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Baron Cohen Lawyers on Winning Ruling In Judge Moore's Defamation Suit
August 01, 2021
In a defamation suit brought by former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, a Federal District Judge recently ruled that a release Judge Moore signed prior to his appearance on the satirical Showtime series Who is America? barred precisely the sorts of claims he was bringing. In this Q&A, Baron Cohen's attorneys discuss the case.
Olympic Swimmer's Counsel on Client's Legal Concerns
August 01, 2021
When 2020 came and went without the Tokyo Olympics, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, lawyer Alan Fertel watched as many of the sponsorships and deals he'd negotiated for one of the world's fastest swimmers — now Tokyo Olympics Gold medal winner Caleb Dressel — expired.
Frustration-of-Purpose Use In Commercial Leases During the Pandemic
August 01, 2021
The use of the frustration-of-purpose doctrine to absolve commercial tenants of their obligation to pay rent could signal headwinds for the commercial real estate market — and the economy more generally.
Beyond Se Habla Español: Changing How Attorneys Market to the Growing Hispanic Population
August 01, 2021
Law firms frequently lack the appropriate marketing strategies to engage the growing U.S. Hispanic population. The lack of a cohesive strategy poses a risk to a law firm's current and future growth potential. This article explores practical insights for law firms that want to serve this rapidly expanding market.
Real Property Law
August 01, 2021
License to Enter Neighbor's Property Reversed Partnership Lacked Authority to Convey Property Questions of Fact About Whether Easement Extinguished By Adverse Possession Purchaser Acquired Deed By False Pretenses Broker Failed to Establish Agreement to Pay Commission
U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Assignor Estoppel Doctrine In Continuation Patent Case
August 01, 2021
Nearly a century after endorsing the doctrine of assignor estoppel, the Court concluded that it applies "when, but only when, the assignor's claim of invalidity contradicts explicit or implicit representations he made in assigning the patent."
The Future of Litigation Workflow: Reimagining Technology and Process in the Next Decade
August 01, 2021
Hear what a cross-section of law firm leaders say about how the pandemic has impacted litigation in the short- and long-term.
Reimagining Technology and Process in the Next Decade
August 01, 2021
A Q&A with a cross-section of law firm leaders to understand how the pandemic has impacted litigation in the short- and long-term.
Sorting Through the Trump Financial Documents: How Prosecutors Will Search for Clues
August 01, 2021
A Q&A with Bobby Malhotra, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles
Best Practices for Investigations In Remote Environments
August 01, 2021
The landscape of corporate investigations has changed dramatically in the last year. New regulations, new market pressures, new data sources and more challenging…

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