Elizabeth Smith

Elizabeth Smith

March 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Impact of the IRA on ESG: Preparing for Opportunity

The primary focus of the IRA is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, which is squarely in line with ESG's environmental principles.

By Elizabeth Smith and Martha "Frannie" Reilly

9 minute read

July 27, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

ESG Meets AI: Balancing Risk and Opportunity

This rise in AI also comes at a time when more and more individuals are incorporating environmental and social issues into their everyday lives—including their choices as consumers.

By Elizabeth Smith and Frannie Reilly

7 minute read

March 24, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

New Tool: Piercing the Corporate Veil to Establish 'Enterprise' Liability

Plaintiffs seeking to recover damages against corporations and their owners now have a new tool in their toolbox—piercing the corporate veil between sister entities to establish "horizontal" or "enterprise" liability.

By Carol Steinour Young, Elizabeth Smith and Salvatore Sciacca

5 minute read

November 18, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Could a Legal Operations Role Benefit Your Organization? Here's How to Decide

Between recruiting new talent, creating budgets, cooperating with outside counsel, managing billing issues, overseeing diversity and inclusion initiatives, and staying abreast of rapidly evolving technologies, general counsel and chief legal officers are increasingly finding themselves with less time to practice law.

By Cloud Schnoebelen and Elizabeth Smith

6 minute read