The Critical Role of Legal and PR in Crisis Management
July 31, 2025
A crisis can greatly threaten an organization's reputation and operational stability. Whether a major product failure, cyberattack, or public health scandal, how a company reacts can define its future. Recent crises involving industry giants underscore the need for a coordinated response that integrates both legal and public relations expertise.
In the AI Era, Authority Is the Key to Future-Proofing a Law Practice
July 31, 2025
The more we become commodities — and most legal marketers are happy to assist in this process — then the less we can charge our clients, the less we can match up with the right clients, and the easier we are to be replaced by AI. The old tricks that fooled Google will soon stop working.
Five State Privacy Laws Went Into Effect In 2025: Here’s What You Need to Know
July 01, 2025
Five new state privacy laws took effect in January 2025 — Delaware (DPDPA), Iowa (ICDPA), Nebraska (NDPA), New Hampshire (NHPA), and New Jersey (NJDPA) — adding to the compliance maze for businesses operating across state lines. This latest wave of legislation creates a patchwork of requirements that include critical variations in three key areas: applicability thresholds, covered data categories and enforcement protocols.
As Restaurants Roll Out AI, Cyber Risks Are On the Menu
July 01, 2025
A quick-service restaurant holding company’s plans to use artificial intelligence to enhance customers’ ordering experience is highlighting a new era of cyber liability risks. Data privacy concerns continue to drive lawsuits, and plaintiffs’ attorneys continue to seek creative ways to litigate privacy violations alongside rapidly evolving AI technologies, often bringing claims under laws that predate the internet itself.
Med Tech Patent Case Offers Examples for AI Enabled Innovation In Any Industry
July 01, 2025
While the case discussed in this article involved medical health technology, the implicated issues inform patent strategies for AI enabled inventions across all industries. Patent applicants should expect to see reliance by the Patent Office not only on its 2019 Guidance but also on its examples illustrating application of the guidance in the context of AI related innovation.
Improving Your Cybersecurity Today: 10 Tips to Take Your Firm’s Security from Good to Great
July 01, 2025
This two-part series summarizes modern security practices as advised by NIST’s latest guidelines, a framework that prioritizes proactive, resilient and user-friendly strategies. Part One of the series, published in last month’s issue, offered 10 must-know tips to improve personal cybersecurity; Part Two shares 10 tips to take your firm or organization’s security from good to great.