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Courts Split Over Requirement for Chapter 15 Jurisdiction In the U.S.
June 01, 2024
If a foreign debtor doesn't reside in, have a domicile or place of business in, or have property in the U.S., can the foreign representative of the debtor utilize Chapter 15 to obtain discovery to use in the foreign proceeding?
How Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Onsite Support Services Back to the Office
June 01, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the industry in many ways, pushing law firms to rapidly adopt remote work solutions, digital transformation and cost cutting measures. While some adjustments proved effective, most industry leaders are prioritizing higher office attendance as a measure for future success.
Guidance on the Enforceability of Lockup Provisions
June 01, 2024
A recent decision from Chief Judge Glenn of the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court provides clarity to creditors and debtors alike in cases where the parties' settlement negotiations include an agreement requiring a creditor to support the debtor's Chapter 11 plan.
A Playbook for Disrupting Traditional CRM
June 01, 2024
Here's the playbook for disruption: Take attorneys out of the equation. Stop building CRM that succeeds or fails on their shoulders. We need to shift the focus and, instead, build the technology from the ground up for the professionals who actually use it: marketing and business development.
Lessons Learned Through the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's Legal Experience and Advancement Program
June 01, 2024
To help prepare practitioners for oral advocacy before the PTAB, the USPTO offers free training on all aspects of conducting arguments before the PTAB, including how to improve oral advocacy, use of demonstratives, effective use of hearing time, decorum, logistics of an oral hearing, and more.
NY Appellate Court Provides Practical Guide to Commercial Landlord's Bankruptcy Damage Claims
June 01, 2024
The Southern District of New York affirmed a bankruptcy court's holding that the statutory cap on a landlord's damage claim "applies to [its] claim against a [Chapter 11] debtor-guarantor."
Protecting Privacy and Sensitive Data In Era of Neurotechnologies
June 01, 2024
Scientists have been collecting neural data from the brain for medical reasons for years, with myriad regulatory constraints in place. But in 2024, technologies are moving fast and furiously into the realm of consumer products.
Second Circuit Holds No Special Standard for Charging Campaign Contributions As Bribes, Reinstates Charges Against Former NY Lieutenant Governor
June 01, 2024
We now have an opportunity to see whether the volume of campaign contribution bribery cases in the Second Circuit increases, and whether the government brings any cases that appear to infringe on the First Amendment interests of campaign contributors and candidates.
Real Property Law
June 01, 2024
Damage Limitation Does Not Require Dismissal of Buyer's Claim When Buyer Alleges Bad Faith Easement Not Extinguished By Adverse Possession Neighbor Required to Provide License for Construction Entitled to Full Indemnity Against Claims
Lawyers' Views on Voice Dust-Up Between Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI
June 01, 2024
Actress Scarlett Johansson has threatened the generative software company OpenAI with legal action. And intellectual property lawyers have many thoughts about who might win, whether there's even a legal claim to be made and what it all means.

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