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Marketing Tech: Getting to Insights and Acting on Them: That's All That Matters
July 01, 2016
Market Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, Business Intelligence ' does it matter what we call it? Fundamentally, getting to value and insight comes down to adhering to one simple rule: The information must be actionable.
Audit Committee Reporting Obligations
July 01, 2016
Various regulatory authorities continue to focus on and expand the role and responsibility of the independent audit committee, including not only its oversight role, but also its disclosure requirements.
Federal Circuit Applies a Reasonableness Standard to the Knowledge of Infringement Prong
July 01, 2016
The Federal Circuit decision in Medtronic highlights the tension faced by alleged patent infringers, who must balance invalidity issues where a broad construction is desirable, against non-infringement issues, where narrow constructions are desired.
Too Many Lawyers? Report Faults Firms for Resisting Layoffs
July 01, 2016
Should law firm leaders be firing more lawyers? That seems to be the takeaway of a report released by the legal consultancy Altman Weil. Herein is a summary of the findings.
Case Notes
July 01, 2016
Analysis of a recent ruling in which a New York appeals court reversed the dismissal of a suit brought by a tenant seeking recission of his commercial lease and a declaration that he was not bound by it.
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Page and Plant's Win in 'Stairway to Heaven' Case Seen as Bolstering Songwriters' Creative Rights
June 29, 2016
June 23's verdict for Led Zeppelin in the copyright trial over the 1971 hit song 'Stairway to Heaven' reaffirms the creative rights of songwriters while demonstrating the difficulties in pursuing infringement over sheet music, according to legal experts following the case.
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Reed Smith Raises Salaries, Matching $180K in Some Markets
June 29, 2016
Reed Smith has announced a new associate pay structure, raising the starting salary to $180,000 in some markets, $160,000 in Philadelphia and $145,000 in Pittsburgh.
Case Notes
June 01, 2016
Fourth Circuit Finds GCL Insurer Owed Duty to Defend Cyber-Related Claims
Benefits and Risks of the Internet of Things
June 01, 2016
The buzz phrase "Internet of Things" is seemingly everywhere. What is it, what can it do for us, and what concerns does it present? More specifically, while the Internet of Things (IoT) presents tremendous opportunities for businesses, are there corresponding risks, or elements of the IoT that businesses should consider staying away from?
The Unstoppable Rise of SLBs
June 01, 2016
A look at an alternative financing strategy that is seeing strong momentum in the commercial real estate industry, in which corporations selling their facilities enter into long-term net leases with the investors as an alternative for managing and financing the buildings they occupy.

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