Fancy Funding, Help Online, Safety Concerns: The Morning Minute
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June 20, 2019 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
|FUNDER FORAYS - Litigation funding is moving quickly into the arbitration space, with trends emerging. Alaina Lancaster reports that funders are becoming more specialized in their product offerings, are subject to more requests for disclosures and are crafting increasingly sophisticated portfolio agreements with law firms to share cost risks.
TECH SUPPORT - In response to the high rate of depression, anxiety and substance abuse in the legal profession, some lawyers and legal tech vendors are launching apps and other online mental health resources to address the issues. As part of our Minds Over Matters project, Victoria Hudgins reports on technology designed to connect lawyers with support systems and to channel stress in effective ways. An online well-being toolkit is also available.
BUZZ-KILLED - After a bid to legalize recreational pot in New York went up in smoke Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed state lawmakers to approve a measure aimed at decriminalizing marijuana. Dan M. Clark reports that Cuomo, in a statement, urged lawmakers to approve the legislation before they leave Albany for the year, which technically ended Wednesday. A vote is still expected.
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EDITOR'S PICKS
|Senate Confirms Texas Federal Judge Amid Controversy Over His Alleged Anti-LGBTQ Bias
American Petroleum Institute GC Jumps to Stoel Rives
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
|CIAO - Dentons has launched a cross-border practice in Italy led by Michael Bosco, who previously worked at DLA Piper and Shearman & Sterling. Simon Taylor reports that Bosco, part of the firm's corporate and M&A practice and based in its Milan office, will focus on cross-border inbound and outbound M&A transactions for Italian and U.S. companies.
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WHAT YOU SAID
“We cannot give into fear. We have to do our jobs with integrity and our heads held high.”
— SUSAN FILAN, OF COUNSEL AT COHEN AND WOLF IN CONNECTICUT, COMMENTING ON HOW LAWYERS MUST DEAL WITH THREATS TO THEIR SAFETY, LIKE THE ONE MADE BY TALK SHOW HOST ALEX JONES AGAINST ATTORNEYS AT KOSKOFF KOSKOFF & BIEDER.➤➤ Sign up here to receive the Morning Minute straight to your inbox.
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