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The Litigation Balancing Act
As career-performance management aficionados (and self-proclaimed experts), we are bewildered about a glaring problem we find at establishments in market sectors we guide ' but, we're sure, not as bewildered as the firms, individual practitioners and prospective clients we seek to advise often find themselves when confronted with the problem.
Here's the source of our bewilderment: The principles of “you get what you measure” and “you cannot manage what you cannot measure” seem self-evident. And, to be sure, in most large commercial and public-sector entities, integrated performance-management systems have evolved into foundational elements that support how these organizations are run.
But it seems odd that one of the highest-risk and highest-exposure ' and politically and economically sensitive ' business processes has escaped proper measurement: litigation response.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?