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TO LAWYERS SWITCHING PRACTICE AREAS - NOT SO FAST!
TO LAWYERS SWITCHING PRACTICE AREAS – NOT SO FAST! No one has been immune from our sluggish economy. Lawyers are seeing pinkslips and downsizing. It makes sense that lawyers with a healthy survival instinct are switching to bugeoning practice areas like bankruptcy, employment and securities. What is more, attorneys who have experience managing complex cases can translate that skill set to other applications.But does that mean that all your law selling resources should be rerouted to greener pastures? Not if you are thinking long term. Industries battered by the current climate may be down, but they are not disappearing. They are preparing for a rebound. For long term success, your business development and legal marketing strategies must also have a long term strategy. Smart attorneys will be part of the planning process with businesses planning a rebound strategy – they'll be the ones retained when business picks up.
TO LAWYERS SWITCHING PRACTICE AREAS – NOT SO FAST! No one has been immune from our sluggish economy. Lawyers are seeing pinkslips and downsizing. It makes sense that lawyers with a healthy survival instinct are switching to bugeoning practice areas like bankruptcy, employment and securities. What is more, attorneys who have experience managing complex cases can translate that skill set to other applications.But does that mean that all your law selling resources should be rerouted to greener pastures? Not if you are thinking long term. Industries battered by the current climate may be down, but they are not disappearing. They are preparing for a rebound. For long term success, your business development and legal marketing strategies must also have a long term strategy. Smart attorneys will be part of the planning process with businesses planning a rebound strategy – they'll be the ones retained when business picks up.
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.
'Huguenot LLC v. Megalith Capital Group Fund I, L.P.': A Tutorial On Contract Liability for Real Estate Purchasers
In June 2024, the First Department decided Huguenot LLC v. Megalith Capital Group Fund I, L.P., which resolved a question of liability for a group of condominium apartment buyers and in so doing, touched on a wide range of issues about how contracts can obligate purchasers of real property.
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.
CoStar Wins Injunction for Breach-of-Contract Damages In CRE Database Access Lawsuit
Latham & Watkins helped the largest U.S. commercial real estate research company prevail in a breach-of-contract dispute in District of Columbia federal court.