Month-In-Brief

Read this month’s briefing for your area of practice.

Bankruptcy & Finance

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

Legal Opinions & Ethics

Mergers & Acquisitions

Securities Law
Read More

latest articles & videos

Business of Law

 Erin Gilmer: Answering the Call for Advocacy
2 Min Read Business of Law
2 days ago

Erin Gilmer: Answering the Call for Advocacy
By: Amy Allbright
On July 7, 2021, Erin Gilmer, a lawyer and disability rights activist, died of suicide at age 38. Her work centered on the view of health as a human right. Erin fought tirelessly for patient-centered care and for a health care system that was more responsive and compassionate to the needs of patients. Gilmer’s advocacy... Read more »

Securities Law

 BLS Young Leaders Energize and Grow Securitization and Structured Finance Subcommittee

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

 Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology in Consumer Gaming or Prediction Mobile Platforms
4 Min Read Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
June 30, 2021

Appraising in a Pandemic
By: Paula Konikoff  | June 30, 2021

Business of Law

 The Business Lawyer and the Rule of Law – The Rule of Law Is Our Business 
10 Min Read Business of Law
June 29, 2021

The Business Lawyer and the Rule of Law – The Rule of Law Is Our Business 
By: Kimberly Lowe
“Law is nothing else but the best reason of wise men applied for ages to the transactions and business of mankind.”   Abraham Lincoln Advancing the Rule of Law Now By Presidential Action on April 30, 2021, President Biden proclaimed May 1, 2021 as Law Day, U.S.A., 2021. The President “called upon all Americans to acknowledge... Read more »

Bankruptcy & Finance

 Consumer Bankruptcy in the Age of COVID-19

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Your Patent Has Been Challenged in an IPR; Now What?
31 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Director and Officer I...
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | June 16, 2021
62 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Trial Practice
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in ERISA
47 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in ERISA
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association
Editor Kathleen Cahill Slaught (Chair) Seyfarth Shaw LLP 560 Mission Street 31st Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 397-2823 [email protected] www.seyfarth.com Contributors To Disclose Or Not During ERISA Administrative Review — Jon Karelitz Mark Casciari Seyfarth Shaw LLP 233 South Wacker Drive Suite 8000 Chicago, Illinois 60606-6448 (312) 460-5000 [email protected] [email protected] www.seyfarth.com Stunning Development –... Read more »

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in Artificial Intelligence Cases

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in Real Estate, COVID-19, and the Courts
34 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Business Torts Litigat...
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | June 16, 2021
68 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 15, 2021

Recent Developments in Business Divorce Litig...
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | June 15, 2021
8 Min Read Internet Law & Cyber-Security
June 15, 2021

Machines to the Rescue
By: Thomas Vartanian  | June 15, 2021

latest articles & videos

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

 Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology in Consumer Gaming or Prediction Mobile Platforms

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Appraising in a Pandemic
4 Min Read Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
June 30, 2021

Appraising in a Pandemic
By: Paula Konikoff

Appraisers are not prognosticators; they apply professional judgment to available data. And what information is available? Transactions…

Read More

Business of Law

 The Business Lawyer and the Rule of Law – The Rule of Law Is Our Business 

Bankruptcy & Finance

 Recoupment – Back in Its Bankruptcy Box
12 Min Read Bankruptcy & Finance
June 21, 2021

Recoupment – Back in Its Bankruptcy Box
By: Henry C. Kevane

When the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently stated that a payment deduction sought by the State of California “would…

Read More

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in Director and Officer Indemnification and Advancement Rights

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in Artificial Intelligence Cases
26 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Artificial Intelligence Cases
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association

Editor Bradford K. Newman Principal, Litigation Chair of North America Trade Secrets Practice Baker McKenzie 600 Hansen…

Read More

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in Business Divorce Litigation

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 New York’s Citibank Decision: A Canadian Law Perspective

latest articles

Business of Law

 Erin Gilmer: Answering the Call for Advocacy

Securities Law

 BLS Young Leaders Energize and Grow Securitization and Structured Finance Subcommittee

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

 Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology in Consumer Gaming or Prediction Mobile Platforms

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

 Stocked Up: How Startups and Emerging Companies can Effectively Utilize Options to Attract and Retain Talent

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds “No-Hire” Provision Unenforceable

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Appraising in a Pandemic
4 Min Read Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
June 30, 2021

Appraising in a Pandemic
By: Paula Konikoff  | June 30, 2021

Business of Law

 How Does LegalTech Help the Legal Industry with Contract Management?

