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Matter of Avaya Inc., 17-10089

Publication Date: 2017-09-25
Practice Area: Bankruptcy
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Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Marlene Clark: Jeffrey Chubak, Esq. of Counsel, Storch Amini PC, New York, NY.
for defendant: Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors-in-Possession: James H.M. Sprayregen, P.C., Esq., Jonathan S. Henes, P.C., Esq., Patrick J. Nash, Jr., P.C., Esq., Ryan Preston Dahl, Esq., Bradley Thomas Giordano, Esq., of Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY. Counsel to the Ad Hoc First Lien Group: Ira S. Dizengoff, Esq., Philip C. Dublin, Esq., Abid Qureshi, Esq., of Counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, NY. Counsel to the Ad Hoc Crossover Group: Kristopher M. Hansen, Esq., Sayan Bhattacharyya, Esq., Gabriel E. Sasson, Esq., of Counsel, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York, NY. Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: Lorenzo Marinuzzi, Esq., Todd M. Goren, Esq., of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 17-10089

Pension to Surviving Wife Is 'Survivor Benefit' Not 'Retiree Benefit' Under Code §1114(a)

September 18, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

5 Things to Ask Before Hiring a Robo-Lawyer: Part 4

Whether good or bad, the law is used by some to obtain or retain advantages over others, like education, money and politics. Over short and medium time frames, access to AI—and access to better AI—will likely skew toward those who can afford to supplement quality human legal advice for their separate advantage.

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September 15, 2017 | Legaltech News

Nixon Peabody's On-Site Incubator a Boost for LGBT Entrepreneurs

Nixon Peabody has donated 2,300 square feet of its 16th floor San Francisco office and partnered with StartOut, a nonprofit LGBT business accelerator, to launch the StartOut Growth Lab.

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September 14, 2017 | The Recorder

Nixon Peabody's On-Site Incubator a Boost for LGBT Entrepreneurs

The firm has donated 2,300 square feet of its 16th floor San Francisco office and partnered with a nonprofit business accelerator to launch the StartOut Growth Lab.

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September 12, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

5 Things to Ask Before Hiring a Robo-Lawyer: Part 2

To drive somewhere, all you have to tell an automated car is your destination, the rest is technology, albeit complex amazing and sometimes patentable technology. Given any two physical coordinates, the same technical solution should be applicable to any human passenger. However, when legal issues are involved, a human client may not be able to articulate a preferred outcome and also usually needs advice on what results are even possible. A lawyer thus needs a lot more information, and an AI needs a lot more complex, amazing and sometimes patentable technology.

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Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 16-cv-3081

Publication Date: 2017-08-29
Practice Area: Copyrights
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Katherine Forrest
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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Case Number: 16-cv-3081

Video Commenting on, Criticizing YouTube Video Was 'Fair Use,' Not Infringing Cop

August 28, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Aug. 28

Arthur E. Anthony, partner at Locke Lord, was named one of National Diversity Council's Top 50 Multicultural Lawyers in Dallas.

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Cooper v. Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc., 16cv1900

Publication Date: 2017-08-23
Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge William Pauley
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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Case Number: 16cv1900

Motion to Compel Arbitration Granted; ERISA Claims Arose From, Related t

August 16, 2017 | Litigation Daily

The Arbitration Fight You Didn't Know Was Happening—And that Skadden Is Winning

For all the attention being paid these days to mandatory arbitration of consumer financial disputes, there's another unlikely battleground: roof shingles. Seriously.

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August 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Lost Profit Damages Three Years After 'Biotronik'

Elizabeth A. Edmondson and Jenna E. Ross write: In March 2014, the Court of Appeals issued a 4-3 decision in 'Biotronik, A.G. v. Conor Medsys. Ireland' that—according to the dissent and considerable commentary—threatened to upend previously settled New York damages law. Three years later, however, no sea change in the New York law of lost profit damages appears to have occurred.

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