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Battle Royale: Alpha Modus Sues Walgreens for Patent Infringement

Brett Trout

This case underscores the importance of protecting intellectual property and of conducting intellectual property due diligence before launching new technology. What This Means for Businesses: Conduct thorough patent due diligence before deploying new technologies.

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FTC’s Consent Order Against Marriott: Expectations for Reasonable Security

Debevoise Data Blog

Under a parallel settlement with attorneys general (AGs) in 49 states and the District of Columbia, who investigated the breaches in coordination with the FTC, Marriott agreed to pay a $52 million civil penalty to resolve similar data security allegations. For instance, the U.S.

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Exploring the Future of Legal Innovation at The Masters Conference: Thought Leadership in D.C. and Social Media in Discovery and Investigations

CloudNine

What began as a novel and engaging activity quickly shifted in tone during the session, as attendees began to recognize social media research as a must-have component in litigation, compliance, and due diligence strategies. That evidence was found publicly, but only for a short window before it was removed.

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Legal Operations Tools: What General Counsel Must Know Before Investing

MatterSuite

Litigation vs. Compliance). Attorney Productivity: Matters closed per lawyer/month. The inability to rapidly assess legal risks and opportunities during due diligence puts a company at a significant disadvantage. Vendor Performance: Outside counsel fee deviations. Auto-generate 80% of routine NDAs /DPAs.

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Thomson Reuters Launches AI-Powered Contract Analysis Tool in HighQ

LawSites

Integrated with HighQ, the collaboration and workflow platform Thomson Reuters acquired in 2019, HighQ Contract Analysis is designed for attorneys to use in transactional due diligence, compliance review and contract investigations.

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Legal Staffing Lessons for Today’s Marketplace

Attorney at Work

Contract attorneys have made it possible for legal organizations to level up their teams’ expertise without increasing headcount. . In many cases, this meant that they, like their law firm counterparts, hired contract attorneys to fill in gaps, provide niche expertise and keep costs in check. Data privacy litigation?

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Can Lawyers Ethically Store and Transmit Client Info in the Cloud?

Attorney at Work

Before we invest in training our attorneys and staff, how do we know what companies are secure and trustworthy? We don’t want an ethics violation due to a data breach of our clients’ confidential information. requires attorneys to keep abreast of changes in law and its relation to technology. Due Diligence.