Forman

August 30, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

A retroactive analysis of litigation data can help legal departments identify trends and determine where to allocate resources to reduce the likelihood of future litigation. But as the legal risks facing companies grow and intensify, it's critical to leverage data to keep looking for earlier and earlier indicators of risk.

By Scott Forman

7 minute read

March 18, 2022 | Daily Business Review

With inflation at a 40-year high, immense pressure is mounting on the Federal Reserve to institute a series of interest rate hikes of at least a quarter percentage point, and possibly even a half percentage point—a measure that hasn't been employed in more than two decades.

By Brett D. Forman

5 minute read

January 05, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Following 15 months of stringent COVID lockdowns, Canadian snowbirds are arriving eager to snap up residential real estate with cash in hand.

By Brett Forman

4 minute read

April 19, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

As we begin to overcome the crisis, businesses and their in-house legal departments are looking for ways to bring successful pandemic techniques into a post-pandemic world.

By Scott Forman

6 minute read

October 16, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

It is 2020. Big Law firm, ABC LLP, just experienced a loss of many of its women and minority mid-level associates. ABC is worried. It has had difficulty attracting talent in general, and even more difficulty attracting diverse attorneys.

By Robyn Forman Pollack and Christina M. Reger

8 minute read

July 12, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Patent owners asserting their patents in litigation will often seek broad claim constructions to cover accused products and forestall defendants' non-infringement defenses. However, a recent decision illustrates potential pitfalls of this strategy even aside from traditional concerns about reading claims so broadly as to cover prior art.

By Charles T. Steenburg and Scott I. Forman

8 minute read

August 14, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In her Litigation 101 column, Shira Forman writes: As compared with the strategic task of taking a deposition, defending a deposition is often regarded as simple—nothing more than holding the witness's hand, objecting sparingly, and making sure everything goes as smoothly as possible.

By Shira Forman

5 minute read

June 11, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Scott Forman spoke with An Trotter, senior director of operations at Hearst and a pioneer in strategic legal operations.

By Scott Forman

2 minute read

May 17, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In her Litigation 101 column, Shira Forman writes: Every internal investigation must be tailored to the events and issues involved, so there can be no one-size-fits-all checklist. That said, she provides some guidelines and considerations that are worth keeping in mind as you shape your investigation.

By Shira Forman

5 minute read

March 27, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. Supreme Court's Digital Realty decision presents good and bad news to public companies and other entities regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

By John J. Carney and Jonathan A. Forman

6 minute read