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e-Commerce Takes A Hit From Falling Economy, But Remains Brisk
The battered economy appears to have caught up with e-commerce, by the way the U.S. Census Bureau's estimated retail sales for the fourth quarter of 2008 look.
The government said last month that its estimate of e-commerce retail sales for October through December of 2008 came in at $31.9 billion, a dip of 5.7% (+2.1%) from the third quarter of 2008, when estimated e-commerce sales were $34.4 billion, a modest increase of .03% from the second quarter. It was a steep quarter-to-quarter drop, but still a healthy showing for spending at a time when consumers are pulling their belts tighter and, as a result, going online to shop, in some cases, for bargains. e-Commerce counsel have been busy advising clients who have been scrambling to accommodate some uptick in activity, e-commerce experts and economists say.
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.