Guidance on the Enforceability of Lockup Provisions
June 01, 2024
A recent decision from Chief Judge Glenn of the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court provides clarity to creditors and debtors alike in cases where the parties' settlement negotiations include an agreement requiring a creditor to support the debtor's Chapter 11 plan.
A Playbook for Disrupting Traditional CRM
June 01, 2024
Here's the playbook for disruption: Take attorneys out of the equation. Stop building CRM that succeeds or fails on their shoulders. We need to shift the focus and, instead, build the technology from the ground up for the professionals who actually use it: marketing and business development.
Lessons Learned Through the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's Legal Experience and Advancement Program
June 01, 2024
To help prepare practitioners for oral advocacy before the PTAB, the USPTO offers free training on all aspects of conducting arguments before the PTAB, including how to improve oral advocacy, use of demonstratives, effective use of hearing time, decorum, logistics of an oral hearing, and more.
NY Appellate Court Provides Practical Guide to Commercial Landlord's Bankruptcy Damage Claims
June 01, 2024
The Southern District of New York affirmed a bankruptcy court's holding that the statutory cap on a landlord's damage claim "applies to [its] claim against a [Chapter 11] debtor-guarantor."
Protecting Privacy and Sensitive Data In Era of Neurotechnologies
June 01, 2024
Scientists have been collecting neural data from the brain for medical reasons for years, with myriad regulatory constraints in place. But in 2024, technologies are moving fast and furiously into the realm of consumer products.
Second Circuit Holds No Special Standard for Charging Campaign Contributions As Bribes, Reinstates Charges Against Former NY Lieutenant Governor
June 01, 2024
We now have an opportunity to see whether the volume of campaign contribution bribery cases in the Second Circuit increases, and whether the government brings any cases that appear to infringe on the First Amendment interests of campaign contributors and candidates.
Real Property Law
June 01, 2024
Damage Limitation Does Not Require Dismissal of Buyer's Claim When Buyer Alleges Bad Faith
Easement Not Extinguished By Adverse Possession
Neighbor Required to Provide License for Construction Entitled to Full Indemnity Against Claims
Lawyers' Views on Voice Dust-Up Between Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI
June 01, 2024
Actress Scarlett Johansson has threatened the generative software company OpenAI with legal action. And intellectual property lawyers have many thoughts about who might win, whether there's even a legal claim to be made and what it all means.
What Your Clients Need to Know About Succession Planning
June 01, 2024
Business people are often confused about the differences between succession planning and exit planning. Attorneys are in the unique position of being able to guide their clients through the confusion.
Appellate Court Provides Practical Guide to Commercial Landlord's Bankruptcy Damage Claims
June 01, 2024
The court's decision, supported by a well-reasoned bankruptcy court decision, provides a helpful overview of the most recent law governing landlords' damage claims in bankruptcy cases.
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