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As more companies have experienced data breaches, we have seen an increasing number of disputes over whether insurance policies will help pay for them.

Business Crimes Hotline

A look at two important cases.

In the Courts

In-depth analysis of a recent key ruling.

Brazil Enacts Long-Pending Anti-Corruption Legislation

As discussed in Part Two of this article, violation of the law may result in administrative proceedings being brought against a corporate entity, but another method of enforcement is also authorized.

Criminal Forfeiture Laws

The government's ability to freeze a defendant's assets before trial and the resulting impact on the defendant's constitutional right to counsel of his choice is currently before the Supreme Court in <I>Kaley v. United States.</I>

Does the Trickle of cGMP Prosecutions Foreshadow a Flood?

Significant uncertainty remains, but apparently, under particular circumstances, cGMP allegations will now be a top prosecution priority.

Voice of the Client: Connecting with Law Firm Clients

There is often a gap between in house and outside counsel, and closing that gap can be easier than one may think.

Media & Communication: Maximize Client Alerts

Reports of the death of the client alert are greatly exaggerated. But is it healthy?

Sales Speak: Top-Down Business Development Influence

Obstacles to developing a great business development culture come in all different shapes and sizes, and managing partners need to identify and deal with those challenges.

Social Media Scene: Using Social Media

It's been wonderful to observe the growth and progress in social media marketing over the years, but certain fields continue to lag behind. Financial. Pharmaceutical. And yes ' Legal.

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The Availability of Self-Help Evictions to Commercial Landlords
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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Supreme Court Rules Rejection of Trademark License Does Not Rescind Rights of Licensee
Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC The question is whether a debtor's rejection of its agreement granting a license "terminates rights of the licensee that would survive the licensor's breach under applicable nonbankruptcy law."
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Bankruptcy Court Cannot Surcharge Credit Bidding Asset Buyer with Expenses of Sale
Explaining that the "bankruptcy court had no jurisdiction to take such action," the Fifth Circuit also vacated the district's court's improper ruling that the bankruptcy judge could enter a personal judgment against the asset buyer.
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Second Circuit Rejects Arbitration of Debtor's Asserted Discharge Violation
A bankruptcy court properly denied a bank's motion to compel arbitration of a debtor's asserted violation of the court's discharge injunction, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held.
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The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
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