Using Artificial Intelligence In White-Collar Matters
August 01, 2022
AI currently is playing a growing role in helping white-collar lawyers and their clients analyze vast amounts of data to uncover insights, connections, and patterns that would be impossible to detect through manual reviews. This article provides an introduction to AI technology and discusses the key regulatory developments practitioners should be aware of as they advise their clients on AI.
Commercial Lease Assumption Under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
August 01, 2022
Given the potentially harsh consequence of failing to timely assume a vital lease, a Chapter 11 debtor must be vigilant to avoid a forfeiture. It is important to know, however, that all might not be lost even if the debtor misses this deadline.
6 Steps to a Successful Business Development Plan
August 01, 2022
Driving Growth Through Client Success and Thought Leadership
Business development is a critical part of a law firm's growth strategy. It balances client success, competitive marketing and new acquisitions in order to sustain the firm's reputation as a high-quality service provider. It is the bridge between marketing and sales. Here are six steps to building a modern business development plan that is guaranteed to drive growth through client success and thought leadership.
Federal Circuit Analyzes Specification and Prosecution History Claim Language Usage
August 01, 2022
University of Massachusetts v. L'Oréal
Absent an express disclaimer or special definition of how a term is to be interpreted, it can be frustrating to get a court to reject the plain and ordinary meaning of claim language read in a vacuum, based on the subtleties of how a term is used in a patent or its prosecution history.
Eminent Domain Law
August 01, 2022
Adjustment for Condemnation Blight Overturned
Current Use Constitutes Highest and Best Use
Real Property Law
August 01, 2022
Partner Had Authority to Sell Tenancy In Common Property
Title Report Put Subsequent Lender on Inquiry Notice of Prior Mortgage
Administrator Did Not Breach Covenant Against Grantor's Acts
Co-Tenant Establishes Title By Adverse Possession
Waiver of Corporate Privilege By An Individual Defendant
August 01, 2022
Individual employees often act pursuant to advice from their in-house counsel. If named as a defendant in which her action is challenged, the employee may want to assert advice of corporate counsel as a defense. But the privilege belongs to the employer, not the employee, and the employer may refuse to waive the privilege. Can the court abrogate the employer's privilege over the objection of the employer, and if so under what circumstances?
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
August 01, 2022
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?
