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How to Strike a Deal In a Stagnant Net Lease Market
March 01, 2023
Transactions have slowed in just about every category for commercial real estate and net lease is no exception. The reasons are myriad for that but let's boil them down.
Top 7 Reasons Firms Are Leveraging Experience Data
March 01, 2023
Looking forward, firms appear to be counting on rate increases to maintain profitability, but there are signs that clients are likely to be more resistant to further rate hikes as payments slow down and realization was in decline at the end of 2022.
The Criminal Division's Enforcement Policy: What's New for Companies Deciding Whether to Voluntarily Disclose?
March 01, 2023
Since the DOJ announced a new policy under which companies that voluntarily disclosed violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has attempted to encourage companies to voluntarily disclose all manner of criminal misconduct beyond violations of just the FCPA, while general counsels worldwide have been wrestling with the question of whether and when it is in the company's best interest to so disclose.
Shrinking Demand? Top 7 Reasons Firms Are Leveraging Experience Data
March 01, 2023
While the competition for outside legal services has never been more intense, the strategic approach firms take — including a strategic approach to technology — will define whether the market pressures are a threat or opportunity.
J&J Gets Stay In Talc Chapter 11 Dismissal
March 01, 2023
Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy may be on its last legs, but it's still standing — at least for a while. On February 13, Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to rehear its Jan. 30 decision dismissing its Chapter 11 case
Players On the Move
March 01, 2023
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
Development
March 01, 2023
Neighbor Lacked Standing to Challenge Nonconforming Use Determination Parking Congestion Allegations Insufficient to Confer Standing Council's Approval of PUD Upheld Neighbor Had No Standing to Challenge SEQRA Determination
Fresh Filings
March 01, 2023
Notable court filings in entertainment law.
Real Property Law
March 01, 2023
Open Use of Driveway Provides Constructive Notice of Unrecorded Easement Subsequent Purchaser Qualifies As Bona Fide Purchaser Despite Notice of Prior Purchaser's Appeal Notice of Pendency Not a Substitute for Recording Defect In Original Foreclosure Precludes Reforeclosure Sellers Who Paid Tax Are Entitled to Refund of Overpayment Easement Holder Has Right to Erect Dock
Law Firm Profitability and Learning from the Past
March 01, 2023
Future partners will be identified, developed, and elected from the associate ranks, so they truly represent the future of the firm. Reducing the number of associates from which to choose future partners is a risky undertaking.

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