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What a Post-COVID-19 World: Debtors' Extraordinary Responses to COVID-19
March 01, 2021
The impact of the pandemic rages on and, in its path leaves many businesses and industries demolished or, at best, severely impaired. Once again, the Bankruptcy Code has been called upon to provide relief to those in dire need
Copyright Issues In Online Content
March 01, 2021
Publication of content online impacts the duration of copyright protection among other purposes, including optimizing creative and ownership rights and the availability of statutory damages and attorney fees. Thus, it is important to determine when Internet distribution constitutes publication.
Leadership in Law: 5 Ways Attorneys Can Utilize Accountability Partners to Build Business
March 01, 2021
As individuals, accountability helps propel us forward. It forces us to prioritize with intention and makes us enhance our efficiencies so that we can…
Drawing the Line Between Real Property and Personal Property In the UCC
March 01, 2021
The back-and-forth is certainly confusing, but what is clear is that it can be unclear exactly where the line between real property and personal property should be drawn.
ABCs As an Alternative to Bankruptcy for Implementing Distressed Transactions
March 01, 2021
Companies suffering financial distress frequently reach a crossroads where they need to either implement some type of transaction or will be forced to liquidate. In developing a plan for moving forward, management should evaluate and determine, with appropriate input from outside experts, feasible alternatives.
Following the Winding Business Development Road
March 01, 2021
We all know that business and business development will be different post-pandemic, and we are not sure how. This article discusses the trends that lawyers and firms should be tracking and how they should plan and execute when the future is murky.
Congress Expands SEC Powers Just In Time for New Administration
March 01, 2021
Wall Street has greeted Gary Gensler's nomination as Chair of the SEC with some trepidation, perhaps with good reason. Congress, by contrast, may have presented him with a powerful signing bonus.
What ALM Reporters and Editors Expect from Law Firms and PR Pros In 2021: Part II
March 01, 2021
At the end of 2020, I had the opportunity to interview seven members of the ALM Media editorial staff. This is Part II of a series of questions.
Global Increase of FCPA Bribery Cases Raises Specter of Piling On
March 01, 2021
The increasing number of regulators and enforcement agencies bringing foreign bribery cases across the globe raises the specter of successive or "carbon copy" cases. Policymakers and practitioners need to be aware of this developing risk and take steps to mitigate it.
Law Firms Looking to Retail Space and Other Office Alternatives Post-Pandemic
March 01, 2021
The prospect of using retail space for law offices is the latest adaptation, in addition to innovations such as hoteling and other forms of shared workspace, that may define law firm offices in the future as the COVID-19 pandemic makes a permanent mark on how firms configure and run their offices.

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