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Legal Tech: Approaches and Considerations for Discovery Cost Minimization and Recovery
August 01, 2018
The costs of litigation increase with ever more potentially responsive data, litigation technology options, and a truly global reach in the context of much litigation. In response, law firms must continue to consider viable approaches to broaching discussions surrounding the recovery of these costs both within the firm and, more importantly, with law firm clients.
Compensation Issues from Cancelled Roseanne TV Show
August 01, 2018
It is rare that a hit network television series is cancelled, as recently occurred with the ABC series <i>Roseanne</i>. But when that happens, the immediate and long-term implications for the network, producers, talent and other entities related to the series can be significant.
Pitching Your Cybersecurity Case to Law Enforcement Agencies
August 01, 2018
This article focuses on the unique issues that arise in a specific but increasingly common scenario: when your client is the victim of a cybercrime.
What the C-Suite Needs to Know About FCPA Prosecutions
August 01, 2018
In 2017, the Justice Department charged 20 people with FCPA violations — the second-highest single-year total since the law's passage in 1977, according to a new study by Arent Fox.
The Domesticity Barrier to Recognition of a Foreign Proceeding Under Chapter 15
August 01, 2018
<b><i>How Low Can You Go?</b></i><p>In <i>In re B.C.I. Finances Pty Limited,</i> Judge Sean Lane reiterated the low domestic presence threshold (Domesticity) that a foreign representative must meet when it is petitioning for recognition of a foreign proceeding under Chapter 15.
Supreme Court to Review Post-AIA On-Sale Bar
August 01, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider a question raised by Helsinn Healthcare: whether, under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) an inventor's sale of an invention to a third party that is obligated to keep the invention confidential qualifies as prior art for purposes of determining the patentability of the invention.
Case Study: How Momkus McCluskey Virtualized Its IT for Better Security and Productivity 
August 01, 2018
Whatever direction we went with our IT, we wanted to make sure we would be following the absolute best practices from a security perspective. I needed to know that our data would be safe, secure, as well as fully backed up in case something went wrong.
The NLJ 500: Large Firm Growth Slows Amid Consolidation and Contraction
August 01, 2018
Lawyer Counts Increased By 1%, But Large Firm Growth Was Slowed Due to Consolidation. Just Three of the Top Five Firms on the NLJ 500 Showed Total Lawyer Headcount Growth
Issues Between EU Data Protection, Use of Blockchain
August 01, 2018
Emerging technologies and regulations have the power to create, shape or kill businesses. For the entertainment industry, the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and blockchain technology each embody forces that have the potential for profound impact. Taken in tandem, the GDPR and blockchain highlight the possibilities and pitfalls of disruption and the importance of cross-organizational collaboration in compliance and innovation initiatives.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and How It Affects Real Estate
August 01, 2018
<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>Part One of this article discussed changes affecting real estate including the pass-through business deduction adopted in new §199A of the Tax Act. Part Two expands upon the workings of the pass-through business deduction (pass-through deduction).

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