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Non-IP Law For IP Lawyers
This panel discussion, held on June 24, 2014, is the third and last of three seminars that Weil held this spring and summer at its New York headquarters on science, technology, intellectual property and the media. This seminar focuses on the non-IP aspects of law that frequently arise when...
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The Cloud, Cybersecurity, And Cloud Cyber Governance: What Every Director Needs To Know
There are four competing business propositions affecting most American businesses today. Think of them as four freight trains on different tracks headed for a four-way stop signal at fiber-optic speed. First, with a significant potential for cost savings, American business has adopted cloud...
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Resetting The Goal Posts
Ira M. Millstein, Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, delivered the following address on September 11, 2013, at the 11th Annual Directors’ Institute on Corporate Governance at Columbia Law School’s Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership in New...
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Drafting Technology, Intellectual Property Or Related Commercial Agreements
Epstein: What are the main concepts to keep in mind when drafting documents? There are two overarching concepts to keep in mind. One is to know the relevant law. For example, how does a provision in a contract limiting liability cover damages resulting from lost profits, or what are the legal...
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Halliburton II: The Securities Fraud-On-The-Market Presumption Is Here To Stay
As anticipated, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court declined to overrule the fraud-on-the-market presumption of Basic v. Levinson.[1] The Court rejected Halliburton's opening argument that the presumption is misplaced because today many investors do not assume market efficiency or base...
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Cybersecurity, Cyber Governance, And Cyber Insurance: What Every Public Company Director Needs To Know
The number, severity, and sophistication of cyber attacks – whether on our retail economy, our healthcare sector, our educational sector or, in fact, our government and defense systems – grows worse by the day.[1] Among the most notable cyber breaches in the public company sphere...
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Ceci N’est Pas Une Institution Financière: Existential Crisis For Distressed Debt-Focused Hedge Funds
Meridian Sunrise Village, LLC v. NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Limited, No. 13‑5503, 2014 WL 909219 (W.D. Wash. March 7, 2014). What You Need To Know Buyer beware: Distressed debt investors who purchase the debt of a borrower in bankruptcy, where the borrower’s underlying loan...
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