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Corporate Counsel

2020, The Year Legal Operations Finally Flourish

Now, thanks to technological advancement and consistent incubation, we are hitting that critical mass where legal ops is recognized as an important part of the legal department across industries, company size and geography.
6 minute read

International Edition

I Thought it Was Impossible to be a Lawyer in London And Not Drink — I Was Wrong

"Before I stopped, when I toyed with the possibility, I couldn't contemplate my life, as a lawyer, living in London, without booze."
9 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Forget the Dow. How's the Economy Really Doing? Check the Courthouse

The caseload and type of cases now making their way through Connecticut Superior Court leave economists and court watchers optimistic.
4 minute read

The Recorder

The SEC May Lose Again in the Supreme Court in 'Liu v. SEC'

While the SEC's civil-penalty remedy is firmly grounded in the statutes, the disgorgement remedy at the heart of the case up for argument on March 3 has a far murkier basis.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Law School Survival in the 21st Century

Most businesses today operate essentially in the global marketplace and face both U.S. and international business/legal issues and challenges. Their legal counsels will also face the same issues, so curriculum(s) must be expanded to make sure that students understand the issues described in this article and are reasonably prepared to handle them when they hit the workplace.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

MLB's Unauthorized (and Ridiculous) Crisis Guide for Owners

The news coverage following this scandal has been distressing for Houstonians. But Jim Crane, the Astros' owner, seems to be persevering. None of the Astros players were penalized. We still have the trophy. And eventually, people will talk about something else (hurry up election 2020).
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

A lawyers should never purchase a client's lawsuit. By purchasing lawsuits, a lawyer is taking advantage of the client.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses three landlord-tennant cases: '191 Realty Assocs. v. Tejeda,' 'Oceanview Manor Home for Adults v. Vargas,' and 'N.Y.C. Hous. Auth. v. Scott,' and a brokerage case: 'Bay Sun Realty v. Li.'
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Opportunity Zone Talking Points

In their Real Estate Financing Column, Ezra Dyckman and Aaron Gaynor discuss the final qualified opportunity zone regulations released by the Treasury in January.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

'I Can't Tell Somebody They Look Nice?': Weinstein Case Reveals 'New Norm'

The #MeToo movement has attempted change the fabric of society in a radical way, according to legal ethics expert Jan Jacobowitz, who said it's resulted in a "sort of drastic time period" where the pendulum has swung very far in one direction.
8 minute read

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