Navigating the SEC's Marketing Rule: Compliance Challenges and Legal Insights
October 01, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has underscored the critical importance of Marketing Rule compliance through a series of recent enforcement actions and risk alerts. This article delves into the challenges that investment advisers must navigate when marketing their services. It also explores how legal counsel and compliance consultants can effectively support their clients in adhering to both the explicit requirements and nuanced aspects of the Marketing Rule.
Navigating the SEC's Marketing Rule
October 01, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has underscored the critical importance of Marketing Rule compliance through a series of recent enforcement actions and risk alerts. This article delves into the challenges that investment advisers must navigate when marketing their services. It also explores how legal counsel and compliance consultants can effectively support their clients in adhering to both the explicit requirements and nuanced aspects of the Marketing Rule.
Harnessing AI for Efficiency and Growth: A Balanced Approach
October 01, 2024
While AI presents valuable opportunities, the excitement around it can sometimes overshadow the need for proper data management and interpretation. Here's a balanced look at how AI can be used to drive efficiency and growth within your firm, along with some key considerations.
The Rise of the Self-Service Buyer
October 01, 2024
The self-service buyer is a relatively new concept in B2B professional services. These buyers prefer to gather information, research, and make decisions independently before ever engaging with a service provider. This shift is revolutionary in an industry like legal services, where trust and personal relationships have traditionally driven business development.
PA Court Rules that Landlord Can Only Recover Damages for Unpaid Rent Through Date of Repossession
October 01, 2024
A recent Pennsylvania Superior Court opinion held that a commercial tenant was evicted from the leased premises rather than abandoning it and that, accordingly, the landlord could only recover damages for unpaid rent through the date when the landlord recovered possession of the leased premises, denying the landlord's claim for additional rent for the remainder of the lease term.
How to Check a Privately-Held Company's Creditworthiness
October 01, 2024
How do you check on a company's creditworthiness when the company is privately held and does not make its financial statements publicly available? The answer is that you need to check alternative sources of information for hints as to whether the company is experiencing problems. This article provides some questions to ask to help recognize the warning signs in the answers.
How to Help Lawyers Embrace a Sales Mindset
October 01, 2024
The idea that lawyers and firms don't — or shouldn't — "sell" to clients and prospects remains widespread. It's time we change this perspective. It's neither practical nor sustainable in a legal services marketplace, where competition to keep clients and attract new ones is intense and the ability to stand out from the crowd is increasingly challenging for both lawyers and firms. It's also not what clients want or what serves them best in the long run.
Players On the Move
October 01, 2024
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
Navigating the Legal AI Landscape In 2025
October 01, 2024
This article explores key insights from the past year, focusing on technological breakthroughs, market growth, regulatory developments, and adoption trends positioning generative AI for broader integration across the legal sector.
