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Mishandling Gender Identity Information Could Cost Your Life Sciences Company Millions
5 Min Read Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
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Mishandling Gender Identity Information Could Cost Your Life Sciences Company Millions

By: Darshan Kulkarni
Pharmaceutical and medical device companies increasingly collect gender identity data in clinical trials, patient support programs, and direct-to-patient (“DTP”) marketing. The aim is usually positive: increase representation, improve inclusion, or meet regulatory expectations. But mishandling this data carries real risks. Under modern privacy frameworks, gender identity is treated as a form of sensitive data. Improper... Read more »

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

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

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mitigating Risk in the Evolving Medspa Landscape

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

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Internet Law & Cybersecurity

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

Business of Law

Rule of Law Recession Accelerates as Authoritarian Trend Deepens, WJP Index Finds
5 Min Read Business of Law
May 15, 2026

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

By: James van der Klok
At the recent Tokyo Business and Rule of Law Forum, Alejandro Ponce, Executive Director of the World Justice Project (“WJP”), issued a stark warning: “A weak rule of law is a direct business problem. When everyone—including government—is not held accountable to clear, equally applied rules, the private sector loses the confidence required for long-term planning.” The... Read more »

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

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

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

Top Ten AI Usage Policy Considerations for Nonprofits

Four Recent Second Circuit Decisions Make Arbitration Just Another Contract

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

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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

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Business of Law

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

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

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

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

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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
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