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Tax Return Preparer Fraud Makes the IRS “Dirty Dozen” for 2019

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Fox Rothschild – By Matthew D. Lee The Internal Revenue Service has included tax return preparer fraud on its “Dirty Dozen” list of common tax scams for 2019 and offered tips to help taxpayers avoid unscrupulous tax preparers. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most sweeping tax reform legislation in more than 30 years […]

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The World-First LexisNexis App Set To Advance the Rule of Law

By Staff, LexisNexis* Fifty-seven per cent of the world’s population lives outside the shelter of the law. Legal Publisher LexisNexis is playing its part to bring that figure down. The rule of law, put simply, is the idea that “no one is above the law”. It is the fundamental basis on which prosperous societies rest.

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#MeToo and the New Realities of Workplace Conduct and Board Expectations

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Foley & Lardner –  The #MeToo movement is just over a year old, but it has ignited potentially explosive questions of how to address workplace conduct, from sexual harassment to interactions that exclude certain genders or nationalities. Conduct going back decades and longer is now under scrutiny. Even the most equality-conscious employers must remain informed

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Blurring Lines: What 2019 Legal Trends For Technology, Media and Telecommunications Sector

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Baker & McKenzie – What does 2019 hold for businesses in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector and what legal and regulatory trends should be on their radar? A complex question in a world in which the boundaries between areas are blurring to an extent that car manufacturers are becoming tech companies, traditional content producers

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The Ugly Truth About Cyber Attacks – 6 Key Steps To Protect Your Legal Talent From Cyber Criminals

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Will Bartlett* As an employer looking to hire top talent within the legal field, much of your focus is on the credentials of your prospective employees- but are you additionally questioning the processes you have set in place to protect the information of those you’re profiling for a job? Cybercriminals will target law firms in

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Is it Legal to Monitor Your Spouse Using Spyware?

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Source: Pixabay Invasion of Privacy – A Marital Misconduct Jenny Harrison* Ethically, it is illegal to break into someone’s personal devices as it violates their privacy. Spying means that you are snooping into someone’s tech device and reading all the data and conversation without their consent. When it’s a stranger spying on you, the rules

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Data Privacy Experts & Legal Firms Collaborate to Produce Guide to Compatibility of Blockchain with GDPR

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Slaugher & May – A team of our data privacy experts have collaborated with leading Wall Street firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore to produce a highly topical guide to the compatibility of blockchain solutions with the GDPR. The report was commissioned by the Center for Global Enterprise, a research institution devoted to the study of the

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The Role of In-House Counsel in Incident Response Planning

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Davis Polk – Davis Polk partner Avi Gesser co-authored an article with associate Matthew Kelly and law clerk Samantha Pfotenhauer that was published in the New York Law Journal on March 1, 2019.  The article explores three important aspects of in-house counsel’s duties related to cybersecurity incident preparation and response: providing advice regarding the company’s legal and regulatory

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What Do You Do If You’re Involved In A Ridesharing Accident?

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Kevin Snyder* Ridesharing has seen a rise in popularity in cities across the US, in recent years. For many people, ordering an Uber or Lyft ride from an app is a natural thing to do. According to research, this especially applies to younger people. It’s their allegiance to ridesharing apps that is pushing usage figures

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