Bryan Cave – Some years ago, a judge in New York wrote that “the reported cases for replevin of a pet dog are few, in part because of the legal expense involved in maintaining such an action.” Webb v. Papaspiridakos, 889 N.Y.S.2d 884 (Sup. Ct. 2009). That statement was not entirely accurate then, for courts
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Cyber attack is a major risk for today’s law firms as cybercriminals target law firms in a multi-billion dollar industry that has lead to a fast-growing cyber industry, which remains a sensitive area to talk about for lawyers and businesses alike. But as the cyber crime business grows, the urgent need for law firms to
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Freshfields – Society’s relationship with business has shifted over recent years, bringing corporate conduct firmly into the spotlight. Often in response to calls for greater corporate accountability, governments and enforcement agencies have increasingly been turning to the criminal law to hold companies liable for misconduct occurring within their organisations or for their benefit. Across various
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Kelley Drye & Warren – Morality clauses, or morals clauses, are making a comeback in the age of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. A sample morality clause in an actor talent agreement may read as follows: Artist shall act at all times with due regard to public morals, conventions and Studio policies. If Artist
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Cooley – What do you do when you want to look up the owner of a domain name? You probably perform a “WHOIS search” to find out the owner’s name and contact information. The WHOIS system, which makes certain domain registration data publicly available, is an invaluable research tool for trademark owners and their lawyers.
Eversheds Sutherland – With enactment of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), Bermuda can now count itself among the ever-expanding list of jurisdictions with enhanced privacy protections. PIPA, passed on July 27, 2016, and entered into force in December 2017, shares many of the more stringent requirements and protections with Europe’s impending General Data Protection
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Manatt Phelps & Phillips – Already the target of state and federal regulators, cryptocurrency is now being phased out of online advertising and social media. With three tech giants banning ads, the industry is facing increased hurdles to sustain itself. What happened Beginning in June, Google will block all ads for cryptocurrency with a change
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Tom Caine – We recently reported in LawFuel about defections – or poachings – from top-of-the-tree law firm Cravath Swaine & Moore to fellow super firm Kirkland Ellis.The major moves of superstar lawyers from a firm like Cravaths was a hitherto almost unheard of occurrence. After all, why would any lawyer worth his salt leave
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Mega law firm mergers have kicked off the year as three of this year’s biggest mergers involve law firms with over 1000 lawyers and the pace of law firms swallowing other large firms is set to continue. The reported merger between London-based Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy who are evidently talking with O’Melveny &
Bell Gully – Bell Gully’s The Big Picture: Takeovers Update provides an analysis of key observations from takeovers announced in 2017. New Zealand listed companies attracted strong interest from buyers last year, producing the highest level of takeover activity seen in the past decade. In the fourth consecutive year of increased takeover activity in this
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