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A Tale Of 'He Said, e-Said'
News flash: Business lawyers must be prepared to advise clients who have taken their business online. Oh ' that's not news to you? Of course not. Any practicing lawyer knows that no one can practice law today without thinking about how traditional rules apply in the e-world. And few entrepreneurs, CEOs or others engaged in the daily give-and-take involved in pocketing and stretching a dollar can think about it, either; or sometimes become anxious over the possibilities of those traditional rules not applying in the world of electronic commerce, or of being broken.
Yet, far too often the developing law of e-commerce can't provide a definite answer to routine business questions. Certainly, the once unregulated Wild, Wild Web has now been fenced in by many laws on 'hot button' issues ' privacy rights, intellectual property and protection of minors, for instance, have all been regulated online.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
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.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.