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Estate Planning In the Age of Cryptocurrency Image

Estate Planning In the Age of Cryptocurrency

Jonathan Bick

<b><i>Cryptocurrency's Technological Character Allows Estate Planning to Protect the Intent of Its Holders, But the Lack of Statutory Structure Necessitates Proactive Steps</b></i><p>Cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin, has value and therefore is increasingly likely to become an estate asset. Due to the nature of cryptocurrency, typical wills and revocable living trusts may not be well suited to efficiently transfer this new type of asset. Consequently, new estate planning questions and clauses are needed.

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Online Extra: The Evolving Nature of Cyber Law Image

Online Extra: The Evolving Nature of Cyber Law

Gabrielle Orum Hernández

<b><i>A Q&A with Penn Law Prof. Anne Toomey McKenna</b></i><p>The newly appointed Penn State professor sees a lot of room for questions in the evolving cyber law landscape, but so far there are few answers.

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Online Extra: Facebook's Blockchain Bet Could Place It in the Data Decentralization Debate Image

Online Extra: Facebook's Blockchain Bet Could Place It in the Data Decentralization Debate

Ian Lopez

<i><b>Oft-Considered an Avenue for Individuals to Attain Greater Control over Their Digital Information, Blockchain Could Be Leveraged By Facebook to Change Its Status As “Gatekeeper” for User Data</i></b><p>Facebook Inc. recently announced that it will begin exploring different ways to incorporate blockchain into its infrastructure. Yet, questions remain over how the social media company will implement the technology and what sort of legal challenges doing so could portend.

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Trademark 'Theft' With AdWords Keyword Bidding Image

Trademark 'Theft' With AdWords Keyword Bidding

Aaron Cohn

<b><i>Many Courts Have Determined that AdWords Bidding Alone Does Not Create Sufficient Consumer Confusion to Support Trademark Infringement Claims</b></i><p>As Internet searching continues its rapid migration to mobile and inadvertent infringement becomes inevitable, the courts are likely to see an increase of litigation in this area.

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Navigating the Fear and Promise of Artificial Intelligence Image

Navigating the Fear and Promise of Artificial Intelligence

Jeff Reihl & Rick McFarland

AI solves real challenges and answers real questions that lawyers face every day. It can accomplish or facilitate these tasks more quickly, accurately and efficiently than even the most capable human experts — with the goal of augmenting their skills rather than replacing them.

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Legal Tech: E-Discovery Case Digest Image

Legal Tech: E-Discovery Case Digest

Mike Hamilton

A look at key court rulings on e-discovery matters from the winter of 2017-18.

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Georgia Gov. Deals a Blow to Controversial Cybersecurity Bill Image

Georgia Gov. Deals a Blow to Controversial Cybersecurity Bill

Gabrielle Orum Hernández

Gov. Nathan Deal opted to veto a cybersecurity bill criticized by technology groups that would have made “unauthorized computer access” a crime.

Are U.S. Records Retention Requirements on a Collision Course with the GDPR's 'Right to Erasure?' Image

Are U.S. Records Retention Requirements on a Collision Course with the GDPR's 'Right to Erasure?'

Stacey Garrett

U.S. laws require companies to retain records for years, and sometimes forever, and violating U.S. records retention laws can result in domestic fines and penalties. How can U.S. companies comply with the GDPR's "right to erasure" while still fulfilling their U.S. records retention obligations?

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Are U.S. Records Retention Requirements on a Collision Course with the GDPR's 'Right to Erasure?' Image

Are U.S. Records Retention Requirements on a Collision Course with the GDPR's 'Right to Erasure?'

Stacey Garrett

U.S. laws require companies to retain records for years, and sometimes forever, and violating U.S. records retention laws can result in domestic fines and penalties. How can U.S. companies comply with the GDPR's “right to erasure” while still fulfilling their U.S. records retention obligations?

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Using Financial Metrics to Drive Business Development Image

Using Financial Metrics to Drive Business Development

Joe Macguire & Anne Marcotty

Growing the top line requires a systematic approach that maximizes your available time and focuses you on the best opportunities. With greater clarity, you can be assertive in the pursuit of your financial objectives. With sustained focus on financial metrics, you stay in control of your book of business.

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