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The Rise and Rise of Hospitality In Law Firms
March 31, 2025
The demand for client-facing hospitality experiences has intensified. Law firms are incorporating more client-centric services, such as personalized spaces for client meetings, high-end catering, and concierge-style offerings during in-person visits.
How UK Is Grappling With Copyright Issues In AI
March 31, 2025
How the United Kingdom is addressing the key copyright infringement issues as they relate to generative AI models and output, and highlights the “fair dealing” and statutory provisions unique to the country.
Reframing the AI Debate Will Improve How We Practice Law
March 31, 2025
For the last several years, I’ve become obsessed with a particular legal, technological, and philosophical question: Can a robot invent on its own?
Development
March 31, 2025
Use Variance Mandated Under Relaxed Standard for Public UtilitiesAppeal of Variance Grant Moot Because Residence Was Completed
Soft Touch Prospecting Strategies for Lawyers
March 31, 2025
The law is a complex field. Everyone does not do the same thing. You still need to bring in new clients. What are some “soft touch” strategies that might be more comfortable?
First Circuit Adds to Split On Whether Use of the Internet Is ‘Interstate Commerce’
March 31, 2025
The internet is generally viewed as inherently interstate in nature, but courts have reached different conclusions as to whether use of the internet by itself satisfies the “interstate commerce” requirement in criminal statutes, or something more is needed.
Feds Downsizing Raises Concerns for CRE
March 31, 2025
The commercial real estate market, particularly the office sector, faces a significant and imminent challenge: substantial reductions in federal government leasing. It's not a question of if but how much Uncle Sam will downsize its office footprint.
Chapter 11 Not Safe Harbor for Debtor to Delay Creditors, Bankruptcy Court Rules
March 31, 2025
A ruling by a federal bankruptcy judge in New York denying attorney’s fees to a debtor’s counsel sends a startling reminder to attorneys and clients alike. The Chapter 11 process is not intended to be a safe harbor for a debtor solely to delay creditors or circumvent other legal proceedings.
AI-Related Securities Class Actions On the Rise
March 31, 2025
Understanding the types of challenges shareholders are bringing against AI-affiliated companies is critical to effectively evaluating proposed disclosures and addressing potential areas of exposure.
New Bifurcated PTAB Pretrial Procedure: Procedural Deep Dive and Possible Implications
March 31, 2025
In the latest action part of a recent whirlwind of PTAB policy and procedural change around the use of so-called “discretionary denial” to refuse to a challenge to the validity of a granted patent, the Acting Director of the USPTO has issued a memorandum creating a new “bifurcated” pretrial procedure to be used for deciding whether or not to proceed with a trial in response to a petition for inter partes review or post grant review of a granted patent.

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