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Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business of Law

Process Is Your Friend: A Practical Toolkit for Strong Board Governance
6 Min Read Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships
3 days ago

Process Is Your Friend: A Practical Toolkit for Strong Board Governance

By: Nathaniel R. Torres
“Process is your friend”: A simple yet powerful reminder from panelist Mary A. Francis captured the central message of the ABA Business Law Section’s Spring Meeting CLE program “A Practical Toolkit for Board Governance.” As boards face heightened litigation risk, increased regulatory scrutiny, and rapidly evolving technological challenges, strong board governance is no longer just... Read more »

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Why AI Hiring Discrimination Claims Are More Dangerous to Employers Than They Look

Business of Law

Case Execution Hurdles: Why the Operational Side of Modern Litigation Matters

Business of Law

Investing in High-Impact Pro Bono Projects as a Transactional Lawyer
6 Min Read Business of Law
May 27, 2026

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

By: Sandrine Siewe
Beyond a lawyer’s professional responsibility to provide services to those who cannot afford to secure legal representation, pro bono work is emerging as a powerful vehicle for strategic, lasting, and transformative change in communities. At the ABA Business Law Section 2026 Spring Meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia, the ABA Business Law Section Pro Bono Committee... Read more »

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

The ‘Officious Bystander’ and the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

Business of Law

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

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

7th Circuit Holds BIPA Damages Remedy Applies Retroactively
4 Min Read Internet Law & Cybersecurity
May 14, 2026

7th Circuit Holds BIPA Damages Remedy Applies Retroactively

By: Alan S. Wernick
In my article “How Will the Recent Amendments to Illinois’s BIPA Affect the Use of Biometric Data?”[1] I reported on the Illinois State Legislature’s changes in Senate Bill 2979 to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). The changes were effective on August 2, 2024. One of those changes amended the limits on damages to... Read more »

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

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 Case Execution Hurdles: Why the Operational Side of Modern Litigation Matters

AI Prompts and Responses: Records or Not, Here We Come

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

Who, Me? Your Path to Serving as a Federal Judicial Law Clerk

The FTC’s Latest Actions Aimed at Worker Noncompetes

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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 Cents and Sensibility: Understanding Legal Issues in Equity Crowdfunding

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Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business of Law

Process Is Your Friend: A Practical Toolkit for Strong Board Governance

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Why AI Hiring Discrimination Claims Are More Dangerous to Employers Than They Look

Business of Law

Case Execution Hurdles: Why the Operational Side of Modern Litigation Matters

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Great Expectations/Manifest Destiny: The Doctrines of Reasonable Expectations and Manifest Disregard in RWI Policy Claims

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Discounting in Valuation Litigation: Single vs. Multiple Discount Rates

Securities Law

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

AI Prompts and Responses: Records or Not, Here We Come

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

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

The ‘Officious Bystander’ and the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

Business of Law

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

Business of Law

Who, Me? Your Path to Serving as a Federal Judicial Law Clerk

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

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

How to Effectively Oppose a Petition for Certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court: A Practitioner’s Guide

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

Bankruptcy & Finance

International Business Law

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

CRD VI: What Does It Mean for US Banks Lending into Europe?

Securities Law

Cents and Sensibility: Understanding Legal Issues in Equity Crowdfunding
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