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Business of Law

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Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

What Keeps You Up at Night? Tips for Navigating Boardroom Crisis
5 Min Read Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships
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What Keeps You Up at Night? Tips for Navigating Boardroom Crisis

By: Nayelly Dominguez
Corporate crises are inevitable. From cyberattacks to whistleblower complaints of executive misconduct, lawyers, both in-house and outside counsel, are usually among the first people pulled in to assist in addressing these crises. Lawyers are often expected not just to answer the legal questions associated with such crises, but also to guide corporate leaders in identifying... Read more »

Mergers & Acquisitions

International Business Law

The Strait of Hormuz and Its Implications for Cross-Border Acquisitions

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

Recent Developments in Business Courts 2026
147 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
October 12, 2026

Recent Developments in Business Courts 2026

By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Bankruptcy & Finance

Modern ADR Strategies for Financial Disputes
8 Min Read Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution
September 30, 2026

Modern ADR Strategies for Financial Disputes

By: Mia Levi
Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) processes such as arbitration and mediation have emerged as the preferred framework for resolving financial disputes across industries: from complex banking litigation and securities controversies to commercial lending conflicts and insurance coverage battles. For business attorneys advising clients with financial stakes, ADR offers a compelling array of procedural advantages that might... Read more »

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Thomson Reuters v. Ross, One Year Later: A Narrower Precedent Than the Headlines Suggested

Business of Law

Toward a More Perfect Union: Lessons from My Father
85 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
September 18, 2026

Recent Developments in Corporate Law 2026

By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | September 18, 2026

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

How Helms-Burton Act Recoveries Are Taxed
7 Min Read Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
September 14, 2026

How Helms-Burton Act Recoveries Are Taxed

By: Robert W. Wood
The U.S. Supreme Court has eased the way for people and companies to make claims over the confiscation of Cuban property when Fidel Castro seized power in 1959. Recently, in Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 608 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court revived claims filed by a U.S. company, Havana Docks, that operated... Read more »

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

D.C. Circuit Upholds Jury Damages Award to GSE Shareholders

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Should Text Messages Be Considered ‘Calls’ Under the TCPA? The Seventh Circuit Says No

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 Recent Developments in Business Courts 2026
147 Min Read
October 12, 2026

Recent Developments in Business Courts 2026

By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association

Editor Emeritus and Editors Lee Applebaum, Editor Emeritus Benjamin R. Norman, Co-Editor Brooks, Pierce, McLendon,…

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 Show Me Your System Cards: AI Risk and What Companies Should Know

Modern ADR Strategies for Financial Disputes

Recent Developments in Corporate Law 2026
85 Min Read
September 18, 2026

Recent Developments in Corporate Law 2026

By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association

Editor Emily A. Letcher Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900 Wilmington, DE 19801 302.472.7314 [email protected] Contributors Kerime…

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 A Contractarian Retelling of the Frog-and-Scorpion Fable

D.C. Circuit Upholds Jury Damages Award to GSE Shareholders

Data Centers in the Spotlight
4 Min Read
August 24, 2026

Data Centers in the Spotlight

By: Jae Hyung Ryu

This article previews a Showcase CLE program at the American Bar Association Business Law Section’s upcoming Fall Meeting in…

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 Legal Leadership Through Governance: Rediscovering Checks and Balances

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Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business of Law

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

What Keeps You Up at Night? Tips for Navigating Boardroom Crisis

Mergers & Acquisitions

International Business Law

The Strait of Hormuz and Its Implications for Cross-Border Acquisitions

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

Recent Developments in Business Courts 2026
147 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
October 12, 2026

Recent Developments in Business Courts 2026

By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | October 12, 2026

Bankruptcy & Finance

Before Bankruptcy: Algorithmic Shadow Insolvency

Securities Law

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Bankruptcy & Finance

Tokenization of Financial Assets: Key Regulatory, Market, Legal, and Legislative Considerations

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Show Me Your System Cards: AI Risk and What Companies Should Know

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

Recent Developments in Business Divorce Litigation 2026

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Navigating ‘Capacity’ in D&O Claims: Why Policy Language, Titles (and Even Signature Blocks) Matter

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Bankruptcy & Finance

Modern ADR Strategies for Financial Disputes

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Thomson Reuters v. Ross, One Year Later: A Narrower Precedent Than the Headlines Suggested

Business of Law

Toward a More Perfect Union: Lessons from My Father

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

Recent Developments in Corporate Law 2026
85 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
September 18, 2026

Recent Developments in Corporate Law 2026

By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | September 18, 2026

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business of Law

When Corporate Counsel’s Phone Buzzes: A Governance Framework for Politically Consequential Board Decisions

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

When Copyright Claims Hit the Stream: DMCA Lessons for Live-Streamers and Their Counsel

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

A Contractarian Retelling of the Frog-and-Scorpion Fable

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Securities Law

A Remedy Without a Lawsuit: Business Litigation After FS Credit Opportunities v. Saba Capital

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

How Helms-Burton Act Recoveries Are Taxed

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

D.C. Circuit Upholds Jury Damages Award to GSE Shareholders

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Should Text Messages Be Considered ‘Calls’ Under the TCPA? The Seventh Circuit Says No

Business of Law

Don’t Set and Forget Your Contracts

Bankruptcy & Finance

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Data Centers in the Spotlight

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business of Law

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

When the Alarm Sounds: Boardroom Crisis Management in Real Time

Business of Law

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

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Legal Leadership Through Governance: Rediscovering Checks and Balances
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