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You're Going to Need a Bigger Boat
May 01, 2018
<b><i>Small Law Firms Face Large Regulatory Requirements</b></i><p>Unlike large firms with comparable resources with which to protect client non-public information, small firms can find themselves trapped between cyberattacks, like ransomware, that don't prejudice based on the size of firm, and regulators who are indifferent to your size, when investigating a potential violation.
The Growing Risk of Providing Oral Summaries
May 01, 2018
<b><i>Preserving Privilege in the Wake of SEC v. Herrera and the Government's Increasing Leverage to Obtain Such Disclosures</b></i><p>A Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida held that an “oral download” of outside counsel's interview notes to the SEC resulted in a limited waiver of protection under the attorney work-product doctrine over the underlying interview notes and memoranda. The decision is a significant one, and underscores one of the core challenges facing companies seeking to cooperate with the government during the course of its investigations.
Development
May 01, 2018
Town Entitled To Injunctive Relief for Violation of Certificate of Occupancy
Founders of Cryptocurrency-Focused Tech Company Face Federal Fraud Charges
May 01, 2018
Two heads of a tech company that raised tens of millions through an initial coin offering for what was sold as the world's first multi-blockchain debit card now face federal civil and criminal charges for allegedly defrauding investors.
Ex-Wife Entitled to Payment from Script Settlement
May 01, 2018
Settlement proceeds from a writers' dispute involving the film <i>Olympus Has Fallen</i> must be further divided pursuant to one of the writer's divorce agreements, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
Copyright Law in the Age of Twitter
May 01, 2018
<b><i>A Recent Decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Involving Twitter May Have Significant Implications for Online Publications</b></i><p>The exponential growth of social media, and the inevitable conflicts that result, is leading to more and more litigation. In many instances, courts are being asked to apply laws crafted before the Internet era to these modern disputes.
Playing Both Sides: Facing the Harsh Truth of Law Firm Service Duality
May 01, 2018
Whereas in the past clients took the lead from law firms in defining high-end practices worthy of premium rates, today's clients have the tools and information to make smarter, wiser purchase decisions.
'Marketing Tech:' Harnessing the Hot Trend In Voice Search to Generate New Business
May 01, 2018
Voice search is the hot new trend in technology and CMOs can harness it to generate more calls online and leads from their websites.
Leased Property in Bankruptcy: Residential vs. Non-Residential
May 01, 2018
Bankruptcy is a fact of life in the United States. When it happens, the treatment of a lease as either residential or non-residential may be crucial to all parties -- landlords, tenants, subtenants and their counselors.
How the New UST Fee Schedule Is a Ticking Tax-Bomb for Middle Market Debtors
May 01, 2018
As of Jan. 1, 2018, each jointly administered debtor with quarterly disbursements of at least $1,000,000 must pay a fee of 1% of all disbursements, up to $250,000 per quarter. Although this change in the law was only intended to address shortfalls in UST funding, it has taken a little-noticed component of bankruptcy and magnified it into a ticking tax-bomb for unsuspecting debtors and their lenders.

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