Securities Law

 The Bernie Madoff I Knew: How He Gained the Confidence of Regulators and Legislators

Business of Law

 The Business Lawyer and the Rule of Law – The Rule of Law Is Our Business 

Bankruptcy & Finance

 Consumer Bankruptcy in the Age of COVID-19

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Your Patent Has Been Challenged in an IPR; Now What?

Bankruptcy & Finance

 Recoupment – Back in Its Bankruptcy Box

Bankruptcy & Finance

 Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference Case Problem Series: Misconduct Media

Bankruptcy & Finance

 Anatomy of the § 1111(b) Election

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in Director and Officer Indemnification and Advancement Rights
31 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Director and Officer I...
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in Trial Practice
62 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Trial Practice
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in ERISA
47 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in ERISA
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in Artificial Intelligence Cases
26 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Artificial Intelligenc...
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in Real Estate, COVID-19, and the Courts
53 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Real Estate, COVID-19,...
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in Business Torts Litigation
34 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Business Torts Litigat...
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | June 16, 2021

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

 Recent Developments in Business Divorce Litigation
68 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
June 15, 2021

Recent Developments in Business Divorce Litig...
By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | June 15, 2021

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

 Machines to the Rescue
8 Min Read Internet Law & Cyber-Security
June 15, 2021

Machines to the Rescue
By: Thomas Vartanian  | June 15, 2021

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Cryptocurrency and Federal Tax Enforcement

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 New York’s Citibank Decision: A Canadian Law Perspective
Read More

recommended for you

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

 New Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: What’s the Big Idea?
16 Min Read Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution
February 16, 2016
By: Joseph Marinelli

About once a year, our firm librarian drops off a revised edition of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.…

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

 Daimler AG v. Bauman, et al., 134 S. Ct. 746 (2014)
6 Min Read Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution
May 15, 2014
By: Marjorie Witter Norman, Elizabeth Weldon

On January 14, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Daimler AG v. Bauman, et al., No. 11-965,…

Business of Law

 Is Hair Discrimination Race Discrimination?
5 Min Read Business of Law
April 17, 2020
By: D. Sharmin Arefin

Is hair discrimination a new form of race discrimination?[1] Sadly, it is not new, and it is not novel.…

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Navigating the Hazy Status of Marijuana Banking
7 Min Read Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
August 15, 2017
By: Hilary Bricken

On August 29, 2013, after Washington and Colorado voters legalized marijuana, then-acting U.S. Deputy…

Bankruptcy & Finance

 An Overview of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule
15 Min Read Bankruptcy & Finance
April 22, 2013
By: Sanford Shatz

Lenders made millions of mortgages during the decade of the 2000s, some of which were not rigorously…

Business of Law

 Is Hair Discrimination Race Discrimination?
5 Min Read Business of Law
April 17, 2020
By: D. Sharmin Arefin

Is hair discrimination a new form of race discrimination?[1] Sadly, it is not new, and it is not novel.…

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

 Daimler AG v. Bauman, et al., 134 S. Ct. 746 (2014)
6 Min Read Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution
May 15, 2014
By: Marjorie Witter Norman, Elizabeth Weldon

On January 14, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Daimler AG v. Bauman, et al., No. 11-965,…

Bankruptcy & Finance

 Negotiating the Loan Agreement: The Borrower's Perspective, Part II
16 Min Read Bankruptcy & Finance
May 19, 2011
By: John Oest

One hallmark of an expanding economy is increased lending to businesses. As more capital becomes available,…

Top Contributors

Bradford F. Englander

Bradford F. Englander

Bradford F. Englander is a partner in the Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy…

Aki Estrella
Chicago, IL

Aki Estrella

Aki Estrella, is a consultant and advisor with 16 years of experience with privacy,…

Andrew Barton

Andrew Barton

Andrew Barton heads up the AAA® San Antonio Regional Office focusing on the AAA’s…

Syed Ahmad

Syed Ahmad

Syed Ahmad is a partner in Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP’s Washington, DC office. He…

See More
© 2018 American Bar Association

Login or Registration Required

You need to be logged in to complete that action.

Register/Login