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Trust Drafting Tips: How to Make Trusts Harder to Reach in Divorce
June 02, 2017
<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>Part One of this article in last month's issue addressed perhaps a dozen trust provisions and evaluated how to strengthen them to provide greater protection for a future divorce of a beneficiary. We conclude this discussion herein.
Emerging Issues In the DTSA's Second Year
June 02, 2017
One year after its enactment, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) continues to be one of the most significant and closely followed developments in trade secret law. The less than 70 reported DTSA cases to date provide an early glimpse into how courts may interpret the statute going forward and what early concerns about the statute may have been exaggerated.
The Role of Mindfulness in Effective and Ethical Lawyering
June 02, 2017
<b><I>Beyond Knowledge and Good Intentions</I></b><p>A 2015 Harvard Business Review article, "Mindfulness Actually Changes the Brain," concludes that "Mindfulness should no longer be considered a "nice-to-have" for executives. It's a "must-have": a way to keep our brains healthy, to support self-regulation and effective decision-making capabilities, and to protect ourselves from toxic stress."
<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>Facebook Fine Could Slow Future EU Launches
June 02, 2017
Facebook Inc. received one of its biggest regulatory slaps late last month when European antitrust regulators fined it $122 million for providing misleading statements about its 2014 purchase of WhatsApp. The fine is relatively small compared to Facebook's annual profits, but it does signal a more aggressive regulatory environment in the region.
The DOJ's FCPA Pilot Program Wins Some White-Collar Praise, to a Point
June 02, 2017
Weighing the risks of self-reporting a bribery violation or hiding it has always been a thorny issue for companies. And that's the dilemma at the heart of the DOJ's pilot program for violations of the FCP). While the one-year program has made companies a little more trusting of prosecutors, the decision to self-report a foreign bribe is no less gut-wrenching, according to FCPA lawyers.
Angry Fed. Judge Throws Out Song Infringement Suit
June 02, 2017
A Miami company's decision to defend a small-potatoes copyright case all the way to trial paid off when the case was dismissed after a few hours — by an angry federal judge.
<b><I>Media & Communications</I></b>: How to Network with Reporters and Potential Referral Sources at an Industry Conference
June 02, 2017
Here is how to effectively network with the reporters who will be serving as moderators at an industry group conference, as well as the panelists and leaders of the industry membership organization sponsoring the programs.
Cooperatives & Condominiums
June 02, 2017
Discussion and analysis of two pivotal cases.
In the Courts
June 02, 2017
Judge Rules Wal-Mart In-House Investigator's Findings Not Privileged On May 5, Judge Susan O. Hickey of the Western District of Arkansas granted investors'…
Fourth Circuit to Weigh ISP Copyright Liability for Peer-to-Peer File Sharing by Subscribers
June 02, 2017
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals is gearing up to hear argument in <i>BMG Rights Management v. Cox Communications</i>, one of the first attempts by the music industry to hold an ISP liable for unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing by its subscribers.

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