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What Startups With Lean Budgets Can Do to Protect Their IP

Intellectual property is often the most valuable asset of a startup business. And yet, many cash conscious startups neglect to protect their potential intellectual property assets, preferring to allocate scarce resources to set up and initial operation costs.
6 minute read

The Recorder

On Appeals: The Case for Interim Appeal by Certification in All California Civil Cases

Imagine yourself in the following scenario. You represent the plaintiff in a case alleging breach of contract and unfair competition. Shortly before the case is scheduled to go to trial, the defendant files a motion on the pleadings to dismiss the contract claim, arguing that the contract is void under the statute of frauds.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

ADR Regulations, Part II: Useless Red Tape or Necessary Protections?

Resisting regulation when it is truly needed would put many disputants at a distinct disadvantage. But overregulation would sap ADR of the very vitality which has been its lifeblood: party determination and control.
4 minute read

Law.com

Want to Reduce Your Drinking and Get Healthier? Slow and Steady Does It

In his latest Well Counseled column, Patrick Krill provides tips on how lawyers can cut back on alcohol consumption and improve their well-being.
6 minute read

Law.com

Not a Bunch of Hooey: Stress-Management Techniques for Lawyers

If you're too busy to follow this advice, you should follow this advice.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

In Age of Differentiation, How Marketing Teams Can Increase Market Share

Law firm marketing departments can help drive a firm's vision in an era where distinction is key, but partners have to be willing to hear their honest assessments. Here are three key tips for leveraging your marketing teams in 2018.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Cross-Border Data Transfers: CSL vs. GDPR

Helping in-house counsel with GDPR exposure to prepare for the data-transfer requirements of China's Cybersecurity Law (CSL).
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am an older attorney and I constantly feel the court system is placing too much financial burden on the attorneys and, therefore, greatly increasing the cost of representation. Is there a problem?
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Opinion: President Trump's Jerusalem Move Isn't Necessarily a Bad One

We are told that President Donald Trump is ready to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The threats from around the world, including from the U.S. left, are pouring in faster than a burst dam.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I was picking a jury the other day in Philadelphia County and the trial judge separated the pool of jurors into two groups, one that answered certain questions that were problematic and the other group where they didn't. We then questioned the first group and the second group was excused. Do I have an obligation to do something about this?
14 minute read

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