napout
The U.S. government's lead role in the prosecution of corruption within the Zurich-based FIFA may be a paradigmatic example of U.S. law enforcement acting as the world's policeman. If corruption is based on foreign executives violating their duties of loyalty to foreign private entities, how does that translate into a violation of U.S. criminal law? Does it matter that the conduct in which the foreign executive engaged — commercial bribery — may not be illegal under the law of the executive's home country?
New York's Commercial Lease Defenses to Paying Rent
September 01, 2020
Not including what may have been negotiated in a commercial lease, there are three traditional theories under which commercial tenants could seek to assert entitlement to forgiveness of their rent: frustration of purpose, impossibility of performance, and force majeure.
Players on the Move
September 01, 2020
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
How to Make Paid Digital Effective for Post-COVID-19 Law Firm Marketing
September 01, 2020
After spending the last six to eight weeks in COVID-crisis mode, most firms are now eyeing a move toward business recovery. This means that it is also now time for law firms to reevaluate their marketing strategies to ensure they are aligned to support business goals in this new climate. One overlooked area that law firms should consider adding to their marketing arsenal is digital paid media.
Business Development While Social Distancing
September 01, 2020
While it is a little more challenging to build relationships that will turn into referrals and new clients today due to social distancing, it is not impossible by any means. It requires shifting to doing more thought leadership and relying on social media and webinars. Here are some ideas on how to incorporate these tools into your marketing and business development strategy and turn your connections into new business and referrals.
Buying In to the ALSP Market
September 01, 2020
Some Firms Are Forming Subsidiaries to Deliver Legal Services In New Ways
Buyers have a broader slate of options in 2020 than ever before, whether that means handling more work in-house, hiring temporary lawyers during a crunch, or turning to a recently launched "alternative provider" to address the massive pile of contracts they need to manage.
The State of the e-Discovery and Data Privacy Job Market: Pre- and Post-COVID-19, Part 1
August 01, 2020
Part One of a Two-Part Article
This deep dive into the specific cause-and-effect paradigms impacting the data privacy and e-discovery verticals illustrates broader trends in the overall legal technology job market while simultaneously giving professionals in (or eager to be in) those disciplines a clear roadmap of where the legal technology, data privacy, and ESI job market was, is today, and where it will be in the future.
The Critical Role of Law Firm PR During the COVID-19 Crisis
August 01, 2020
PR is earned and sustainable, especially during a crisis. That's why PR is positioned to step up, take a leadership position and have the greatest impact on company reputation during tumultuous times. The focus and approach necessarily changes during a crisis, but the work should go on.
