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Business of Law

Toward a More Perfect Union: Lessons from My Father
3 Min Read Business of Law
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Toward a More Perfect Union: Lessons from My Father

By: John M. Geiringer
Reflecting on Father’s Day and the 250th anniversary of our nation this summer, my thoughts were drawn to one of its greatest unsung patriots, my father Fred. As a Jewish child liberated from the ashes of Europe by General George S. Patton’s army, and inspired by the “shining city on a hill,” he chose America... Read more »

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business of Law

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

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

How Helms-Burton Act Recoveries Are Taxed

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Legal Leadership Through Governance: Rediscovering Checks and Balances
7 Min Read Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships
August 12, 2026

Legal Leadership Through Governance: Rediscovering Checks and Balances

By: H. Stephen Grace Jr., Suzanne H. Gilbert, S. Lawrence Prendergast
Business lawyers, both internal and external counsel, occupy an important leadership role in the ongoing evolution of organization governance built on “checks and balances.” Further, business lawyers can contribute to carrying the concept of “checks and balances” and “transparency” down through the organization, thereby benefitting the entire organization. As is set out here, business lawyers... Read more »

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Business of Law

How AI Is Helping Legal Teams Spot Where Their Consumer Data Is at Risk

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

How the Mortgage Industry Is Responding to the Housing Affordability Crisis

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Cell Phone Location Data/History Warrant Request: Is It a Fourth Amendment Search?
4 Min Read Internet Law & Cybersecurity
August 3, 2026

Cell Phone Location Data/History Warrant Request: Is It a Fourth Amendment Search?

By: Alan S. Wernick
Cell phone location data and location history are usually turned on by most cell phone users. In a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Court considered how the Fourth Amendment applies to a geofence warrant requesting cell site location information (“CSLI,” i.e., cell phone location data and location history). In its June 29, 2026, decision... Read more »

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Board of Directors: Fiduciary Duties and Balancing Risk, Reputation, and Long-Term Value

International Business Law

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Abuse of Power: A New Ground in France for Declaring Corporate Decisions Null and Void
6 Min Read Internet Law & Cybersecurity
July 23, 2026

Emerging Data Center Litigation

By: Davina Pujari, Chris Rheinheimer, Gina Aiello, Julia Petsche, Veronica Flores, Hannah Vanderlaan  | July 23, 2026

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Don’t Set and Forget Your Contracts
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September 11, 2026

Don’t Set and Forget Your Contracts

By: Kūliaikanu’u “Kulia” Warner

Attorneys are problem solvers, often tasked with ensuring safe adoption of emerging technologies in real time. With our added…

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 Legal Leadership Through Governance: Rediscovering Checks and Balances

Tax on Litigation Funding for Lawyers

DOJ Settles Challenge to OhioHealth Care System’s Insurance Contracting Practices

Board of Directors: Fiduciary Duties and Balancing Risk, Reputation, and Long-Term Value

Is Now the Time to Convert Your Farming Partnership to an LLC or S Corporation?

Germany Market Entry for U.S. Companies: Structure Considerations

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Business of Law

Toward a More Perfect Union: Lessons from My Father

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business of Law

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

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

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

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Business of Law

How AI Is Helping Legal Teams Spot Where Their Consumer Data Is at Risk

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

How the Mortgage Industry Is Responding to the Housing Affordability Crisis

Business of Law

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Tax on Litigation Funding for Lawyers

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Consumer Sentinel Data as a Business Law Tool for Measuring Consumer Financial Harm

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Mergers & Acquisitions

A Cautionary Tale: FTC Obtains $12M Settlement for HSR Act Failure to File Violation

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

DOJ Settles Challenge to OhioHealth Care System’s Insurance Contracting Practices

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Economic Issues in IEEPA Tariff Duty Rebate Cases

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Cell Phone Location Data/History Warrant Request: Is It a Fourth Amendment Search?

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Board of Directors: Fiduciary Duties and Balancing Risk, Reputation, and Long-Term Value

International Business Law

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Abuse of Power: A New Ground in France for Declaring Corporate Decisions Null and Void

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Emerging Data Center Litigation
6 Min Read Internet Law & Cybersecurity
July 23, 2026

Emerging Data Center Litigation

By: Davina Pujari, Chris Rheinheimer, Gina Aiello, Julia Petsche, Veronica Flores, Hannah Vanderlaan  | July 23, 2026

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Is Now the Time to Convert Your Farming Partnership to an LLC or S Corporation?

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Further Assurances Clauses: Making the Implied Covenant Express

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

When Selling Gift Cards Makes You a Money Transmitter

International Business Law

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Germany Market Entry for U.S. Companies: Structure Considerations
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