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Daily Report Online

Trending Trademark Topics for 2018

In 2017, several brand owners saw their trademark enforcement efforts go viral in a positive way, by delivering friendly, albeit kitschy, cease-and-desist letters.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Are Restrictive Covenants Enforceable Against In-House Counsel?

The use of noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements are common in many industries, but agreements prohibiting lawyers from competing are generally unenforceable.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

'Being Nice' and Finishing First

Nice or crabby, a lawyer who does not win his or her share of litigated matters is not going to be a survivor. Which is where being nice gives a lawyer an edge. Not nice-timid or nice-enabling--nice-smart.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Slight Gains—The Struggles of the African-American Female Attorney

Recently, an article in The American Lawyer examined the results of a report published by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), which summarized the upside—and downside—of law firm diversity efforts nationwide.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: O'Melveny Partner Is Litigator of the Week; A Pair of Wins for Simpson and Kirkland

O'Melveny's Abby Rudzin beat out a strong field to win Litigator of the Week; Simpson Thacher's client is off the hook in Lipitor antitrust MDL; Kirkland deploys a win for GM
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Primer on International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration for Litigators

Arbitration, whether compulsory or voluntary, is commonplace these days as a less expensive and more efficient resolution to litigation than trial. Litigators in Pennsylvania are familiar with the Court of Common Pleas Compulsory Arbitration Program for cases with an amount in controversy of $50,000 or less.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Plan for 2018 Like a Rainmaker

Law Inc. columnist Robin Hensley says there are five secrets of success at the top of her New Year's Jump Start Planner for 2018.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Our Hopes and Wishes for the New Year

The collective wishes from the editorial board of the Connecticut Law Tribune for all our readers in 2018.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Urge the Constitution Revision Commission To Do Right by Foster Children

Florida has the opportunity to become an exemplar to the nation by amending its Constitution with Proposal 40, filed by Commissioner Belinda Keiser. This proposal will give children who were removed ‎from their parents because of abuse and neglect the right to counsel. Providing all children with attorneys in addition to their volunteer Guardians ad Litem is the national best practice and our kids deserve the best. It's also cost effective.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Password-Sharing May Be a Federal Crime Under the Muddied Waters of the CFAA

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is a federal statute that provides for not only criminal liability, but also civil liability, when a person…
8 minute read

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