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Is Your Data Breach Response Plan Good Enough? Stress Test It!
February 01, 2017
As the chances of a data breach incident increase, savvy firms and businesses have invested time and thought in a response plan. But plans never survive first contact with the enemy. Stress test your incident response plan to find and resolve its weaknesses while time is on your side.
Recent Developments in the Section 956 Deemed Dividend Rules<br></font>
February 01, 2017
<i><b>How to Avoid the Tax Pitfalls of 26 U.S.C. §956 when Negotiating Lending Transactions for Clients with Foreign Country Operations</i></b><p>A popular conduit for operating in a foreign country is a controlled foreign corporation (CFC). In 2012, U.S.-controlled foreign corporation earnings topped $793 billion as the world economy became increasingly interconnected. See, IRS, Statistics of Income. How does the aforementioned trend impact the legal profession?
<font size="-1"><i>At the Intersection</i></font><br>Lawyers Are Ignoring A Vital Business Development Tool
February 01, 2017
When we teach and discuss Legal Project Management (LPM), we stress that the last of LPM's five basic steps, Post Project Review, not only is every bit as essential as the first four steps, it can be an extraordinarily powerful business development lever, as well.
Cybersecurity Public Private Partnerships: Challenges and Opportunities
February 01, 2017
Close cooperation between the public and private sector is crucial, given the enormous risks associated with the continued acceleration of global connectedness. Upon closer inspection, however, significant cultural and legal barriers exist that can hinder further cooperation necessary to effectively combat the cyber theat.
Optimizing Your Legal Career<br><i><font size="-1">The Role of Professional Recruiters</font></i>
February 01, 2017
Ongoing, active management of your legal career is essential. As such, every successful law firm partner should develop a long-term exclusive relationship with a top-notch, knowledgeable recruiter.
Monitoring for Recovering Lost Revenue<br><font size="-1"><i>Pricing Groups Can Be a Good Starting Point</i></font>
February 01, 2017
Most firms are building pricing groups as the place to start addressing this pain. This is certainly a good starting point, but if your firm is pricing and not monitoring, you've actually got a problem.
Presidential Cybersecurity Handoff
January 01, 2017
Given the pending change in administration and uncertainty around President-elect Trump's priorities on cybersecurity, an analysis of the current federal cyber landscape may yield insights into how the next administration might prioritize their approach on this important front.
Most Firms Feel Assured in Cybersecurity Abilities, But Is That False Confidence?
January 01, 2017
Law firms are increasingly confident in their cybersecurity capabilities, despite many falling short of adequate breach response preparation.
Mastering the Art of Self-Promotion
January 01, 2017
Hard work alone will not propel your career forward to its highest possible level; you are going to need to be savvy at the art of self-promotion. This includes going outside of your firm to get new clients and letting those inside your firm know about your accomplishments to propel you up the corporate ladder.
AI and the Law: The Paradigm Shift Hits the Fan
January 01, 2017
In its astonishing "Free the Law" project, Harvard has teamed up with a California start-up called Ravel Law to digitize every state, federal, territorial and tribal judicial decision since colonial times by feeding over 40 million pages physically cut from the books shelved in the Harvard Law Library into a high-speed digital scanner.

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