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COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE: Competitive Intelligence On a Dime
July 01, 2021
Simple and Cost-Effective Ways to Help Your Firm Harness the Power of Competitive Intelligence Many products and trainings promise to help with or automate your competitive intelligence research, but getting good data does not have to be so complicated or expensive. Here are some tips for how you can leverage competitive intelligence in your marketing efforts without a significant cost.
EDRM Asks for Public Comment on New Information Governance Model
July 01, 2021
Adoption of the IGRM model could mean "improving dialogue about information governance, increasing the buy in from stakeholders, and expanding the awareness of the importance of information governance in the modern enterprise."
Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets CFAA to Avoid Criminalizing 'Commonplace Computer Activity'
July 01, 2021
The Court held that only those who obtain information from particular areas of the computer which they are not authorized to access can be said to "exceed authorization."
3d Circuit Hears Case on Interaction of Publicity Rights and the CDA
July 01, 2021
Likening his client's claim to that of an athlete with a monetizable image, an attorney representing TV reporter Karen Hepp, who is suing social media websites over misuse of her likeness, recently argued to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that the case should fit a narrow exception to a federal law that bars suits against online content providers.
U.S. Supreme Court Largely Upholds IPR Proceedings In 'Arthrex'
July 01, 2021
In a decision authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court ruled that the statutory scheme appointing PTAB administrative patent judges (APJs) to adjudicate IPRs violates the appointments clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Commercial Leases and Other Real Estate Transactions Are Subject to National Security Review
July 01, 2021
A second wave of national security concerns hit real estate markets in the United States -- the publication of rules focusing on real estate by the U.S. Department of the Treasury is the catalyst of national security reviews of certain leases, purchases, sales, joint ventures and other investments with non-U.S. parties.
Retail Lease Workout In Bankruptcy Trends Show 'We're All In This Together'
July 01, 2021
Landlords and commercial tenants have proven savvy and mutually symbiotic. These entities learned quick lessons during the pandemic to sustain the landlord-tenant relationship on adjusted footing or otherwise to provide an agreeable runway for a lease exit minimizing the damage to landlords and tenants. Three workout trends reflect this changing landscape that "we are all in this together."
LEADERSHIP IN LAW: Rapid Innovation Is Scary, But Necessary for Law Firm Leaders
July 01, 2021
To achieve the goal of accomplishing the seemingly insurmountable task of preparing leaders to shepherd firms in the post-pandemic world demands an approach similar to what enabled society to create the COVID vaccine in record time: a unique set of circumstances, dedicated focus and sufficient resources.
Biden Administration Budget 2022: Employer Sponsored Death Benefits a Forgotten Planning Tool
July 01, 2021
Part One of a Two-Part Article While providing a current benefit for employees, an employer sponsored death benefit is an asset that may create needless taxation if not properly handled. Taking prudent steps will avoid the problems of loss of control and flexibility while minimizing income, estate, transfer and capital income taxes.
Is a Federal Insider Trading Law Coming?
July 01, 2021
For decades the SEC and the Department of Justice, with the endorsement of federal judges, have used the general securities fraud statutes to patch together a complex and problematic insider trading common law. After years of criticism, however, that could now be changing.

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