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The 200-Partner Tour: California Firms Reduce Lateral Risk The Old-Fashioned Way

While many in the industry are seeking a "Moneyball" approach to lateral hiring, Sheppard Mullin and Munger Tolles rely on intensive face-to-face meetings to mitigate the risk of bringing on new partners.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

District Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Enforce a Settlement Following Dismissal and Appeal

Settlement and Compromise columnist Thomas E.L. Dewey discusses a recent decision which reminds us of the pitfalls that come with negotiating a settlement in the wake of successful motion to dismiss. If those negotiations turn sour, and one party seeks to enforce a settlement agreement, the parties may be left without a clear judicial home to resolve the dispute.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Passport Revocation Begins for 'Seriously Delinquent Tax Debt'

In January 2018, the Internal Revenue Service is rolling out a new collection tool: certifying a taxpayer's “seriously delinquent tax debt” for passport revocation.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

What the Legal Industry Can Learn From SpaceX's Success

Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies drastically altered the economics of rocket science. Can a similar approach be used to cut costs in the legal industry?
8 minute read

Legaltech News

3 Insights into Avoiding Legal Hold and Preservation Missteps

A sound preservation process based on automated legal hold and preservation technology does more than just help avoid sanctions.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Latest Rap on Gorsuch: He's a Rotten Writer

Neil Gorsuch has his defenders. Still, criticism that his writing is heavy-handed has to sting for a justice who has long been praised for his prose.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Musk's New Pay Plan Has Compensation Experts Abuzz

Compensation experts say Elon Musk's new all-or-nothing pay plan will be hard to replicate at any company besides Tesla—but that doesn't mean others won't try.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Standard for Pleading a Claim of Direct Patent Infringement: 'Sessler'

In her Western District Roundup, columnist Sharon M. Porcellio discusses the recent decision in 'L.M. Sessler Excavating', in which the court considered an issue of first impression: whether the pleading standard articulated in 'Twombly' and 'Iqbal' is the proper measure for pleading a claim of direct patent infringement.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Supersizing the Commercial Division: Is It a Good Idea?

David B. Saxe and Danielle C. Lesser write: A meal can be supersized at McDonald's, but should New York County's Supreme Court, Commercial Division be supersized as well?
9 minute read

The Recorder

Google's 'Art Selfie' Move Highlights Escalating Legal Battle Over Biometrics

The tech giant tried to play it safe by disabling a feature that analyzes face geometry in Illinois and Texas. But a series of legal battles over biometric data privacy laws is just heating up.
5 minute read

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