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Watch Out, GCs — Regulators Using FCPA to Probe for Bribery
November 01, 2024
Many countries where American companies do business have an array of business practices and customs that might be frowned upon in this country, but whether they cross the sometimes-blurry lines of legality isn't always clear. The club enforcers wield is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
How Secure Is Your Firm's AI System?
November 01, 2024
What Law Firms Need to Know Before Trusting AI Systems with Confidential Information As artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize industries, the legal profession is no exception. Every authority agrees about the transformative impact AI is having on legal services. As law firms and corporate legal departments adopt AI technologies to streamline their practices, they must face the inevitable question: How secure are these AI systems?
Players On the Move
November 01, 2024
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
California Supreme Court to Consider Reach of Two Data Privacy Laws
November 01, 2024
California's Supreme Court will consider the reach of two data privacy laws cited in a recent appellate case that found an education vendor potentially liable for a breach of student information.
Are We Seeing the End of the Single-Tier Partnership Structure?
November 01, 2024
With a growing number of firms moving to a two-tier partnership structure, the question becomes what comes next for the dwindling number of major firms that don't have a nonequity tier. At what point do tradition and culture yield to change and progression?
Report: Window of Opportunity Opens for CRE Investment
November 01, 2024
After the last few years, a challenge for commercial real estate is knowing when to start investing again. Have markets hit bottom? Still, sinking down? The Federal Reserve cut rates by 50 basis points in September. Will they come down further? There's no guaranteed timing for investment success, but a recent Oxford Economics report suggests a window of opportunity that will be a good time to buy.
IP News
November 01, 2024
Federal Circuit: Falsely Claiming That a Product Feature is Patented Can Give Rise to a False Advertising Claim Under the Lanham Act Federal Circuit: A Prior Decision in an IPR Does Not Collaterally Estop the Patentee in a Subsequent Litigation Where Invalidity Must be Proven by 'Clear and Convincing Evidence'
Unchargeable Conduct
November 01, 2024
Until the U.S. Sentencing Commission closes the unchargeable conduct loophole — or until the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes — criminal defense practitioners would be wise to take prophylactic action to protect their clients during plea negotiations. Setting forth the permissible bounds of "relevant conduct" in plea agreements can help avoid 11th-hour surprises for the defense.
Landlord & Tenant Law
November 01, 2024
Charges for Keys Constituted Reduction In Service
Upcoming Event
November 01, 2024
34th Annual Entertainment Law Institute Austin, TX, Nov. 21-22

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