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Client Document Security Audits: Is Your Law Firm Ready?

It is essential for all law firms to safeguard their clients' documents against ever-evolving threats and thoroughly understand the security challenges and potential solutions in today's demanding world of legal document compliance.

Looking to the FFIEC Revised Information Security Booklet for Best Practices in Data Security for Financial Institutions

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently revised its Information Security Booklet. The changes bring the financial services industry closer to the goal of having a clearly defined set of cybersecurity and data protection protocols to ensure regulatory compliance.

Optional Safety Equipment

Part Two of a Two-Part ArticleIn last month's newsletter, the author began a discussion of the manufacturer practice of making increased safety features available to purchasers — but only for a price. The discussion concludes herein.

Legal Tech: e-Discovery: Judge Says 'NO' to Party's Bid to Force Use of Predictive Coding

Would Judge Peck's admiration and advocacy for predictive coding lead him, upon a request by the opposing party, to force a responding party to use it against that party's own wishes? Judge Peck recently faced this issue, putting potential use of predictive coding at odds with established precedent and procedure regarding how to conduct discovery.

Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers Law firm Venable recently announced the addition of former AOL Inc. chief counsel, Charles D. Curran, as a partner in…

Introducing the Cybersecurity Reference Model

When EDRM and CSRM Collide, Much Is Illuminated About the Hiring Trends in Both e-Discovery and Cybersecurity

Protecting Counsel Privilege in a Post-Yates Memo World

Part One of a Two-Part ArticleWhile the Yates Memo makes no formal changes to the DOJ's position on privilege with respect to cooperation credit for businesses, its practical implications could be far-reaching.

Release of Pineland Development Restrictions Invalidated

Once Suffolk County pays a landowner to acquire Pineland Development Rights, can the county give some of those rights back to the landowner, without even requiring the landowner to pay for them?

Cooperatives & Condominiums

Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment in Co-op Shareholder's Water Damages Action

Development

Lease to Pier 55 Complied With SEQRA

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A landlord may re-enter leased commercial premises peaceably, without resorting to court process, in those states where it is permitted, if the right to do so is expressly reserved in a commercial lease, either a) upon the tenant's defaulting on the payment of rent or other lease terms, or b) upon termination of the lease or the tenant's abandoning the premises.
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