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New York Law Journal

Trump Pardon Power: Any Constitutional Limits?

Presidential pardon fever has spiked over the last week following President Donald Trump's pardon of conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza, who had been convicted of federal finance violations, and Trump's suggestion he also might pardon former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich and lifestyle maestro Martha Stewart.
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Corporate Counsel

Safeguarding Your Company: Obtaining Recovery for Antitrust Violations

There are circumstances where litigation may not necessarily be the optimal strategy for obtaining appropriate redress and recovering damages caused by collusion.
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New York Law Journal

Excited Utterances and the Quest for Reliability in 'Cummings'

In People v. Cummings, 2018 NY Slip Op. 03306 (May 8, 2018), the Court of Appeals addressed New York's long recognized excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule.
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The American Lawyer

Law Firms Are Increasing Leverage, and They Shouldn't Stop

Law firms have a lot of room to increase leverage, despite clients pushing back against the use of more junior lawyers.
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The Recorder

Words to Live By for a Successful Career

Words matter. And if you are a professional who cares about career and personal success, you must appreciate the power of words—their benefits and their dangers.
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Corporate Counsel

GCs: How to Manage New Hire Expectations

The results from the 2018 Career Satisfaction survey for in-house counsel make it abundantly clear that most of you crave upward mobility.
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National Law Journal

What Masterpiece Cakeshop Tells Us About the Travel Ban

The high court has underscored that government officials cannot act on the basis of religious animus. Will the justices hold President Donald Trump to those same principles of religious neutrality?
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New York Law Journal

Recent Noncompete, Trademark Infringement and Nonsignatory Franchise Precedents

During the last 12 months or so, franchise precedents rendered in the areas of covenants of noncompetition and trademark infringement have been numerous.
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New York Law Journal

Cybersecurity

In this Special Report: "The Biometric Standards: How New York Measures Up in the Face of Biometric Use Regulations," "The Con of Social Engineering: Law Firms are Easy Prey," "The Future of Cyber Threats: When Attacks Cause Physical Harm," "When the FBI Can Help Companies Deal With a Cyber Event" and "Challenges of a National 72-Hour Data Breach Notification Standard."
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New York Law Journal

Recent Appeals Court Decisions on Statutes of Limitations

The Court of Appeals has addressed issues pertaining to the statute of limitations in medical malpractice actions in two recent decisions—one involving the time at which a wrongful birth cause of action accrues, and the other involving the continuous treatment doctrine.
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