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December 27, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Even though malware infections spiked after the first weekend of online holiday shopping, the biggest spike may be yet to come. Last year the biggest…

By Amanda Ciccatelli

4 minute read

December 27, 2017 | Inside Counsel

For years, law firms have experienced pushback from clients on their billing processes. And while firms are working to redefine the billable hour and…

By Amanda Ciccatelli

5 minute read

December 13, 2017 | The Recorder

A California appellate court, reversing a trial court's decision, has ruled that an insurance company did not have to cover a claim brought against a company that matched surrogates and egg donors with infertile families.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

7 minute read

October 26, 2017 | Daily Business Review

This story is reprinted with permission from FC&S Legal, the industry's only comprehensive digital resource designed for insurance coverage law professionals. Visit…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

October 20, 2017 | Legaltech News

Technology professionals at Cooley and Davies discuss the cyber issues impacting law firms and their clients.Law firms arouse much concern when it…

By Ian Lopez

4 minute read

October 19, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

In catastrophic truck crash cases, the negligent motor carrier often is a mom and pop carrier with few assets, and insurance with only the minimum…

By Quentin Brogdon

6 minute read

October 18, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Anyone aware of current business news cannot avoid the flood of high visibility hacking and IP intrusion/theft. The issues have grown so ubiquitous that it isn't shocking to hear U.S. companies and government agencies suffered a record 1,093 data breaches in 2016 alone, a 40-percent increase from 2015.

By Dan Panitz, Bruce (HB) Gordon and R Jason Straight

16 minute read

October 11, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider

A recent decision by the Delaware Court of Chancery, Mehta v. Kaazing, C.A. No. 2017-0087-JRS (Del. Ch. Sept. 29), confirms that stockholder demands to inspect corporate books and records based on the need to value a stockholder's shares may be validly denied if the stockholder is unable to demonstrate that it has a “present” need to value its shares. Indeed, as the court makes clear, simply reciting a proper purpose, such as valuing one's shares or investigating mismanagement, is not enough.

By Christopher B. Chuff, Joanna J. Cline, Douglas D. Herrmann and James H.S. Levine

3 minute read

October 10, 2017 | The Recorder

The existence of the attorney-client relationship is often a necessary predicate to any potential claim of error or malpractice.

By Randy Evans and Shari Klevens

6 minute read

October 09, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Former Linklaters partner Eric Liu is now leading the Chinese firm Zhao Shang, as its affiliation with Linklaters in China awaits regulatory approval.

By Joseph Evans, Legal Week

2 minute read