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How to Implement Generative AI at Your Organization Image

How to Implement Generative AI at Your Organization

Jessica Robinson

AI language models are trained on massive amounts of data to function and improve. The more data the model is trained on, the better it gets at detecting patterns, anticipating what comes next, and producing realistic text. Right now, however, there are few controls in place to stop these models from scraping personal and private information from people and business.

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Third Circuit: Pre-Bankruptcy Commercial Lease Termination Not Fraudulent Transfer Image

Third Circuit: Pre-Bankruptcy Commercial Lease Termination Not Fraudulent Transfer

Michael L. Cook

Is an insolvent debtor's pre-bankruptcy termination of a commercial lease a fraudulent transfer? The circuit courts seem to be split, however a close reading of cases in the Third and Seventh Circuits shows that the reasoning of both courts can be reconciled on their facts.

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Four Legal Ops Traps That Can Stunt Growth Image

Four Legal Ops Traps That Can Stunt Growth

Brian Corbin

For legal stakeholders seeking to take their existing legal operations programs to the next level or start new programs from scratch, there are a few all-too-easy traps that can stunt growth, cost political capital and cause headaches. Having a strategic plan, budget and critical executive buy-in is not enough to avoid these four common issues.

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How to Avoid Running Afoul of Privacy Laws Image

How to Avoid Running Afoul of Privacy Laws

Dan Panitz & Jerry McIver

Privacy laws and enforcement are causing big changes to global commerce and have now arrived at our doorstep. The million dollar questions are how this will affect our businesses and what, if anything, do we need to do about it?

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Using the Generational Gap To Enhance Engagement Image

Using the Generational Gap To Enhance Engagement

Marcie Borgal Shunk

In an era where the power dynamics in the legal industry are shifting decidedly to talent, a firm's ability to tap into generational differences to invigorate, attract and retain talent is a competitive advantage.

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Municipality's Refusal to Permit Expansion of a Pre-Existing Nonconforming Use Doesn't Violate Constitution Image

Municipality's Refusal to Permit Expansion of a Pre-Existing Nonconforming Use Doesn't Violate Constitution

Stewart E. Sterk

Can a municipality's refusal to permit expansion of a pre-existing nonconforming use constitute a federal constitutional violation? The federal district court for the Eastern District of New York faced that question and awarded summary judgment to the municipality, rejecting the landowner's substantive due process and takings claims.

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All Is Not Fair In Love and Warhol Image

All Is Not Fair In Love and Warhol

Jonathan Moskin

A new balance must be struck between the new use and the exclusive right of authors to make derivative works, and part of that balance includes a clearer focus on the statutory fair use factors as well as the commercial nature or not of the new work. As a practical matter, how much the decision changes in this "troublesome" area remains to be seen.

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Law Firms Saw Moderate Revenue Growth In Q1 Despite Challenging Demand Environment Image

Law Firms Saw Moderate Revenue Growth In Q1 Despite Challenging Demand Environment

Gloria Gomez-O'Rourke & Mike McKenney

Strong inventory levels at the end of 2022 helped the law firm industry post moderate average revenue growth during the first quarter of 2023, though the demand environment remains challenging for law firms.

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5 Most Commonly Required Guaranties In Commercial Real Estate Loans Image

5 Most Commonly Required Guaranties In Commercial Real Estate Loans

Peter E. Fisch & Salvatore Gogliormella

In general, commercial real estate loans are non-recourse in nature and the lenders ultimately look to their collateral for the satisfaction of the borrowers' obligations if the loan goes into default. However, lenders typically require guaranties from individuals or entities, making the guarantors personally liable for certain obligations.

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Will Section 230 Protect AI Chatbots? Image

Will Section 230 Protect AI Chatbots?

Cassandre Coyer

The lack of answers from the Supreme Court regarding the scope of Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act comes at a time when legal questions around generative AI are mushrooming.

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