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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

DEADLINE – Your clients have less than a week to get compliant with the California Consumer Privacy Act, which begins taking effect on Jan. 1. Rhys Dipshan reports on what you may have overlooked to get in line with the law that, among other things, will require companies to tell consumers upfront about what data they collect. Are your cookies in order? Are your security measures reasonable?

IP PROS - As high-profile retail restructurings have flooded the nation's bankruptcy courts in recent years (think Barneys, Aeropostale and Nine West) their IP often ends up being the most valuable, sought-after asset. Samantha Stokes reports that major law firms handling these high-dollar cases are tapping experienced IP attorneys to navigate that element of the restructuring process, which often requires the most negotiation and finesse.

MONEY – We've reported a lot this year on lawyers who moved into federal agency jobs and the judiciary at President Trump's behest. With those moves comes the income disclosure requirement under federal law. Mike Scarcella reports on those disclosures in 2019 from lawyers who left such firms as Quinn Emanuel; King & Spalding; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Milbank; Kirkland & Ellis; and Sullivan & Cromwell.

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EDITOR'S PICKS

Saying Goodbye to the Firms That Closed in 2019

Script Care General Counsel Frank Messina Works Amid Drug Price Battles

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

BACK TO WORK – 'Tis the season to keep on working. Rose Walker reports on a survey by Law.com affiliate Legal Week that found that most U.K lawyers plan to work during the week between Christmas and the start of the new year. While almost two thirds of respondents said they will be checking their emails at least every few hours, most only expect to work up to five hours per day.

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WHAT YOU SAID

"Students are still in charge. They're still making the decisions."

—  Brian Galle, a Georgetown University law professor and chair of AALS's section on scholarship, on the impact of two AALS proposals to reform the student-run law journal submission process.

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