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In the Courts
August 01, 2016
Discussion of a case in which the Supreme Court vacated the conviction of ex-Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell.
EFF Challenges DMCA's Anti-Circumvention Provision
August 01, 2016
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati have teamed up to challenge provisions in U.S. copyright law that threaten harsh penalties for breaking "digital locks" guarding content such as music and software code.
Recent Guidance Regarding Deduction of Fines
August 01, 2016
Internal Revenue Code ' 162 provides: "No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any fine or similar penalty paid to a government for the violation of any law." The controversies that continue to arise under ' 162(f) are illustrated by two memoranda released within the past few months.
The Adjudication of Affordability
August 01, 2016
Since the first civil lawsuit for money damages, plaintiffs have sought to maximize recoveries while defendants have sought to minimize them. This creates an obvious tension that is often left to a jury. Now, we have a new wrinkle in the issue, courtesy of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). How will it affect the award of money damages in civil lawsuits?
<b><i>Legal Tech:</b></i> Modernizing Litigation Practice: What Can the U.S. Learn from Electronic Courtrooms and Paperless Trials Abroad?
August 01, 2016
Legal professionals interested in the next wave of innovation in litigation technology can look overseas to the developments over the last several years in the UK and Singapore.
Eminent Domain Law
August 01, 2016
Analysis of a case involving compensation of condemnees.
Investing in New Technologies
August 01, 2016
Until recently, corporate legal departments often had more leeway in complying with corporate operational and budgetary expectations than other departments. Now, however, companies are expecting legal departments to more accurately predict the quality, timing and cost for their services.
Companies Slow to Respond to New Accounting Standards
August 01, 2016
A recent survey by audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP indicates that nearly 80% of public companies have not completed an assessment of the impacts of the new revenue recognition standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
Five Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy
August 01, 2016
Have you heard? Social media is mainstream ' 70% of the U.S.are using social media and more than 50% of them are over the age of 35 (that's right ' it's not just millennials). But did you know that in-house counsel are active social media participants? In fact, their usage is growing and today nearly two-thirds of general counsel (GCs) are engaging at least weekly in social media for professional reasons.
The Maturation of Competitive Intelligence in Law Firms
August 01, 2016
Advances in technology have given clients more information about the cost of legal services and where else that client might go looking for them, leading to increased demand for discounts and other alternative fee arrangements at a time when in-house legal departments are under rising pressure to cut costs. Here's how to use competitive intelligence.

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