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How to Make 2017 a Game Changer
January 01, 2017
How will you help make 2017 a different kind of year for your lawyer clients? More prosperous?
10 Things That Should Be on Every CMO's Radar in 2017
January 01, 2017
The legal profession, marketing technology and clients' buying and retention habits are changing dramatically. Law firm marketing leaders need to think differently about lead generation, big data, project delivery and leadership.
Make 2017 the Year To Get Smart
January 01, 2017
Taking Your Firm's CI to the Next Level
The One Shift That Will Improve Lawyers' BD Results and Make Life Easier
January 01, 2017
Business development needn't be complicated, difficult or distressing. However, for many lawyers, it's all of that. Much of the uncertainty and anxiety can be eliminated by a single shift in perspective.
Virtual Snooping
January 01, 2017
The modern-day snoop is all too often someone you know. If this consideration doesn't leave you paranoid and looking over your shoulder, it should.
Copyright Office Updates Takedown Notice Agent Registration
January 01, 2017
The Copyright Office has mandated a new procedure for how online service providers — including websites, hosting companies, mobile app publishers and other online services that permit user-generated content — must designate an agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement under the DMCA.
Injunction of the DOL's Overtime Rule and Its Appeal
January 01, 2017
Is the Department of Labor overtime rule now dead? Will the overtime rule be modified to a more modest version? Much uncertainty remains regarding the recently announced overtime rule in both the legal and the political sphere.
The Continuing Evolution of the False Claims Act
January 01, 2017
The number of lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) continues to increase. In 2015 alone, relators filed over 600 qui tam complaints — and courts awarded over $3.5 billion — under the FCA.
<i>Decision of Note</i><br>NY Apps. Court Says Pre-'72 Recordings Have No Public Performance Right
January 01, 2017
No common law right of public performance exists in New York state to compel Sirius XM Radio to pay fees for the use of pre-Feb. 15, 1972 sound recordings by popular artists such as The Turtles, the state's highest court ruled in <i>Flo & Eddie Inc. v. Sirius XM Radio Inc.</i>
Quarterly State Compliance Review
January 01, 2017
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect Jan. 1, 2017.

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