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Corporate Counsel

Mastering Legal Holds: What Is the Scope of Preservation and Best Practices to Comply? Part III

When a legal hold duty arises, an organization must decide what to preserve and how to do it.
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New Jersey Law Journal

First Mile-Last Mile Problems Create Bumpy Road in Legal Tech Innovation

The economic evidence indicates that the first and last mile add disproportionately to the costs of the service, and the challenge is to reduce the unique costs borne by companies of beginning and ending the journey on these otherwise efficient networks.
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The Recorder

On Appeals: Statutes in Wonderland

It is hard to say what this Airs Aromatics v. CBL Data Recovery Technologies decision teaches about determining when the Legislature means what it says or says what it means.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lessons from the SEC's First Cyber-Disclosure Enforcement Action

In our October 2017 column, we wrote about some of the Securities and Exchange Commission's new cybersecurity initiatives, including the creation of a new Cyber Unit within the SEC's Enforcement Division.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Proactive Trade Secret Protection: Your Company's Best Investment?

Do companies do enough to proactively protect what often is their most valuable asset—their trade secrets? Inevitably, for many businesses, the answer is probably not.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Distracted Driving and Liability Considerations: A Thriving Issue

Complex Litigation columnist Michael Hoenig writes: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says distracted driving is dangerous claiming 3,450 lives in 2016 alone. The safety agency adds that 391,000 persons were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers in 2015.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Connecting With a Recruiter to Keep Your Options Open

I have a great job, in a good location with good people. But I don't want to discourage recruiters from thinking of me for special opportunities. What is the best way to do this?
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Spring Kick Off: Important Opinions Impacting the Trusts and Estates Field

As the interminable winter has finally come to a close, and spring has thankfully began to emerge, Surrogate and Appellate Courts have been immersed in significant issues affecting trusts and estates practice. The following decisions are a representative sampling of the many important opinions impacting the field.
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New York Law Journal

'Verizon' Case Takes Narrow View on Sales Tax Exemption

Many people are familiar with the "resale exception" under which, for example, a sale by a clothing manufacturer of shirts to a clothing store is exempt from sales tax because the sales of the shirts by the store are taxable, see N.Y. Tax Law Sections 1101(b)(4)(i), 1105(a).
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

As a lawyer, is it a defense to allegations of false statements or pleadings that I, as a lawyer, personally believe the statements?
1 minute read

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