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The Legal Intelligencer

A Tale From the War Room: How One Law Firm Started 2018 Right

I thought I would begin 2018 by telling you about a very industrious and special law firm that will remain—anonymous—who has begun the year in an outstanding way from a marketing perspective. I have the great privilege of working with some of the best lawyers in the state and this firm is at the top of my list—now more than ever.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Cryptocurrency: The Hidden Risks

The complexities of these digital financial instruments present significant risks that are little understood, including their potential effect on matrimonial and commercial litigation proceedings.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tech Companies Back in Senate Crosshairs, This Time Over Extremists on Social Media

Representatives from Twitter, Facebook and Google took questions at a Senate hearing Wednesday on social media platforms and terrorism.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

These Trump Tweets Are 'Not Law,' Harvard Law Review Study Says

"The conviction that the tweets were not law is rooted in beliefs about what law does and should look like and how it is and should be made," the Harvard Law Review article said.
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Law.com

Influencing the Influencers

The importance of promoting brands and products on digital platforms has continued to grow as advertisers are learning how to use social media to reach out to specific populations by harnessing the power and goodwill of the people on these platforms that are popular with and influence particular niche groups of interest. These so-called “influencers” can have thousands, or even millions and tens of millions of followers. But when is the influencer an objective critic, and when is she a paid spokesperson?
10 minute read

Inside Counsel

How GDPR Will Transform Global Commerce

Currently, we stand between two paradigms in the regulation and preservation of privacy.The U.S., as host to some of the world's biggest tech…
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Password-Sharing May Be a Federal Crime Under the Muddied Waters of the CFAA

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is a federal statute that provides for not only criminal liability, but also civil liability, when a person…
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How Criminal Defense Attorneys Can Level the Playing Field When It Comes to the Media

Throughout 2017, I was riveted by developments in three high-profile criminal prosecutions that were covered extensively by this publication and other media outlets in the region: former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams; Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian (who was at the helm of an Amtrak train on May 12, 2015, when it derailed), and the members of the Penn State fraternity facing criminal charges in connection with the death of sophomore pledge Timothy Piazza. Whenever there were developments in these cases, I consumed as much media coverage as I could. I checked out what people were saying on social media.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Prison Sentence Upheld for Man Who Posted Custody Hearing Video to Facebook

A man criminally charged for recording a child custody hearing and posting it on Facebook cannot escape his 11-and-a-half-to-23-month prison sentence.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Stanford's Lemley Asks Federal Circuit to Answer Key 'TC Heartland' Question

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has requested briefing in two cases that could flesh out the Supreme Court's game-changing patent venue holding.
5 minute read

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