Identifying and Articulating Your Differentiator
September 01, 2024
How to Convey Your Merits In a Way That Earns Trust, Clients and Distinctions
While humility is incredibly important in business and law, it is equally important to identify and articulate what you do well — really well — in your practice. Those who can ascertain, embrace and communicate their differentiator(s) will be well-positioned for steady practice and client growth.
Approving Attorney Opinion Letters In Lieu of Title Insurance Is Trending, But Use With Caution
September 01, 2024
Despite being more affordable than title insurance, attorney opinion letters should be used with caution when replacing title insurance. The costs savings associated with this practice might not justify the additional risk associated with it.
Eighth Circuit Expands Its Copyright Law Jurisprudence
September 01, 2024
The Eighth Circuit expanded its jurisprudence on copyright law twice in recent months. Addressing questions ranging from copyrightability to fair use, and arising from separate disputes involving a car dealership's customer intake form and a popular meme, these two opinions round out a body of just seven decisions on copyright law released by this appellate court in the past five years.
New AI Suit By Authors Against Anthropic
September 01, 2024
A new class action filed on behalf of several authors alleges that artificial intelligence startup Anthropic committed "brazen infringement" by using "hundreds of thousands" of copyrighted books to train "Claude," its flagship collection of large language models.
Conducting Internal Investigations When Parent Is a Foreign Company
September 01, 2024
What criteria should the foreign parent organization use to select counsel in the United States to conduct the independent internal investigation?
IRS Seeks to Regulate Partnership Basis Adjustments
September 01, 2024
The proposed regulations would disallow basis adjustments in many non-abusive scenarios where those basis adjustments are necessary to achieve tax results that correspond to economic reality.
Bankruptcy Court Creates Potential Loophole for Cannabis Businesses Seeking Ch. 7 Protection
September 01, 2024
With a growing leniency in denying motions to dismiss for asserted violations of the Controlled Substances Act and the anticipated rescheduling of cannabis, it appears that bankruptcy relief may become a viable option even for plant-touching and cannabis-related businesses.
5 Ways Small and Midsize Law Firms Can Win More Pitches (and Improve Realization Rates)
September 01, 2024
Smaller law firms can significantly increase their chances of competing with large "Goliaths" by bringing an industry focus, maximizing their digital footprint, building processes and systems around the pitch/proposal process, looking backwards for strengths, and engaging in social media.
Is Supreme Court the Next Step In Deciding ISP Copyright Infringement Liability?
September 01, 2024
A new appeal landed at the U.S. Supreme Court with potentially billions of dollars at stake for the music, movie and Internet industries. The question presented is whether internet service providers such as Cox Communications, AT&T and Comcast should be held liable for the copyright infringement committed by their users.
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