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Importance of Carbon Offset Due Diligence

Ikigai Law

Conducting a thorough due diligence helps the purchasing company assess the offset’s quality and protect it from potential negative publicity. In this article, we discuss key aspects a due diligence exercise should look into. Due diligence on carbon offset quality is a form of risk management.

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Free Investigative Research Webinar | June 17, 2020

Internet for Lawyers

Investigate This New FREE Webinar on Jun 17, 2020: "How Data Can Help You Win: Finding Background and Investigative Information to Support Your Cases and Transactions" Join us for a new, free webinar, "How Data Can Help You Win: Finding Background and Investigative Information to Support Your Cases and Transactions" on Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at (..)

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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. According to the lawsuit: Alpha Modus approached Cooler Screens in January 2020 about licensing its patents. Walgreens ignored all three letters.

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Legal Staffing Lessons for Today’s Marketplace

Attorney at Work

Law firms didn’t let the pandemic get in the way of profitability or performance in 2020. on average in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Thomson Reuters — and 15% among AmLaw 100 firms. Some executed successful staffing strategies using contract attorneys in 2020. Profits per equity partner rose 11.5%

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

Debevoise Data Blog

and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC (collectively, Marriott) to settle allegations that Marriott failed to implement reasonable data security measures, resulting in three large data breaches from 2014 to 2020 and affecting more than 344million customers worldwide.

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Chatbots for Lawyers

Clio

Benefits of chatbots for lawyers The 2020 Legal Trends Report found that 79% of potential new clients expect a response within 24 hours of reaching out. According to the 2020 Legal Trends Report , new clients cited law firm responsiveness as a key factor when choosing a law firm to work with.

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The Legal Ethics of Cloud Computing & SaaS

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According to the American Bar Association 2020 Techreport , 60% of its survey participants answered “yes” to the basic question of whether they had used web based or software as a service (SaaS) applications in their practice. However, a lawyer may rely] on the due diligence services of independent companies, bar associations or.