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Finding Common Ground In Lease Provisions During COVID-19
December 01, 2020
This article seeks to examine key current issues, and offers practical advice to landlords and tenants seeking common ground to address the ongoing financial toll of the pandemic.
Implications of a More Conservative Supreme Court for White-Collar Practitioners
December 01, 2020
A review of recent decisions of the Roberts court and of decisions in which Barrett participated during her limited tenure on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit provides some hints regarding how the Supreme Court's future decisions may affect the law relevant to white-collar criminal practice.
Evolving Court Views on Content Embedding
December 01, 2020
Recent legal and procedural developments associated with the ubiquitous Instagram social media site have created significant practical and legal risks for both copyright owners and account holders that entertainment industry professionals should note.
Standing and Potential Causes of Action in Data Breach Cases
December 01, 2020
While data breaches have become too common, case law and statutory law governing redress for data breaches is limited. This article explores standing and potential causes of action in data breach suits.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
December 01, 2020
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Development
December 01, 2020
Denial of Site Plan Application Upheld Issuance of State Permit Does Not Preclude Village's Nuisance Claim Against Waste Disposal Facility
Right-Resourcing Legal Services
December 01, 2020
What is the right strategic approach for a legal department to optimize its return on investment for the resources it deploys to render legal services?
Implications of NJ BAIT for Law Firms
December 01, 2020
NJ Senate Bill 3246 established the "business alternative income tax" (BAIT), an elective business tax regime for pass-through entities. Law firms are left wondering if electing to pay the BAIT is the right choice. This article summarizes how the NJ BAIT works, as well as its pros and cons.
The Increasing Use of Data Analytics in International Arbitration
December 01, 2020
Legal practitioners, as well as in-house counsel and other stakeholders, are making increased use of legal analytics in order to reach data-driven decisions in the context of future or ongoing litigation. Access to data analytics is even more relevant in the context of international arbitration, where the parties and counsel exert a greater degree of control over key features of the dispute resolution process.
Unseating Inelegant Notions of Product Design Functionality
December 01, 2020
In Blumenthal Distributing, Inc. v. Herman Miller, Inc., the 9th Circuit considered whether or not the or not the best-selling piece of furniture ever is functional.

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