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The Recorder

The Music Modernization Act Revamps Music Licensing

Despite its critical significance, many of the Music Modernization Act's most consequential procedural rules and implementation details are yet to be determined and developed.
8 minute read

International Edition

British Legal Awards 2018: Who Won What and Why...

CMS, Latham & Watkins and DLA Piper were among the big winners at the British Legal Awards. Find out who won what, and why.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyer-Judge Couple's Defamation Suit Against New York Post Dismissed

The married lawyer and longtime judge's suit was lodged against the New York Post after it published an article about the lawyer using his wife's judicial license plates to wrongfully park behind the Queens Supreme Court building.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Appeals Court Tosses Defamation Suit by Lawyer-Judge Couple Against New York Post

The married lawyer and longtime judge's suit was lodged against the New York Post after it published an article about the lawyer using his wife's judicial license plates to wrongfully park behind the Queens Supreme Court building.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Keep to the American Rule: No Attorney Fees as Actual Damages in Defamation Cases

To provide in defamation actions that, even in the absence of actual harm, a prevailing plaintiff may receive attorney fees as “actual damages” would be to distort the meaning of such damages.
3 minute read

International Edition

Slaughters and Cravath team up for first time in blockchain guidance

Despite having a well known and long-standing relationship, the two firms had previously never published research together
3 minute read

International Edition

Slaughters and Cravath Team Up for First Time to Offer Blockchain Guidance

Despite having a well-known and long-standing relationship, the two firms had previously never published research together.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What Will It Take to Finally Get Lawyers Into the Tech Age?

Kicking and screaming. That's how many lawyers have proceeded into the age of technology. They know it's here, they know they should use it, they understand—but may not admit—that it makes them more efficient.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Bezos-National Enquirer Skirmish Reminds Lawyers to Think Twice Before Sending Demand Letters

Staying on the right side of the 'Flatley' line in an era of social media publicity and a daily barrage of celebrity and political gossip can require finesse. Aggressive demand letters surely have their place, but lawyers and clients should be careful to stick to the facts of the alleged injury when building up leverage.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Justice Thomas Urges Court to Revisit Landmark Defamation Ruling

"If the Constitution does not require public figures to satisfy an actual-malice standard in state-law defamation suits, then neither should we," Justice Clarence Thomas wrote on Tuesday.
4 minute read

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