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Cost Comparison for Financing Litigation

October 19, 2017

Litigation finance is used by corporations and law firms to pursue litigation, to move cost and risk off balance sheets, […]

The Power of Accountability to Achieve Diversity and Inclusion

October 19, 2017

Large law firms are the least diverse sector of the legal industry. Diverse teams have been shown to outperform those […]

Enforcing Unenforceable Contract Provisions in Bankruptcy

October 19, 2017

Contracts routinely include anti-assignment and ipso facto provisions, which are typically unenforceable in bankruptcy cases. Such provisions restrict contracting parties […]

Cost Savings Through “Legal Procurement”

August 18, 2017

For many years, GCs and in-house attorneys resisted the influence of legal procurement. Meantime, legal spending for many companies grew […]

The Limits of “Sole Discretion” in Contracts

August 18, 2017

Companies often enter into contractual relationships that give them “sole” or “absolute” discretion to make strategic business decisions. But in […]

“Umbrella Damages” Forecast For Canada

August 18, 2017

A customer buys a product from Manufacturer A. Two other dominant manufacturers of the product (B and C) previously conspired […]

Fraud Carve-Outs and the Unintended Consequences of Reliance Disclaimers in M&A Transactions

August 18, 2017

Delaware and New York courts routinely uphold reliance disclaimers to limit representations and warranties forming the basis of an M&A […]

How to Conduct a Successful Internal Misconduct Investigation

August 18, 2017

Organizations of all sizes confront issues of misconduct. Setting aside allegations that must be investigated in a very specific way […]

Lawyers On Drugs

July 18, 2017

Secretly strung out on drugs, the Wilson Sonsini IP attorney had became increasingly erratic and distant from his family, while […]

Posthuman For President

July 11, 2017

U.S. Presidents routinely let their emotions and personality get in the way of doing the job—witness Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon […]

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