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Service Provider Management, Not Selection, Determines Success

Rob Mattern

Many law firms are fixated on insuring they choose the right service provider. Granted the right partner is important, however it’s not the service provider you select; it’s how that service provider is managed that determines success.

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Leveraging Patent Office Examples for AI Enabled Innovation In Any Industry

Jim Soong

In Ex parte Michalek, the PTAB evaluated an invention involving medical health technology and artificial intelligence. While this case involved medical health technology, the implicated issues inform patent strategies for AI enabled inventions across all industries.

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High Court Expands the Reach of the Wire Fraud Statute (Part III)

Harry Sandick & Caitlyn Wigler

On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court endorsed the “fraudulent inducement” theory of wire fraud in Kousisis v. United States, departing from its recent trend of narrowing the scope of broadly worded criminal statutes, including the wire fraud statute. This decision appears to allow the government to obtain a conviction even where the defendant did not intend to cause economic harm to their counterparty, so long as the defendant made material false statements in order to obtain property from another.

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PA Supreme Court Shifts How Courts Assess Impact of Takings In Eminent Domain Cases

Alan Nochumson & Alex Goldberg & Aaron Lipson

In a decision that could reshape how property rights are valued in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that property owners may receive just compensation for noncontiguous parcels taken by the government — so long as those parcels were functionally unified.

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The Divestiture Rule Explained: A Judge-Made Doctrine Doesn’t Necessarily Deprive a Lower Court of Ongoing Subject Matter Jurisdiction Image

The Divestiture Rule Explained: A Judge-Made Doctrine Doesn’t Necessarily Deprive a Lower Court of Ongoing Subject Matter Jurisdiction

Daniel A. Lowenthal

The “divestiture rule is not truly jurisdictional,” a Florida Bankruptcy court held in the recent ECI Pharmaceuticals case, which shows how one court analyzed when or when not to apply the divestiture rule.

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New Crop of Legal Developments In Music Celebrity Estate Battles

Stan Soocher

Legal disputes over artist’s estates have been a growing source of entertainment-industry litigation. This summer is proving to be a busy season for such litigations, with legal dustups related to the music-celebrity estates of “Margaritaville” icon Jimmy Buffett, Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen and blues legend Johnny Winter.

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Crafting Stories That Win Clients and Trust for Law Firms

Nicolle Martin

Stories have always been at the heart of how humans connect, influence decisions, and foster change. For law firms, where reputation, trust and authority are paramount, storytelling is not just a marketing buzzword and it’s a proven tactic to differentiate your brand, win new clients, and nurture long-term relationships in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

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Protecting Your Patent: How a Vet-Owned AI Company Safeguarded Its IP Image

Protecting Your Patent: How a Vet-Owned AI Company Safeguarded Its IP

Jon Brewton & Chris Rohrbach & Eric Costantini & John Scott

Military-owned businesses often possess unique technological advantages derived from years of research, development, and practical application. One veteran-owned company’s journey — combined with a patent attorney’s experience preparing and filing patent applications — provides valuable insight into what veterans should do to safeguard their intellectual property.

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Legal Issues Surround AI Use In Advertising

Jonathan Bick

Advertising is increasingly targeted at specific consumers. Targeted advertising depends upon data about consumers that customizes the advertisement that consumers receive. AI use in advertising targets results in legal difficulties, primarily unlawful discrimination and privacy violations.

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Embracing Change In Legal Marketing: A Call to Adapt and Lead

Jennifer Marsnik

Change isn’t coming — it’s already here. In nearly every corner of business, and particularly in the legal industry, the pace of innovation is accelerating. Marketing and public relations professionals in law firms or those targeting legal clients are standing at a critical crossroads: either resist the wave of change or ride it forward with purpose, agility and creativity.

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