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Changes in the Legal Tech Market As Viewed Through Recent M&A Activity
Over the past few years, especially since the onset of the 'Great Recession' and even now during what appears to be an economic recovery, there has been increased talk about meaningful changes to the legal market. While there are a number of ways to analyze these changes, one interesting approach is to look at acquisition and private investment activity in the legal market over that same time period.
Information Resources
For years, the leading providers of legal information resources have been permanent fixtures within law firms, but with increased pressure to generate revenue and reduce expenses, driven by clients' more critical review of their legal bills, law firms have looked for ways to contain (or cut) their spend with such providers ' whether by reducing the print component of their libraries, moving to a single source for legal information and/or using cheaper or free legal information resources for some amount of research. As a result, particularly over the last several years, these leading providers have looked to diversify (partially through acquisitions) the types of solutions they offer to law firms, as well as whom they serve in the legal market. The number of new legal market solution providers has also increased, as has the level of institutional investment in the market.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.