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Trend of Smaller and More Efficient Offices Leads To Downsizing
Several big law firms have plans to shrink their Washington, DC, offices soon, continuing the legal industry trend of smaller and more efficient offices in the wake of the pandemic and hybrid work arrangements.
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Evolution of Pre-Bankruptcy Planning Raises Questions of Good Faith
In recent years, as extensive pre-bankruptcy planning has evolved, bankruptcy filings frequently involve affiliates of larger companies, engineered with a structuring of liabilities in mind. The question of whether these targeted filings are for a legitimate bankruptcy purpose or should be dismissed has been the subject of significant high-profile litigation.
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Cool Your (Data) Jets! Reducing Your Organization's Carbon Footprint with a Data Retention Policy
Despite great strides toward better-for-the-world operating procedures, companies might be surprised to learn that they're likely overlooking one area of their business that heavily contributes to its overall carbon footprint — data storage. That's right: storing your company's data generates emissions. And with the continuous increase in data volumes, the impact will likely only grow.
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AI Is Coming To Microsoft 365: What You Need to Know
For those using Microsoft 365, AI tools are rapidly becoming a reality, as Microsoft has introduced and announced several applications with AI-driven components, including Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Teams Premium, and Microsoft Copilot.
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How the Texas Two-Step Changes How Plaintiffs Litigate Mass Torts
By enabling defendants to shield themselves from mass tort liability, the "Texas Two-Step" is a new obstacle for plaintiffs pursuing mass tort cases against manufacturers of dangerous products.
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The Future of IRS Summonses After Supreme Court 'Poselli' Ruling
In Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously refused to limit the IRS's ability to issue summonses without notice to situations in which it seeks records of accounts in which a delinquent taxpayer has an interest. This article discusses the court's decision, Justice Jackson's concurring opinion, and the potential for future challenges to the IRS's issuance of summonses without notice.
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New NJ Statute Requires Notices of Flood-Prone Areas In Commercial Real Estate Transactions
On July 3, 2023, the New Jersey Legislature enacted a statute requiring sellers and landlords of commercial and residential property to provide notices of flood-prone areas to purchasers and tenants before the transaction becomes binding.
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Generative AI and Copyright Law
Generative AI can do it all. However, its increasing popularity means that users of GAI programs face substantial intellectual property risks — particularly when businesses use GAI for marketing and other public-facing purposes.
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Bankruptcy Considerations When There Is a Default On A Redevelopment Project
If economic pressures become intense and defaults are a possibility, redevelopers and their lenders will be driven to consider the unique issues presented when there is a default on a redevelopment project, including consideration of a bankruptcy filing to stave-off creditor lawsuits or real estate foreclosure
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Recent DOJ Losses In Antitrust Cases Don't Tell the Whole Story
Many of the Biden Administration's antitrust enforcement actions have involved attempts to regulate anticompetitive conduct in labor markets by means…
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