Articles

07.06.16

The End of the Budget Dance?

Despite (or maybe because of?) New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito invoking the specter of the “budget dance” during hearings on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2017, the recent adoption of the city budget was hailed as the end of that ...


07.04.16

What This Year's M&A Activity Tells Us About Media and Entertainment

Content is still king. With Dalian Wanda Group’s $3.5 billion acquisition of Legendary Entertainment in January, this year’s media and entertainment M&A activity kicked off with a bang that hasn’t slowed down.   Comcast’s $3.8 billion acquisition of DreamWorks ...


06.30.16

LA Doubles Down on Sick Leave

Why it matters Already facing new California employment-related requirements—including the adoption of mandatory sick leave and an uptick in the minimum wage—Los Angeles employers now have an added wrinkle to deal with. Mirroring the state, the L.A. City Council passed a new ordinance ...


06.29.16

Cooper and MCM—Beyond the Constitutionality of Article I Final Adjudication, an Opportunity for the ...

Cooper and MCM have submitted Petitions for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court, asking it to consider the constitutionality of Article I final adjudication of issued patent claims, subject only to Article III appellate review. Importantly, the resolution of this question turns on the ...


06.28.16

Brexit Will Cause Deal Flow Reduction

Britain’s historic vote to exit the European Union is sending shock waves throughout the global economy, and will have economic and political repercussions for years. What are the likely impacts on U.S. real estate?The first thing that is clear is that no one really knows what the effects of ...


06.27.16

Madden Cert Denial — Much Ado About Not Much

In a disappointing move, the Supreme Court on Monday denied the petition by Midland Funding to hear the case Madden v. Midland Funding.But could the decision by the Supreme Court be much ado about nothing?The denial leaves in place the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit that ...


06.23.16

Real-Time Data Analytics in Government Investigations

It is not every day that the words “innovative” and “nimble” are used when referring to an agency of the federal government bureaucracy. Yet, after studying the playbook of sophisticated corporations, the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), run ...


06.06.16

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: An Overview

Why it matters: The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) was signed into law on May 11, 2016 and gives trade secret owners a federal cause of action for injunctive relief and monetary damages for the misappropriation of trade secrets, while also providing employee protections. In a rare ...


06.03.16

Just Got Hit With a TCPA Suit? You May Have Insurance Coverage

Companies that employ auto-dialing, text messaging and bulk faxing in their marketing efforts may find themselves the subject of a class action lawsuit for violating the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Because each violation of the TCPA could cost the advertiser up to $1,500, TCPA ...


05.20.16

Retail Clinics Drive New Healthcare Utilization and That Is a Good Thing

Once the stepchild of the American health care system, primary care is now the linchpin of efforts to improve the health and health care of individuals and communities and to bring down costs. Factors contributing to the demand for primary care include the coverage expansion under the Affordable ...