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Making Shareholder and Director Virtual Meetings Secure
December 01, 2020
Holding director meetings and shareholder meetings via the Internet may attenuate meeting difficulties while mitigating health concerns, however, doing so raises the issue of cybersecurity.
What a Biden Administration Might Mean for Commercial Real Estate
December 01, 2020
A national-led effort to push back against the virus will hopefully drive down infections enough until a vaccine becomes available. This can only help commercial real estate as it is clear that the economy will not fully recover until the coronavirus is vanquished.
Bit Parts
December 01, 2020
Louisiana Court Lacks Personal Jurisdiction Over Jeopardy! Production Company in State's Effort to Collect Taxes Ticket Seller Not Responsible for Paying Refunds to Ticket Buyers "Out of Its Own Pocket" After Promoter Cancels Events Due to COVID-19
Legal Tech: Let's Make a Deal: Law Departments Are Looking for Leverage in Tech Deals
December 01, 2020
Even during a pandemic, deals for legal tech products and services still need to be struck. But COVID-19's impact on the economy as well as the maturation of corporate legal departments' general understanding of pricing and functionality could be helping them find more leverage at the bargaining table.
With Expenses Expected to Rise in 2021, Will Demand Match?
December 01, 2020
Budget season is in full swing at firms whose fiscal year matches the calendar year, and leaders are exercising a newfound scrutiny over every component of next year's spending as they prepare for an uncertain 2021.
Eminent Domain Law
December 01, 2020
No Deduction for Stigma Damages
Ransomware: To Pay or Not to Pay Is Not the Question
December 01, 2020
It is not the ransom but the costs associated with the failure to prevent the attack and the consequent remediation that may prove to be a real company killer.
Pandemic Accelerates Demand for Health Care Restructuring Lawyers
December 01, 2020
Lawyers at large and midsize law firms report they are advising more clients tied to troubled health care companies.
IP News
December 01, 2020
NY District Court Adds to Confusion Surrounding Embedding Federal Circuit Rules Patent Infringement Under Hatch-Waxman Act Occurs Where ANDA Is Filed
Upcoming Event
December 01, 2020
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