Insights
The Edinburgh Reforms — Two Years On
Lexology In-Depth: Complex Commercial Litigation — Hong Kong
FCC Reviews Submarine Cable Rules to Address National Security and Law Enforcement Risks
Report
Battery Storage: Accelerating Germany’s Transition to Renewable Energy
Significant storage capacities are necessary to unlock the full potential of renewables — offering a great opportunity for infrastructure investors.
Energy & Infrastructure — Battery Energy Storage Trends
The Book of Jargon Series – Word of the Day®
The Book of Jargon® is a series of practice area and industry-specific glossaries published by Latham & Watkins.
Anchor
the leading tenant in a shopping center whose name recognition often attracts other Tenants to the center.
Tagging
the act of classifying documents in Review Software as responsive, not relevant, Privileged, interesting, etc. In the olden days, lawyers physically applied tags to paper documents one by one. They also had to walk three hours uphill in the snow to work each day, both ways.
Above the Line
refers to items on an Income Statement (or Profit and Loss Statement) which are incurred before the calculation of a company’s gross profit. Above the Line profit is gross operating profit before deduction of certain expenses to give net profit.
Service Mark
similar to a Trademark but used for distinguishing and identifying services rather than goods.
Jantzi Social Index / JSI
a socially screened, market capitalization-weighted index of 50 Canadian companies that satisfy a broad set of ESG criteria. Launched in 2000, the JSI assesses how some Canadian companies engage with the local community, maintain Corporate Governance, manage employee relations, affect the surrounding environment, and impact human rights.