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Leadership in Law: 5 Ways Attorneys Can Utilize Accountability Partners to Build Business

March 01, 2021

As individuals, accountability helps propel us forward. It forces us to prioritize with intention and makes us enhance our efficiencies so that we can…

Drawing the Line Between Real Property and Personal Property In the UCC

March 01, 2021

The back-and-forth is certainly confusing, but what is clear is that it can be unclear exactly where the line between real property and personal property should be drawn.

ABCs As an Alternative to Bankruptcy for Implementing Distressed Transactions

March 01, 2021

Companies suffering financial distress frequently reach a crossroads where they need to either implement some type of transaction or will be forced to liquidate. In developing a plan for moving forward, management should evaluate and determine, with appropriate input from outside experts, feasible alternatives.

Following the Winding Business Development Road

March 01, 2021

We all know that business and business development will be different post-pandemic, and we are not sure how. This article discusses the trends that lawyers and firms should be tracking and how they should plan and execute when the future is murky.

Congress Expands SEC Powers Just In Time for New Administration

March 01, 2021

Wall Street has greeted Gary Gensler's nomination as Chair of the SEC with some trepidation, perhaps with good reason. Congress, by contrast, may have presented him with a powerful signing bonus.

What ALM Reporters and Editors Expect from Law Firms and PR Pros In 2021: Part II

March 01, 2021

At the end of 2020, I had the opportunity to interview seven members of the ALM Media editorial staff. This is Part II of a series of questions.

Global Increase of FCPA Bribery Cases Raises Specter of Piling On

March 01, 2021

The increasing number of regulators and enforcement agencies bringing foreign bribery cases across the globe raises the specter of successive or "carbon copy" cases. Policymakers and practitioners need to be aware of this developing risk and take steps to mitigate it.

Law Firms Looking to Retail Space and Other Office Alternatives Post-Pandemic

March 01, 2021

The prospect of using retail space for law offices is the latest adaptation, in addition to innovations such as hoteling and other forms of shared workspace, that may define law firm offices in the future as the COVID-19 pandemic makes a permanent mark on how firms configure and run their offices.

Consumer Bankruptcies In 2021 Can Benefit Both Client and Practitioner

March 01, 2021

As in past times of economic turmoil, it is anticipated that there will be a surge in residential foreclosures, debt collection activity, and the resultant wave of consumer bankruptcy filings.

NY Proposed Privacy Bill of Rights Could Add to Compliance Confusion

March 01, 2021

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive budget proposal includes plans for a comprehensive data privacy law that rather than bring more clarity to an increasingly fragmented U.S. privacy landscape, could place even more strain on corporate legal departments attempting to get a handle on compliance.

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Pleading Importation: ITC Decisions Highlight Need for Adequate Evidentiary Support
The International Trade Commission is empowered to block the importation into the United States of products that infringe U.S. intellectual property rights, In the past, the ITC generally instituted investigations without questioning the importation allegations in the complaint, however in several recent cases, the ITC declined to institute an investigation as to certain proposed respondents due to inadequate pleading of importation.
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