Forman

December 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In her Litigation 101 column, Shira Forman writes: How would you do if faced with the same legal pop quiz as Matthew Petersen? Review this primer on the litigation concepts that eluded one would-be jurist.

By Shira Forman

5 minute read

October 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In her Litigation 101 column, Shira Forman offers some guiding principles to aid the process of document production in civil litigation.

By Shira Forman

6 minute read

October 02, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act (S. 1720), introduced in August by Sens. David Perdue, R-Georgia, and Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, would eliminate the immigration system as we know it and replace it with a points-based system. A companion bill, known as the Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 was introduced in the House in September by Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas. Just how will these changes proposed by the new administration affect Georgia businesses?

By Anton Mertens, Burr & Forman

5 minute read

July 10, 2017 | Daily Report Online

To mitigate damage and try to preserve the protected status of trade secrets affected by a cyberattack, businesses must act fast.

By William "Chip" Collins Jr., Burr & Forman

5 minute read

June 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In her Litigation 101 column, Shira Forman provides guidelines and strategies for drafting an answer that will serve your client well as litigation moves forward.

By Shira Forman

11 minute read

May 08, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Ross Forman of BDO Consulting writes: The legal industry is not immune to evolving economic and fundamental shifts. Increased competition, fee pressure from clients, a changing workforce, and an active merger and acquisition landscape has forced firm leaders to re-examine their operating costs—among those, their real estate assets.

By Ross Forman

9 minute read

April 03, 2017 | Daily Report Online

By Jon M. Gumbel and Honore N. Hishamunda, Burr & Forman

10 minute read

March 28, 2017 | The Recorder

California's robust and lucrative market is also an expensive one, and that cost is increasing. California's recent minimum wage increase will, over 18 months, create the highest state minimum wage in U.S. history, by 2023 at $15 per hour. Further, many of California's employee-friendly cities and local governments have enacted local wage ordinances that exceed or differ from statewide requirements, making the decision of where to do business in California increasingly complex.

By Dan M. Forman

10 minute read

March 24, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In her Litigation 101 column, Shira Forman writes: A complaint—the introductory pleading that triggers most lawsuits—leaves an irrevocable first impression on judges and adversaries, and sets the tone for the litigation that will follow. Although it may seem like a simple, straightforward task, drafting a complaint requires strategic decision-making and attention to detail, and many of us get no formal instruction in how to do it.

By Shira Forman

12 minute read

January 06, 2017 | Legaltech News

Garnering the data to compare a legal department's efforts with others isn't easy, but it's becoming necessary.

By Scott Forman, Littler Mendelson

12 minute read