The Top 10 2022 Job Market Predictions in Legal Technology
February 01, 2022
In 2022 hiring will remain the top obstacle to business fulfillment across the e-discovery, data privacy, and cybersecurity landscapes. Here's how to stay a cut above the competition — whether you are an employer or a job seeker.
Landscape of Standalone Cybersecurity Policies Has Changed Due to Increased Risk and Scrutiny
February 01, 2022
Because the market is rapidly changing, policyholders should not expect that they'll be offered the same coverage at renewal. Policyholders should start their renewal process earlier going into this year's renewal so they have time to analyze new pricing, as well as new endorsements that may limit coverage and consider alternative forms, insurers, and policies to maximize coverage.
Inside Cryptocurrency Pump-and-Dump Schemes
February 01, 2022
Since the inception of cryptocurrency as a widely traded asset, there has been increasing opportunity to make money through market manipulation, specifically through classic pump-and-dump and related fraudulent schemes, and more specifically CPDs.
Legal Tech: Effective Preservation Measures In Litigation Readiness
February 01, 2022
Basic ESI preservation steps, including litigation holds, relevant source checklists, and follow up steps with custodians may not be enough in some instances. Given the frequency of data loss from custodial and non-custodial sources, companies should also consider incorporating remediation strategies into their approach to preservation to better ensure defensibility.
Damage Mitigation Under the HSTPA
February 01, 2022
When the NY state legislature enacted the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA), much of the statute's focus was on increased protection for rent regulated tenants. But the statute also includes a number of significant provisions that apply to market rate tenants.
Real Property Law
February 01, 2022
Questions of Fact About Whether Deed Conveyed to Centerline of Abutting Road
Deed Created Easement, Not Fee
Questions of Fact About Meaning of Restrictive Covenant
Adverse Possession By 99-Year Lessee
Equitable Lien Claim Fails
Agreement Released Trespass and Nuisance Claims Against Neighbor
Easement Not Abandoned
Co-ops and Condominiums
February 01, 2022
No Quorum At Shareholders' Meeting
Nuisance and Fraudulent Conveyance Claims Restored
Development
February 01, 2022
Landowner Lacked Standing to Challenge Zoning Amendment
Sierra Club Lacks Standing to Challenge Zoning Amendment
Landlord & Tenant Law
February 01, 2022
DHCR Had Rational Basis for MCI Determination
Guarantor's Letter Did Not Revoke Guaranty
The Rise of Innovation In a Hyper-Competitive Market for Legal Talent
February 01, 2022
The results of interviewing 30 chief talent officers along with directors and managers of recruiting reveal the impact of the pandemic on entry-level and lateral hiring, the appetite for leveraging technology to address the rapid acceleration in on-campus interviewing and lateral recruitment, and the increased focus on innovation to fuel law firm success.