You may be looking to move firms as the new year has prompted a fresh look at your career. Are you moving up? Are you providing the best service to your clients? Could you make more money somewhere else? So, Law360 reached out to attorneys and asked what questions you need to ask before Continue Reading
Construction & Real Estate Clients Often Require Vigorous Advocacy
The legal issues that accompany construction and real estate transactions require vigorous advocacy, from protecting clients from unnecessary liability to guiding decisions that minimize risk and that offer an upside. These case studies illustrate that fighting can be avoided with the right counsel Continue Reading
5 Ways IP Attys Can Make The World Better This Year
Here are some pro bono options for IP lawyers looking to do some good deeds this new year: Writing for Underrepresented Groups Patent cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, IP legislation pending in Congress and proposed rule changes by regulatory agencies like the USPTO and U.S. Copyright Continue Reading
7 Trends Pushing Private Equity Toward A New Normal In 2016
The new year will bring gradual but significant changes in the world of private equity, with experts predicting a solid but not particularly strong year of deal-making in 2016 as the sector begins to transform. On some fronts, changes have already been set in motion, with the last few years Continue Reading
New Jersey Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2016
New Jersey’s struggling gambling industry, outspoken workforce and vulnerable environment have driven legislative developments in recent months, giving attorneys tackling related or potential litigation plenty of pending bills to watch in 2016. Paid Sick Leave Among the most controversial Continue Reading
Erik Belt comments on BPLA quoted in “Law & Money” section of Boston Business Journal
Erik Belt, the new president of the Boston Patent Law Association, was quoted in Boston Business Journal's "Law & Money" section on December 18th. "If you look at statistics in the Patent Office about where patents are coming from, Boston and the area around it are disproportionately Continue Reading
How Much Credit Monitoring Are You Entitled to After a Data Breach
Given all of the big-name data breaches that have occurred during the past few years, there’s a good chance your personal or payment information has been compromised. There’s also a chance you’ve been offered some type of identity protection, usually in the form of free credit monitoring, by the Continue Reading
First Step in Flying a Drone Begins on Land
The new [FAA drone registration] rules come on the heels of a report by Bard College citing 240 close-calls between drones and airplanes nationwide. That includes nearly 90 incidents in the tri-state area. The FAA warns that failure to comply could cost you up to $27,500 in fines, or up to three Continue Reading
Attorneys React To The Paris Climate Change Deal
Nearly 200 countries reached a historic agreement in Paris over the weekend to limit greenhouse gas emissions in hopes of curbing global warming. Here, attorneys tell Law360 what they see as the takeaways from the landmark accord. J. Wylie Donald, McCarter & English LLP “A non-binding Continue Reading
Forget Patent Trolls. This Boston Attorney Is Battling Silicon Valley’s Darth Vader
Erik Paul Belt, the McCarter & English LLP partner who last week started his one-year term as president of the Boston Patent Law Association, thinks intellectual property rights in this country are under attack. Like, a Death Star level of attack. The group he leads includes more than 900 Continue Reading