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Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Cell Phone Location Data/History Warrant Request: Is It a Fourth Amendment Search?
4 Min Read Internet Law & Cybersecurity
2 days ago

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 »

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

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

International Business Law

Watch the North: Canada’s Proposed Legislative Overhaul Has Cross-Border Implications
8 Min Read Internet Law & Cybersecurity
June 30, 2026

Watch the North: Canada’s Proposed Legislative Overhaul Has Cross-Border Implications

By: Lisa R. Lifshitz, Laura Crimi
Over the span of a single week in June 2026, the Canadian government advanced significant new legislation to regulate online harms and modernize its national privacy regime. Coupled together, the changes brought forward by Bills C-34 and C-36 represent a significant modernization of Canada’s regulation of the internet and artificial intelligence (“AI”). On June 10,... Read more »

Business of Law

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Legal Opinions & Ethics

AI in the Trenches: Of Humans, by Humans, for Humans

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business of Law

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

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Top Ten AI Usage Policy Considerations for Nonprofits
7 Min Read Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships
June 10, 2026

Top Ten AI Usage Policy Considerations for Nonprofits

By: Holly Peterson
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is rapidly transforming nonprofit business operations. AI provides great promise with respect to enhancing efficiency, optimizing workflows, analyzing data, and boosting productivity. At the same time, AI presents various legal, ethical, reputational, and other risks. A sound AI usage policy can enable a nonprofit organization to leverage the promise of AI without... Read more »

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

latest articles & videos

 Emerging Data Center Litigation
6 Min Read
July 23, 2026

Emerging Data Center Litigation

By: Davina Pujari, Chris Rheinheimer, Gina Aiello, Julia Petsche, Veronica Flores, Hannah Vanderlaan

This article examines a rapidly emerging wave of litigation targeting data centers on environmental, land use, nuisance, tort,…

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 California Court Finalizes Summary Judgment in Favor of OppFi, Rejects DFPI’s ‘True Lender’ Theory

Watch the North: Canada’s Proposed Legislative Overhaul Has Cross-Border Implications

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

U.S. v. Miller: Sovereign Immunity Waived for Claim, Not for Underlying State Law

Discounting in Valuation Litigation: Single vs. Multiple Discount Rates

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

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

latest articles

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

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

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

International Business Law

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

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

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Mishandling Gender Identity Information Could Cost Your Life Sciences Company Millions

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

California Court Finalizes Summary Judgment in Favor of OppFi, Rejects DFPI’s ‘True Lender’ Theory

Legal Opinions & Ethics

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business of Law

Legal Ethics and Practical Considerations for Business Lawyers Using AI in Modern Legal Practice

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mitigating Risk in the Evolving Medspa Landscape

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

International Business Law

Watch the North: Canada’s Proposed Legislative Overhaul Has Cross-Border Implications

Business of Law

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Legal Opinions & Ethics

AI in the Trenches: Of Humans, by Humans, for Humans

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

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Is New York ‘Reimagining’ the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing?

Business of Law

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

Bankruptcy & Finance

U.S. v. Miller: Sovereign Immunity Waived for Claim, Not for Underlying State Law

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

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Top Ten AI Usage Policy Considerations for Nonprofits

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

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Four Recent Second Circuit Decisions Make Arbitration Just Another Contract

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
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Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

A Cannabis Conflict of Law: Federal vs. State Law
7 Min Read Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
March 21, 2022
By: Amy J. Kellogg, Caitlin A. Anderson, Meg C. Michiels

A decade ago, the thought of legalized marijuana—even for medicinal purposes—was cutting edge and…

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Accidentally Defining Fraud So Reliance Is Not Required
6 Min Read Mergers & Acquisitions
October 15, 2024
By: Glenn D. West

This article is Part III in the Many Splendors of Fraud Claims series by Glenn D. West, which explores…

Business of Law

Beware Do-It-Yourself Litigation Funding
8 Min Read Business of Law
October 7, 2021
By: Robert W. Wood

When you receive a loan, is the money taxable? Of course not, because you must pay back the money. That…

Bankruptcy & Finance

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

The Barton Doctrine: Is It Applicable After Closing of a Bankruptcy Case? IN-DEPTH
22 Min Read Bankruptcy & Finance
March 9, 2026
By: Hon. Paul R. Hage, Katherine Held

The Barton doctrine, first articulated by the Supreme Court in 1881, requires a party to obtain leave…

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September 6, 2023
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17 Min Read Mergers & Acquisitions
April 15, 2025
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This article is Part VIII of the Musings on Contracts series by Glenn D. West, which explores the unique…

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

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12 Min Read Internet Law & Cybersecurity
January 12, 2026
By: Kirk J. Nahra

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