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A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff
Illegality Defense Raises Questions of Fact Good Guy Guaranty Not Released Exchange of Texts Does Not Constitute Settlement Agreement Landlord's Fraudulent Conveyance Claim Against Parking Lot Chain Avoids Dismissal
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New Jersey Passes Privacy Law
Peter Brown
The New Jersey law follows states, such as California, Texas, and Connecticut, who have enacted privacy laws, including broad laws addressing consumer data privacy, children's privacy laws, consumer health data privacy laws, and data broker laws.
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Fresh Filings
Entertainment Law
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Finance Staff
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.
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Content-Licensing Payment Dispute Turns On Existence of Fiduciary Relationship
Stan Soocher
A recent New York federal court decision in a dispute between a broker that sublicenses program content and a broadcaster that sublicensed content from the broker considered the interaction of contract language and extra-contractual elements of the parties' relationship to determine whether a fiduciary relationship existed.
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Are Recent Regulations Dooming Franchising?
Marc Lieberstein
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Chris Caiaccio
In 2024, franchising may need to overcome and work around the recent government regulation that goes to the very heart of the franchising relationship and the way franchise businesses operate,
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Third Circuit: Bankruptcy Code Mandates Appointment of Examiner In Chapter 11 Cases
Francis J. Lawall
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Brenden S. Dahrouge
The Third Circuit recently held in 'In re FTX Trading' that the plain text of Section 1104(c)(2) mandates the appointment of an examiner under the specified conditions set forth. As a result, the FTX decision will carry significant implications for large and medium-sized bankruptcy cases.
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Generative AI and Law Firm Pricing
Isha Marathe
Generative AI, combined with client education, could signal the slow death knell of the billable hour.
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How Current and Future Leaders in Legal are Adapting Their Communication Styles
Ari Kaplan
Ari Kaplan speaks with Andrew J. Sherman, a partner with Brown Rudnick, and Ross Guberman, the founder and CEO of LawCatch and the developer of BriefCatch, a software platform designed to elevate legal writing.
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Law Firms Are Rethinking Comp Systems to Recruit and Retain High Performers
Justin Henry
No matter the approach, firms appear to have a common goal in mind when widening the ratio in pay for the highest and lowest-paid partners in order to better recruit and retain high performers.
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Global Antitrust Competition Enforcers Are Back, According to Report
Gail J. Cohen
Labor markets, artificial intelligence and consumer-related issues are going to be under the microscope from antitrust investigators around the globe in 2024, according to a report from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
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