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BREAKING NEWS: Europe Passes Controversial New Copyright Law
March 26, 2019
EU lawmakers have approved controversial new copyright rules that aim to make it easier for content rights-holders to make money when their content is used on digital platforms but could force large platforms such as Google, Facebook and YouTube to make changes to their operations.
On the Same Page: Blockchain for the Advertising Industry
March 01, 2019
While inflated expectations abound, the advertising industry is emerging as one of the more immediate, substantive and compelling use cases for blockchain technology.
The Brave New World of Cybersecurity Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions: Pitfalls and Opportunities
March 01, 2019
Like poorly-behaved school children, new technologies and intellectual property (IP) are increasingly disrupting the M&A establishment. Cybersecurity has become the latest disruptive newcomer to the M&A party.
Know Your Tech
March 01, 2019
Technologies are often pitched as solutions, if not game-changing solutions. Indeed, many times they are, but no solution comes without the seeds of its own costs and challenges. For pragmatic and regulatory compliance reasons, it is increasingly important for boards, senior executives and general counsel to sufficiently understand technologies, not just their potential promise.
A Survey of Proposed Federal Privacy Legislation and the Year Ahead
March 01, 2019
The social, economic, and political forces pushing for a comprehensive overhaul of the nation's privacy regime are numerous, and many see 2019 as presenting the best opportunity yet for passage of federal data privacy legislation.
FINRA Report on Best Cybersecurity Practices Is Must-Read, Alston & Bird Lawyer Says
March 01, 2019
<b><i>Cybersecurity Practices Must “Be Appropriately Tailored to the Entity. It Should Be Risk-Based, Based on Risk to Your Organization.”</b></i><p>The recently released FINRA report provides guidance for broker-dealer firms of various sizes on how they can mitigate the risks of cyberattacks and data theft by other means.
Legal Tech: Winter 2019 E-Discovery Case Law Review
March 01, 2019
As a practice, e-discovery involves professionals from a variety of disciplines. For this case law review, we spoke with professionals who play different roles in the e-discovery process to identify three case law rulings from 2018 that stood out in the impact they have on how e-discovery is practiced today.
The Comprehensive Plan Requirement
March 01, 2019
New York law has long required that zoning be in accordance with a comprehensive plan. Historically, the plan requirement has been toothless. Legislative efforts to invigorate the requirement have largely been ignored by the courts. Yet litigants continue to challenge zoning ordinances as inconsistent with a comprehensive plan.
Real Property Law
March 01, 2019
Ownership of Shifting Beaches<br>Brokerage Commission Provision Expired<br>Adverse Possession/Tennis Court<br>Deed Obtained by False Pretenses
Development
March 01, 2019
Negative Declaration/Time Bar<br>No Estoppel Against Village<br>Denial of Area Variance

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