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  • ICE at the Workplace: A Toolkit for Employers

    Imagine you are the general counsel of a company that maintains warehouses across the country with thousands of employees and you have heard that the government is visiting warehouses like your company’s to check the employment authorization of employees and potentially seeking to detain anyone the government believes may be undocumented. It is critical that you remain informed and ready to face increased scrutiny of your employees’ immigration status at your places of business.

    April 30, 2025Marjorie Peerce and R. Stephen Stigall and Schuyler La Barge

  • Reframing the AI Debate To Improve How We Practice Law

    Lessons about artificial intelligence (AI), how our discourse about machines has gone awry, and how consulting traditional models can provide clarity — especially to thorny legal issues at the intersection of technology and IP law.

    April 01, 2025Michael M. Rosen

  • The Rise of Hospitality In Law Firms, Revisited

    Today, and we are witnessing the continued evolution of this trend, as firms embrace a more holistic approach to employee experience, client relations, and workplace design. In this follow-up to a previous article, we’ll look at how hospitality-focused services have further developed in law firms, the importance of this shift, and where the industry is heading in the near future.

    March 31, 2025Anthony Davies

  • Seventh, Ninth Court Rulings Expand and Tighten Reach of Federal Video Privacy Protection Act

    The VPPA may be nearly four-decades old and video-rental stores largely a thing of the past, but the rise of online content, streaming services and ancillary activities has brought with it frequent litigation based on the VPPA. The key challenge in these litigations is how to interpret the VPPA’s 1980s terms in light of today’s digital advances.

    March 31, 2025Stan Soocher

  • Create An Operations Blueprint for Efficiency and Profitability In 2025

    Simply put, the old levers of profitability — billable hours and rate increases — are no longer sufficient. Firms that fail to proactively address inefficiencies risk losing market share to more agile competitors. To remain competitive, law firms must rethink traditional business models and optimize operations at every level.

    March 31, 2025Michele Blay and Carlyse Evans and Dan Safran

  • Constitutionality of Tax Sale Practices Questioned

    When a village or other taxing authority conducts a tax lien sale, and the purchaser of the tax lien subsequently acquires a tax deed, what rights does the tax-delinquent former owner of the property enjoy?

    March 31, 2025Stewart E. Sterk

  • Shifting Crypto and Cyber Priorities In SEC Enforcement

    When the SEC issues the next annual enforcement report for fiscal year 2025, we expect securities offering actions and investment adviser actions will almost certainly be up, and the “crypto” and “cyber” cases will almost certainly be down. Public statements by the new SEC administration have said as much, but even more telling than public statements are the allocation of limited enforcement resources.

    March 31, 2025Alec Koch and Carmen Lawrence and Aaron Lipson and Bill Johnson