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Embedded In The Roots: Kramer Levin’s Dedication To Pro Bono
Editor: Please tell us about your professional backgrounds. Grayer: I graduated from Middlebury College and Boston University School of Law. I spent my first few years practicing here at Kramer Levin, then sojourned to the south and practiced in Atlanta, Georgia, for two years at Sutherland...
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A New Day In Immigration?
Editor: Please review for our readers the principal immigration reform proposals in the Border Security and Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. Ruthizer: The main provisions of a very broadly drafted and comprehensive reform proposal would grant legalization to...
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New York Courts Address Electronic Discovery Of Social Media Data
Litigants defending against personal injury and similar claims increasingly look to information stored on social media sites (“SMS”), which often memorializes the thoughts, feelings, and activities that are relevant to damages claimed by an injured party. Over the past year, New York...
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Say On Pay 2013 And Some Governance Observations For Compensation Committees
Editor: Welcome back, Ken. Please start our discussion with an overview of some of the key governance considerations for compensation committees during this year’s proxy season. Kopelman: Thanks. Let’s focus today on three items I think directors, and especially compensation...
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A New Avenue For E-Discovery Cost Recovery
E-discovery is often one of the largest expenses of litigation. In recent years, some prevailing parties in federal court have found a successful avenue for recovering those costs through a provision of the United States Code that provides for the reimbursement (known as “taxing”) of...
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Evolving IP Landscape As Technology And The Law Develop
Editor: Please give us an overview of the firm’s bicoastal intellectual property practice. Caplan: Kramer Levin is a full-service firm with just under 400 lawyers. In addition to the New York office, we opened an office in California a little over a year ago, and we have an office in...
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E-Discovery Considerations In Class Action Lawsuits
Editor: Why should the scope of e-discovery be limited? Should it presumptively be limited to information available in the ordinary course of business? Schulman: E-discovery continues to be one of the most costly stages of any litigation. The very first rule in the Federal Rules – Rule 1...
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