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Business of Law
The Case for Legal AI
4 Min Read
May 12, 2022

The Case for Legal AI
By: Wendell Jisa
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are reshaping the way the legal industry operates. They are shifting focus from time-consuming and expensive workflows to efficient investigation of data and proactive ways to prevent emerging problems from spreading. More generally, use of AI is making legal services more accessible and providing lawyers with more powerful tools to find evidence... Read more »

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
Can A Payroll Employee Disclose Tax Return Information?

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
Legal iGaming Comes to Ontario!

Business of Law
The Rule of Law and Business: Lessons from Experiments in South America
12 Min Read
April 14, 2022

The Rule of Law and Business: Lessons from Experiments in South America
By: Alejandro Trujillo
“The Rule of Law and Business: Lessons from Experiments in South America” is the eighth article in a series on intersections between business law and the rule of law, and their importance for business lawyers, created by the American Bar Association Business Law Section’s Rule of Law Working Group. Read more articles in the series.... Read more »

Mergers & Acquisitions
Market Trends in Spanish Private Equity Transactions

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
The Snowball Effect: How a Workers’ Compensation Claim Can Create Crossover Liability for Employers and Ways to Mitigate Exposure

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships
ESG: Business Risk and the New Legal and Regulatory Frontier
5 Min Read
March 28, 2022

ESG: Business Risk and the New Legal and Regulatory Frontier
By: Neera Chatterjee, E. Christopher Johnson, Jr., Susan A. Maslow, Danielle Reyes, Stuart M. Riback, Teresa Wynn Roseborough, Martina E. Vandenberg
This article is related to a Showcase CLE program at the ABA Business Law Section’s 2022 Hybrid Spring Meeting. All CLE programs are recorded live and will be available for on-demand credit for Business Law members. Traditionally, corporations’ main risk factors were related to business and business environment, and the primary criterion for evaluating corporate... Read more »

Bankruptcy & Finance

Internet Law & Cyber-Security
The Proposed 2022 Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code: Digital Assets

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business of Law
The Intersection of Sports, Social Justice and the Law

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 Legal iGaming Comes to Ontario!
7 Min Read
May 5, 2022

Legal iGaming Comes to Ontario!
By: Lisa R. Lifshitz

On April 4, 2022, Ontario became the first province in Canada to regulate online gambling, legalizing what was previously a grey…

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How and Why, as Chief Legal Officer, I Lead on DEI

The Rule of Law and Business: Lessons from Experiments in South America

A Question of Authority: Making the Most of Settlement Opportunities

Tax Write Off of Legal Fees Simplified

The Proposed 2022 Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code: Digital Assets

Telehealth: The Legal and Regulatory Issues Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Return to Pre-Pandemic Life

To Incorporate or Not to Incorporate? That Is the Captive Cell Question.

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Business of Law
The Case for Legal AI

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
Can A Payroll Employee Disclose Tax Return Information?

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
Legal iGaming Comes to Ontario!

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
Representations and Warranties in Health Care Transactions: Why a General “Compliance with All Laws” Representation Won’t Do

Securities Law
How Big Is the Problem of Stock-Market-Driven Short-Termism?

Business of Law
How and Why, as Chief Legal Officer, I Lead on DEI

Internet Law & Cyber-Security
Facial Recognition: A New Trend in State Regulation

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
IRS Audit Risk & How to Reduce It

Business of Law
The Rule of Law and Business: Lessons from Experiments in South America

Mergers & Acquisitions
Market Trends in Spanish Private Equity Transactions

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
The Snowball Effect: How a Workers’ Compensation Claim Can Create Crossover Liability for Employers and Ways to Mitigate Exposure

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution
A Question of Authority: Making the Most of Settlement Opportunities

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cyber-Security
The Evolution of the Payments Ecosystem: A Recap of the Panel “Payments Link: Rails, Platforms and Deals” at the 2021 Business Law Virtual Section Annual Meeting

Business of Law
Evolving Litigation Trends Revealed by Lex Machina’s 2022 Law Firms Report

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business of Law
Tax Write Off of Legal Fees Simplified

Bankruptcy & Finance
Southern District of New York and Eastern District of Virginia Curtail the Use of Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases in Plans of Reorganization

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships
ESG: Business Risk and the New Legal and Regulatory Frontier
5 Min Read
March 28, 2022

ESG: Business Risk and the New Legal and Regu...
By: Neera Chatterjee, E. Christopher Johnson, Jr., Susan A. Maslow, Danielle Reyes, Stuart M. Riback, Teresa Wynn Roseborough, Martina E. Vandenberg  | March 28, 2022

Bankruptcy & Finance

Internet Law & Cyber-Security
The Proposed 2022 Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code: Digital Assets
15 Min Read
March 25, 2022

The Proposed 2022 Amendments to the Uniform C...
By: Edwin E. Smith, Steven O. Weise, Committee on Commercial Finance, ABA Business Law Section, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, ABA Business Law Section  | March 25, 2022

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business of Law
The Intersection of Sports, Social Justice and the Law

Legal Opinions & Ethics

Business of Law
Who Is the Client? The Ethics Rule Implications for In-House Counsel and Outside Counsel

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
Telehealth: The Legal and Regulatory Issues Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Return to Pre-Pandemic Life

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
A Cannabis Conflict of Law: Federal vs. State Law

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Litigation 2022

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
To Incorporate or Not to Incorporate? That Is the Captive Cell Question.
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Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
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Balancing Buyer and Supplier Responsibilities: Model Contract Clauses to Protect Workers in International Supply Chains, Version 2.0 IN-DEPTH
102 Min Read
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By: The Working Group to Draft Human Rights Protections in International Supply Contracts, ABA Business Law Section, David V. Snyder, Susan A. Maslow, Sarah Dadush

Authored by the Working Group to Draft Model Contract Clauses to Protect Human Rights in International…

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Beware Do-It-Yourself Litigation Funding
8 Min Read
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When you receive a loan, is the money taxable? Of course not, because you must pay back the money. That…

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

Business of Law
Women’s Empowerment in the Law Requires the Support of All
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In mid-June, as we all started thinking that the pandemic was winding down, I stepped into my role as…

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships
The Corporate Transparency Act Will Change the Way You Practice IN-DEPTH
19 Min Read
February 9, 2022
By: Robert E. Ward

The Corporate Transparency Act of 2020 (the “CTA”) was enacted as part of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry…

Mergers & Acquisitions
The Evolving Landscape of SPACs
10 Min Read
February 7, 2022
By: Frantz Jacques

A Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) is a publicly traded blank check company created to…

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