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Want to Get Your Attorneys More Engaged? Get Them In the Office
December 01, 2023
Law firm leaders are increasingly concerned with lack of engagement. With law firm demand down and office attendance policies in flux, many firms don't believe their workforce is optimally motivated and are struggling with disengagement. The concern is that psychological investment changes when professionals don't see co-workers in the office, making it easier to develop distance, and disconnect.
Second Circuit Likely to Deliver Big Win for Commercial Shopping Center Lessor
December 01, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, on remand from the Supreme Court, further remanded to the district court the key issue of whether the Chapter 11 debtor gave "adequate assurance of future performance of" a commercial real property shopping center lease "as required by the Bankruptcy Code after the debtor's assignment of its lease.
Key Win Likely for Commercial Shopping Center Lessor In Second Circuit
December 01, 2023
The Second Circuit, on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, further remanded to the district court the key issue of whether the Chapter 11 debtor gave "adequate assurance of future performance of" a commercial real property shopping center lease "as required by [Bankruptcy Code] §365(b)(3)(A)," after the debtor's assignment of its lease.
When Is A Real Estate Instrument Filing Fee An Unauthorized Tax?
December 01, 2023
Litigation pending in the Suffolk County Supreme Court is challenging fees charged for tax map verifications on real estate instruments filed with the county clerk as unauthorized taxes.
AI Is Attracting Antitrust Regulatory Scrutiny
December 01, 2023
While some jurisdictions are enacting or proposing AI-specific regulation, many existing regulatory frameworks apply to new technologies, including antitrust. Companies may experience different potential antitrust risks depending on the type of AI technology and their use of that technology.
CA Bankruptcy Court Throws Regulatory Concerns Aside and Sides With Cannabis Business' Chapter 11 Plan
December 01, 2023
While this case does not fully open the courthouse doors to cannabis-related businesses and seemingly grants the bankruptcy courts a great deal of discretion when ruling on similar cases in the future, cannabis-related businesses may now have a roadmap to pursue reorganization.
AI's Growing Impact On the Gaming Industry
December 01, 2023
The gaming and wagering sector has begun to cross paths with artificial intelligence technology in ways both predictable and unforeseen. As with other industries, AI technology inevitably has found its way into various components of the gaming experience. What is striking, however, is how AI is revolutionizing gaming for operators, regulators, suppliers and patrons alike.
Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Office Buildings
December 01, 2023
While transforming existing buildings for alternative purposes is not a new concept, this article seeks to explore the feasibility of alternative repurposing options with a focus on pre-existing office buildings; namely, converting vacant office space into vertical farms or cannabis growth operations.
Real Property Law
December 01, 2023
Notice of Pendency Improper In Private Nuisance Action Incapacity and Undue Influence Challenge to Deed Fails Authority Entitled to Divert Surface Water Covenant Restricting Landscaping Changes Enforced Failure to Record Does Not Invalidate Deed Against Purchaser Charged With Notice
Director Vidal's Impact On the PTAB: Big Changes and More On the Way
December 01, 2023
Perhaps the largest impact that Director Vidal has had upon the PTAB is has been via Director Reviews. The U.S. Supreme Court mandated Director Reviews to correct procedural defects in the way that administrative patent judges are appointed to the PTAB.

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