Archiving Strategies for Successful e-Discovery
May 26, 2011
In recent years, the importance of strategic archiving has intensified amid increasing demands to better control data growth and infrastructure costs, while reducing risks associated with corporate, legal or regulatory compliance. As legal teams and other corporate stakeholders strive to decrease the cost and complexity of responding to the growing volume of e-discovery and governance requests, archiving continues to gain prominence as a critical corporate IT priority.
Market Potential for Franchising in Africa
May 26, 2011
Several African countries are demonstrating that they have the market size, growth, opportunities, and developing laws to support franchise development that would be attractive to forward-thinking, established franchisors and entrepreneurs looking for new investments.
Franchise Leaders Reflect on Period of Rapid Change
May 26, 2011
Disruptive technologies, new expectations from franchisees, tight profit margins, and limited access to capital for growth are among the issues challenging franchisors these days. Franchise attorneys must position themselves to help franchisors overcome those issues, or they will be marginalized as business leaders move forward, observed panelists at the International Franchise Association's 44th Annual Legal Symposium, held in May in Washington, DC.
SharePoint and Discovery Collide
May 26, 2011
Imagine if that same lawyer and IT professional could turn back time to the late 90s and come up with a solid policy to govern how e-mail was created, stored and disposed of that not only satisfied the legal requirements, but was also enforceable from an IT perspective. That is where we are right now with SharePoint. Have we learned a lesson?
Minimizing Client and Internal Pushback on Soft-Cost Recovery
May 26, 2011
The recovery of costs directly attributable to a client over and above the fees being charged is a common practice in the legal industry. The justification behind the practice was that clients' generated expenses were above and beyond overhead expenses and were directly attributable to the individual, as they were not included in the hourly rate charged by the firm.
IP News
May 26, 2011
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
A Turning Point?
May 26, 2011
Since its decision in <i>BMC Resources, Inc. v. Paymentech, L.P.</i>, the Federal Circuit has continued to raise the bar for direct infringement of a method claim where the claimed steps are performed by different entities.
Tax Issues in Employment Mediations
May 26, 2011
There is surely nothing wrong with preparing a term sheet instead of a formal agreement at the end of mediation. However, it can be a huge mistake to ignore tax issues.
