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Bankruptcy & Finance

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

From Money Transmitters to PPSIs: Treasury’s Proposed Stablecoin Compliance Framework
15 Min Read Bankruptcy & Finance
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From Money Transmitters to PPSIs: Treasury’s Proposed Stablecoin Compliance Framework

By: Betere Gizaw, Kimberly A. Prior, Daniel R. Kahan, Alicia Rose, Nicholas P. Cohen
When President Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”) into law on July 18, 2025, the reaction across the digital asset industry was almost uniformly positive. At long last, the United States had delivered what the industry had been requesting for years: a comprehensive regulatory framework for... Read more »

Business of Law

Corporate Clients Have Never Had a Real Legal Partner

Business of Law

Investing in High-Impact Pro Bono Projects as a Transactional Lawyer

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

The Value of Co-Mediation in Business and Human Rights Disputes
4 Min Read Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution
May 13, 2026

The Value of Co-Mediation in Business and Human Rights Disputes

By: Pam Ly
Mediation, ordinarily a voluntary dispute resolution process, is private, informal, confidential, and nonbinding. A mediator, as a professional neutral facilitator, assists disputing parties in reaching an agreement to settle part or all of their differences. This process allows the parties to self-determine the outcome without the formal rules of evidence or procedure used in a... Read more »

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Transaction Review Laws Expand Regulation of Healthcare M&A

Mergers & Acquisitions

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Fixing the Problem That Is “Agreement and Plan of Merger”

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

When Deft Hands Are Needed: DoD’s Conflicted Strategies for Acquiring IP Rights in AI Systems
122 Min Read Internet Law & Cybersecurity
April 15, 2026

When Deft Hands Are Needed: DoD’s Conflicted Strategies for Acquiring IP Rights in AI Systems

By: Roland Trope
I. Introduction[1] Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) systems[2] have become essential to the accelerated tempo of military operations.[3] The U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”)[4] needs to obtain military AI systems that not only have the requisite current capabilities, but can be modified and upgraded, when needed, to ensure (i) new data used to train the AI model... Read more »

Mergers & Acquisitions

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40 Years of the M&A Committee: Advantages of Being a Member of the Committee

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In‑House Counsel’s Guide to the ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting 2026

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The Digital Services Act and Transatlantic Intellectual Property Enforcement: What U.S. Companies Need to Know

The Value of Co-Mediation in Business and Human Rights Disputes

Tax Risks in Mediation Term Sheets
9 Min Read
May 7, 2026

Tax Risks in Mediation Term Sheets

By: Robert W. Wood

Mediation is nonbinding, but the goal is a binding deal. If a case is resolved, there may be a handshake, an unsigned or signed…

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 Nebraska Amends Various Finance Laws
4 Min Read
April 24, 2026

Nebraska Amends Various Finance Laws

By: Robert W. Savoie, Julia Berry Lopez

Nebraska enacted LB 717 on February 25, 2026, amending multiple aspects of Nebraska consumer finance law. Among other changes,…

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 40 Years of the M&A Committee: Advantages of Being a Member of the Committee

40 Years of the M&A Committee: Developments in Private Equity M&A

40 Years of the M&A Committee: How 40 Years of Technology Transformation Rewrote the M&A Lawyer’s Playbook

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Bankruptcy & Finance

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

From Money Transmitters to PPSIs: Treasury’s Proposed Stablecoin Compliance Framework

Business of Law

Corporate Clients Have Never Had a Real Legal Partner

Business of Law

Investing in High-Impact Pro Bono Projects as a Transactional Lawyer

Business of Law

Rule of Law Recession Accelerates as Authoritarian Trend Deepens, WJP Index Finds

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Changes to NMLS Individual Disclosure Questions Take Effect

International Business Law

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

The Digital Services Act and Transatlantic Intellectual Property Enforcement: What U.S. Companies Need to Know

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

The FTC’s Latest Actions Aimed at Worker Noncompetes

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

7th Circuit Holds BIPA Damages Remedy Applies Retroactively

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

The Value of Co-Mediation in Business and Human Rights Disputes

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Transaction Review Laws Expand Regulation of Healthcare M&A

Mergers & Acquisitions

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Fixing the Problem That Is “Agreement and Plan of Merger”

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Tax Risks in Mediation Term Sheets

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Remote and Hybrid Employees: Navigating the Legal Challenges for Nonprofits

Securities Law

Cents and Sensibility: Understanding Legal Issues in Equity Crowdfunding

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Nebraska Amends Various Finance Laws

Mergers & Acquisitions

International Business Law

40 Years of the M&A Committee: Developments in International M&A

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

When Deft Hands Are Needed: DoD’s Conflicted Strategies for Acquiring IP Rights in AI Systems

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business of Law

40 Years of the M&A Committee: Advantages of Being a Member of the Committee

Business of Law

In‑House Counsel’s Guide to the ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting 2026

Mergers & Acquisitions

40 Years of the M&A Committee: Developments in Public Company M&A

Mergers & Acquisitions

40 Years of the M&A Committee: Developments in Private Equity M&A

Business of Law

The Rule of Law and an Independent Judiciary: Cornerstones of Business Success, Economic Development, and the American Dream

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business of Law

40 Years of the M&A Committee: The Rise of Women in M&A

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business of Law

40 Years of the M&A Committee: How 40 Years of Technology Transformation Rewrote the M&A Lawyer’s Playbook
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When you receive a loan, is the money taxable? Of course not, because you must pay back the money. That…

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