Davis Wright Forms Entertainment Industry Reopening Advisory Group
June 01, 2020
As millions of Americans turned to television and movies for diversion and comfort amid the coronavirus pandemic and resulting business shutdowns, the companies that create that content were left scratching their heads about how to resume business safely when they are allowed. Davis Wright Tremaine launched a new group in hopes of providing the answers.
Legal Analytics and the Evolving Practice of Law
June 01, 2020
While we may use analytics differently in our respective companies, one thing is certain: Legal analytics is the future and it's time to jump on board.
How Cultivating Existing Client Relationships Can Boost Business Development
June 01, 2020
Advances in CRM software can help connect lawyers across the firm, allowing them to compete as one firm and build on the successful results they have already delivered for clients.
Eliminating Willfulness as a Prerequisite to Recovering an Infringer's Damages in Dilution Cases
June 01, 2020
Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc.
The Supreme Court, settling a circuit split, held that, although highly important, willfulness is not a prerequisite for a trademark infringement plaintiff to obtain a profits award.
Soccer Federation Litigators Discuss Recent Ruling in Equal Pay Case
June 01, 2020
Latham & Watkins partners Michele Johnson and Jamie Wine turned the tide for the U.S. Soccer Federation in a high-profile — and highly sensitive — wage discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Senior Women's National Team. In this Q&A, Johnson and Wine discuss their perspective on the case
Landlord's Action Does Not Give Rise to Deceptive Practice Liability
June 01, 2020
Jeffrey Turkel's lead article in last month's issue focused on the Regina Metropolitan case, in which the Court of Appeals invalidated a number of…
Jump-Starting Business Development After Living in a Socially Distant World
June 01, 2020
How do we go back to conducting productive business without seeming callous to the harsh realities many people are experiencing?
Jump-Starting Business Development After Living in a Socially Distant World
June 01, 2020
As leaders slowly pave ways to restart the economy, lawyers and law firms are looking for the safest route to getting back to work supporting clients who are trying to do the same. At the center of these discussions, an important quandary is brewing: How do we go back to conducting productive business without seeming callous to the harsh realities many people are experiencing?
Creative Strategies for Landlords and Tenants to Survive the COVID-19 Shutdown
June 01, 2020
When COVID-19-related restrictions imposed by state and local governments are lifted, there is no guarantee that they will have done more than delay the inevitable: eviction and bankruptcy. Modifications should be used to cut risk and losses. If at all possible, landlords and tenants should cooperate now to avoid that outcome.
Co-ops and Condominiums
June 01, 2020
Condominium Lien Enjoys Priority Over Mortgage
Business Judgment Rule Precludes Challenge to Cancellation of Shares
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