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Recovery Models for e-Discovery and Litigation Support Services that Make an Impact Image

Recovery Models for e-Discovery and Litigation Support Services that Make an Impact

Nathan Curtis

In 2019, Mattern went to the market to conduct its first deep dive into e-discovery and litigation support cost recovery in the 2020 e-Discovery and Litigation Support Cost Recovery Survey. Some of the results surprised us.

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Venue Reform in Corporate Bankruptcies

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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced a bill that aims to limit where distressed companies can file bankruptcy, making it harder for companies to file outside of the jurisdiction where they are headquartered or have most of their assets. The Bankruptcy Strategist asked Robert J. Gayda, a partner in Seward & Kissel's Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Group who represents a clients in all aspects of restructuring, about his thoughts on proposed venue reform in corporate bankruptcies.

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Coronavirus 'Brutal' for Real Estate Transactions as Lenders Hit Brakes on Financing Image

Coronavirus 'Brutal' for Real Estate Transactions as Lenders Hit Brakes on Financing

Lidia Dinkova

Much like other everyday activities, real estate transactions are coming to a halt because lenders are holding back over the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Coronavirus Is Delaying a Construction Project. What Does Your Contract Say?

Erika Morphy

Construction project delays that could put developers in default of their contracts. Now is the time to re-examine those contracts to see what exactly they have agreed to.

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New Normal Sets In for White-Collar Lawyers in the Virus Era Image

New Normal Sets In for White-Collar Lawyers in the Virus Era

C. Ryan Barber

In a practice that prizes in-person meetings, virtual communication has become commonplace.

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Legal Tech: Recovery Models for e-Discovery and Litigation Support Services that Make an Impact

Nathan Curtis

With big data and the resulting explosion of electronic documents, texts, images and voicemails that are subject to discovery, the cost burden was increasing at a pace that required firms to reconsider their recovery approach. This is why in 2019, Mattern conducted its first deep dive into e-discovery and litigation support cost recovery in the 2020 e-Discovery and Litigation Support Cost Recovery Survey. Some of the results were surprising.

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Asset Protection, Pre-Bankruptcy Planning and Code §727(a)(2)(A) Image

Asset Protection, Pre-Bankruptcy Planning and Code §727(a)(2)(A)

Carlos J. Cuevas

This article examines asset protection and pre-bankruptcy planning and its impact on a debtor's discharge through Bankruptcy Code §727(a)(2)(A).

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Construction Management Agreements: Pricing

Kenneth M. Block & Joshua M. Levy

This article covers the pricing of construction management agreements (CMAs), including the fee of the construction manager, general conditions costs, subcontract costs, contingency and insurance. Note: Where appropriate, we will make distinctions between "cost-plus" and guaranteed maximum price (GMP) CMAs.

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Case Notes

Stewart E. Sterk

Tenant Entitled to Relief from Failure to Timely Exercise Renewal Option Neighbor Has Standing to Seek Damages for Violation of Zoning Ordinance

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The Importance of 'Particulars' in Criminal Fraud Cases

Elkan Abramowitz & Jonathan Sack

This article discusses the standard for ordering a bill of particulars in the Second Circuit, drawing a comparison with the standard for civil fraud claims, and then describes a recent decision ordering a bill of particulars in the high-profile prosecution growing out of the Theranos blood-testing scandal. The decision in that case highlights the importance of seeking bills of particulars in fraud cases.

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