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Case Notes
March 01, 2020
Exculpatory Clause Bars Tenant's Claim for Lost Profits Resulting from Landlord's Negligence
Co-ops and Condominiums
March 01, 2020
Technical Defects Do Not Invalidate Amendments to Condominium Declaration
Lateral Hiring: 7 Reasons Why Law Firms Fail
March 01, 2020
Firms routinely report that hiring lateral partners is a difficult process with a low success rate. Why do they struggle with lateral hiring? More importantly, what can they do to improve their results?
Recent Developments in Third Circuit Bankruptcy Law
March 01, 2020
Bankruptcy and corporate restructurings continue to be active despite generally strong U.S. financial markets and broader macroeconomic conditions. Here is a brief overview of three recent and noteworthy bankruptcy decisions within the Third Circuit.
Hybrid Legal Document Review: Where Human and Artificial Intelligence Meet
February 01, 2020
AI is in many ways still in its infancy, and it's important to realize that platforms utilizing this technology are heavily dependent on constant human interaction and training.
Reset Clauses In Ground Leases
February 01, 2020
The purpose behind rent reset clauses is simple — to capture any change in the fair market value (and fair market rental value) of the leased property. However, the application of rent reset clauses in practice is anything but simple, and the consequences of such clauses can be significant.
A Look Behind, A Look Ahead: Part Two - E-Discovery
February 01, 2020
Part Two of a Two-Part Article Cybersecurity Law & Strategy partnered with our ALM sibling Legaltech News to ask cybersecurity and e-discovery experts what they thought the key trends of 2019 and what they expect to see in 2020. Part Two looks at e-discovery.
Flood and Terrorism Insurance Reauthorization: Safe for Now
February 01, 2020
Federal programs have made insurance more readily accessible to protect real property in the event of a flood or an act of terrorism. These programs enable flood and terrorism insurance to be widely available at realistic price points by ensuring that the amount of the premiums payable for such insurance remain at a level that a borrower can afford, which in turn preserves the underwritten economics of the loan transaction.
Local Law Banning Music Festival Is Not Unconstitutional Restraint of Speech
February 01, 2020
A landowner challenged local zoning that banned holding a three-day music festival, arguing that the law was an unconstitutional violation of free speech and void for vagueness.
Case Study: Swedish Music Industry Views as European Union Countries Work on Drafting Home Laws for Enacting EU Copyright Directive
February 01, 2020
This article is Part One of a two-part article. Part Two will appear in our March 2020 issue. This article examines the Copyright Directive and music-industry structure issues through the lens of Sweden, which has both a robust music business and a strong technology sector, two divergent perspectives in the development of the directive.

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