The Difference Between Service and Hospitality
November 01, 2022
Today, we see outsourcing accelerating as the pandemic has served to highlight the traditional benefits of outsourcing: cost reduction, flexibility, expertise and efficiency. But providers need to do something more to increase satisfaction rates among their law firm clients.
Landlord & Tenant Law
November 01, 2022
Subtenant's Lease Obligations Not Terminated By Surrender of the Premises
Tenant Complied With Lease's Diligent Efforts Obligation
Court Upholds Holdover and Prejudgment Interest Provisions
Demolition Plans Suffice to Support Denial of Renewal Lease
The Great Pandemic Heist: PPP Loan Fraud
November 01, 2022
In the COVID-19 era, there has been a heist of great value, but it has not gone undetected. Prosecutors have called the heist the largest fraud in U.S. history, with the thieves stealing hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer money through fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
Fresh Filings
November 01, 2022
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
WTF? The Board Weighs In on Failure to Function Refusals
November 01, 2022
Many trademark practitioners have noted the USPTO's recent penchant for issuing refusals to register trademarks on the ground of failure to function as a trademark. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board picked a colorful case to set precedent and provide some initial guidance on how it will evaluate failure-to-function refusals going forward.
Are You Stuck With the Hasty Tech Decisions Made In Crisis Mode?
November 01, 2022
In March 2020 and the months immediately following, many firms found themselves scrambling to implement tools that would meet the needs of new remote work realities. Understandably, many of these decisions were done quickly without the normal level of due diligence. Now, the same firms are realizing that those hasty, though necessary, decisions should be revisited or undone.
Criminal Considerations and Federal Authorities In Trade Secrets Disputes
November 01, 2022
Part Two of a Three-Part Series
Part One of this article discussed the passing of the Economic Espionage Act to combat the growing concerns surrounding trade secret theft and the criminal components of trade secret theft. Part Two covers considerations in favor of approaching federal authorities on trade secrets theft.
Specific Performance Clause May Not Be Enforced In Sale-Leasebacks
November 01, 2022
Specific performance is an important remedy in real estate transactions, however, it is disfavored by the courts and under certain circumstances (particularly in the case of sale-leasebacks), a specific performance clause, even if properly drafted, may not be enforced by the courts.
Why Your Law Firm Should Be Investing In SEO and PPC
November 01, 2022
Search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click advertising (PPC) are extremely beneficial digital marketing strategies your law firm can capitalize on. The question you may be asking yourself now is whether you should invest your marketing dollars in SEO, PPC or both.
Gender Pay Gap Widening Among Senior Marketing Professionals
November 01, 2022
A study by ALM Intelligence on the compensation of marketing and business development professionals in the legal profession found that salaries and bonuses for first-chair directors and C-suite personnel have soared over the last several years, but that the increases favored males and widened the pay gap between men and women in those roles.
