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  麻豆传媒 School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery

  

  The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.

• Web Tracking Ruling Signals Potential Broadening Of CCPA

  

  The Northern District of California's recent decision in Shah v. Capital One Financial Corp. is notable, as it signals a potential broadening of the California Consumer Privacy Act's private right of action beyond data breaches to unauthorized, nonbreach disclosures involving the use of now-ubiquitous tracking technologies, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

• Patent Takeaways In Fed. Circ.'s 1st Machine Learning Ruling

  

  The Federal Circuit鈥檚 recent decision in Recentive Analytics v. Fox, a case of first impression affirming the invalidity of patents that applied general machine learning methods to conventional tasks, serves as a cautionary guide for patent practitioners navigating the complexities of machine learning inventions, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

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  Int'l Athletes' Wages Should Be On-Campus Employment

  

  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security should recognize participation in college athletics by international student-athletes as on-campus employment to prevent the potentially disastrous ripple effects on teams, schools and their surrounding communities, says Catherine Haight at Haight 麻豆传媒 Group.

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  Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer

  

  Being a lawyer not only requires logic and hard work, but also belief, emotion, situational awareness and lots of natural energy 鈥� playing guitar enhances all of these qualities, increasing my capacity to do my best work, says Kosta Stojilkovic at Wilkinson Stekloff.

• Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook

  

  The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges 鈥� like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions 鈥� can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.

• Tips For Companies Crafting Tariff Surcharge Disclosures

  

  As the Trump administration imposes tariffs on imports, retail businesses considering itemizing tariff-related costs separately for consumers must ensure that any disclosures are both accurate and defensible to avoid regulatory enforcement or private suits, says Christopher Cole at Katten.

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  Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To Big麻豆传媒

  

  While the move to private practice brings a learning curve, it also brings chances to learn new skills and grow your network, requiring a clear understanding of how your skills can complement and contribute to a firm's existing practice, and where you can add new value, says Meghann Donahue at Covington.

• Combs Case Reveals Key Pretrial Scheduling Strategies

  

  The procedural battles over pretrial disclosure deadlines leading up to the criminal trial of Sean 鈥淒iddy鈥� Combs show how disclosure timing can substantially affect defendants鈥� ability to prepare and highlight several scheduling pointers for defense counsel, says Sara Kropf at Kropf Moseley.

• Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them

  

  Like all transactions, litigation finance deals can sometimes collapse, but understanding the most common reasons for failure, including a lack of trust or a misunderstanding of deal terms, can help both parties avoid problems, say Rebecca Berrebi at Avenue 33 and Boris Ziser at Schulte Roth.

• Best Practices For Companies Integrating Existing IP With AI

  

  Some copyright owners are exploring how they can make new content by combining their existing intellectual property assets with generative artificial intelligence, and although these initiatives can serve multiple business goals, those considering such practices should be aware they are entering largely uncharted waters, says Josh Weigensberg at Pryor Cashman.

• How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients

  

  Attorneys can lean on key principles from a psychotherapeutic paradigm known as the "Internal Family Systems" model to help manage triggered clients and get settlement negotiations back on track, says Jennifer Gibbs at Zelle.

• How Athletes Can Protect Their Signature Celebrations As IP

  

  As copyright and trademark law adapts to short-form choreography and dynamic media, athletes and their business partners have new tools to protect the intellectual property embedded in their unique dances, poses and celebrations, say attorneys at Debevoise.

• What Banks Must Do To Attract Gen Z Customers

  

  The young adults of Generation Z bank differently, so financial institutions must engage appropriately if they wish to attract this key population, including by leveraging savvy marketing, well-designed online interfaces and top-notch customer service, says Madeline Thieschafer at Fredrikson & Byron.

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  Mass Arbitration Reform Must Focus On Justice

  

  A recent 麻豆传媒360 guest article argued that mass arbitration reform is needed to alleviate companies鈥� financial and administrative burdens, but any such reform must deliver real justice, not just cost savings for the powerful, says Eduard Korsinsky at Levi & Korsinsky.