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Mergers & Acquisitions

Mitigating Risk in the Evolving Medspa Landscape
5 Min Read Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
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Mitigating Risk in the Evolving Medspa Landscape

By: Darshan Kulkarni
Business lawyers advising the high-velocity mergers and acquisitions landscape of aesthetic medicine often find themselves peeling back the “retail” veneer of a target asset to expose the underlying medical reality. Medical spa (“medspa”) owners and investors are frequently lulled into a false sense of security by the industry’s luxury atmosphere, erroneously believing they operate in... Read more »

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

Securities Law

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

AI Prompts and Responses: Records or Not, Here We Come
9 Min Read Securities Law
June 9, 2026

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

By: Scott Diamond, McKenzie Sheridan
Imagine: A compliance officer at a broker-dealer is asked to draft a new written supervisory procedure on reviewing securities transactions of associated persons. The compliance officer asks his personal version of ChatGPT to draft him an appropriate policy. The compliance officer then has a number of interactions with ChatGPT, and it produces a final written... Read more »

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

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
11 Min Read International Business Law
May 15, 2026

The Digital Services Act and Transatlantic Intellectual Property Enforcement: What U.S. Companies Need to Know

By: Mark Ellis
U.S. lawyers advising clients that interact with the European digital market are increasingly encountering the regulatory structure created by the European Union Digital Services Act. The statute does not impose a single set of obligations on every company that sells products or offers services connected to Europe. Instead, it regulates defined categories of intermediary services... Read more »

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

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

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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latest articles

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

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
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