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IP Issues and Esports Athletes
January 01, 2020
A new esports-centric survey released by the law firm of Foley & Lardner projects that esports revenues will climb above the $1 billion mark this year. But the increased stakes and growing sophistication of the industry will likely not be without their headaches.
Challenges to Evidence of Copyright Ownership
January 01, 2020
There has been a long-term debate over whether sound recordings can be copyright works made for hire. Sound recordings don't appear in the list of works for hire set out in §101 of the Copyright Act of 1976, though record labels argue recordings can be deemed so as a "compilation" or a "contribution to a collective work," per §101.
Players on the Move
January 01, 2020
Copyright Office General Counsel Moves to MPAA
A Look Behind, A Look Ahead: Part 1 - Cybersecurity
January 01, 2020
Cybersecurity Law & Strategy partnered with our ALM sibling Legaltech News to ask cybersecurity and e-discovery experts what they thought the key trends were in 2019 and what they expect to see in 2020.
Data Privacy: Building Compliant and Adaptable Systems
January 01, 2020
Rather than trying to institute changes to comply with every new privacy law as it emerges, a better approach is to view data privacy as an overall framework and adopt a holistic response to compliance with the built-in flexibility to constantly adapt to an ever-changing legal landscape.
Recent Investigation, Prosecution and Legislation Regarding Fraudulent Deeds
January 01, 2020
New York City is seeing an upsurge of deed theft. Attorneys, architects, title companies, real estate brokers, agents, contractors, developers and construction managers need to be alert to this potential issue when blocks of properties are assembled for development in these neighborhoods.
Law Firms Enter the Golden Age of Data Mining
January 01, 2020
Data mining is a relatively new practice in the legal space and the data profiles of firms are highly variable from one organization to another, so identifying the right tools and prioritizing initiatives can be challenging.
10 Top Strategies for Retaining Tomorrow's Talent
January 01, 2020
All lawyers want to be wanted and valued by their firms. It has become apparent that tomorrow's legal talent requires even more hand-holding than previous generations. They want to understand why and what's the payoff of their efforts. By creating a firm culture that addresses these concerns you will heighten your firm's ability to retain precious talent.
Chapter 11 Plan Support Agreements: Greasing the Wheels for Confirmation Success
January 01, 2020
Plan support agreements are often an essential component of a successful complex Chapter 11 reorganization and provide a framework for a debtor's financial restructuring. These agreements have increasingly been used to induce core groups of major lenders and bondholders to support a debtor's restructuring in return for enhanced recoveries.
Challenge to SEC's Disgorgement Authority Reaches Supreme Court
January 01, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission to address a question that, until fairly recently, seemed clear: whether the SEC has authority to obtain disgorgement in civil actions to enforce the federal securities laws.

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