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Delaware Business Court Insider

The Virtue of Predictability: Delaware's Place in M&A Practice

As has been widely reported, for the first time in 15 years, Delaware has been dethroned as the nation's top court system according to a recent survey, which sought to explore “how fair and reasonable the states' liability systems are perceived to be by U.S. businesses.”
15 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Locking It Down and Keeping Watch: A 2017 Corporate and Law Firm Protection Guide

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.
16 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Paralegals Soar to Great Heights' at Annual Education Conference

The Philadelphia Association of Paralegals' (PAP) annual education conference was held on Friday, Sept. 29, at The Pennsylvania Bar Institute with a luncheon at The Crystal Tea Room, both located in The Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Striking the Right Balance With Your Newfound Authority

As a grade “K-JD,” or someone who completed all schooling, from finger-painting to issue-spotting, with no gaps in between, graduating law school and entering the “real world” required many adjustments.
12 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Declines Confidential Treatment to Nonparty's Claimed Sensitive Business Info

American courts have long recognized that the public enjoys a First Amendment right of access to judicial proceedings and records. While forceful, the right is only presumptive, and the public's interest in access may be overcome with an adequate showing of need.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Your Contingency Fee May Be at Risk if Your Client Files for Bankruptcy

Attorneys bringing personal injury and other suits on a contingency fee basis often face bankruptcy-related issues. A defendant may be insolvent, a…
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

President Trump Signs Disaster Tax Relief Bill in Wake of Hurricanes

With overwhelming bi-partisan support, President Donald Trump signed sweeping tax relief measures into law for victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and…
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Psst … Want to Buy Some Sovereign Immunity?

Facing a high-stakes patent validity proceeding at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the company assigned the IP rights being challenged to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. Because hey—sovereign immunity!
21 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Art of Mediating: The Goal Is to Settle, Not Win

With the uncertainty of what a jury will do in a particular case and the significant costs associated with trying a case to verdict, alternative dispute…
17 minute read

Daily Business Review

Shifting Sands: Sanctions and the Failure to Preserve Data

Electronic discovery has changed how attorneys think about preservation of evidence. Gone are the days of filing cabinets where documents can be locked away, safe from loss. Lawsuits today are won and lost on electronically stored information (ESI), which can be deleted or overwritten by a party's computer system automatically and unintentionally.
10 minute read

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