Nichole Morford

September 20, 2017 | The Recorder

In the minds of some movers and shakers in the automobile industry, self-driving cars are the wave of the future. For investors and big business, the safe bet is that laissez-faire policies will win the day. But for consumers and workers, that very well may lead to unsafe and unstable futures.

By Elise Sanguinetti

10 minute read

September 19, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

You are defending a recently acquired company in a litigation. As part of pre-acquisition diligence, and prior to the litigation commencing, executives from your client and the company that acquired it shared analysis of facts relevant to the litigation. Now that the acquisition is complete, to what extent can these communications be protected by the attorney-client privilege, the work product doctrine or the common-interest exception to waiver?

By Eric M. Fishman and Ross M. Bagley

10 minute read

September 18, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

New standard in relocation cases: What's good for the custodial parent is not necessarily what's good for child.

By Louis Locascio

9 minute read

September 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Five firms announce new additions: Buchanan Ingersoll, Goldberg Segalla, Debevoise, Cozen O'Connor and Cole Schotz.

By Nichole Morford | New York Law Journal

13 minute read

September 18, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Whether good or bad, the law is used by some to obtain or retain advantages over others, like education, money and politics. Over short and medium time frames, access to AI—and access to better AI—will likely skew toward those who can afford to supplement quality human legal advice for their separate advantage.

By Robert Kramer

5 minute read

September 15, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Too often, lawyers think that networking is the end result of networking. It's not—the ultimate goal is revenue.

By Robin Hensley, Raising the Bar

4 minute read

September 15, 2017 |

For an institution that is supposed to appear at all times above the fray, it can get tricky when members of the judiciary decide to accept a Facebook…

By Ben Hancock

2 minute read

September 14, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee temporarily denied admission to Reginald Dwayne Betts based on a prior felony conviction, pursuant to bar committee regulations that require a review in such situations. We believe that once the committee reviews the unparalleled array of Betts' post-conviction achievements, it will easily conclude that there is overwhelming evidence of good moral character and/or fitness to practice law.

By EDITORIAL BOARD

3 minute read

September 14, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

There is a significant difference between providing an accurate or even a thorough legal answer, and providing a legal opinion that is strategic, that is likely to be trusted and followed by the client, that does not create additional liability for the client and that zealously protects the client's legal rights.

By Robert Kramer

10 minute read

September 12, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

To drive somewhere, all you have to tell an automated car is your destination, the rest is technology, albeit complex amazing and sometimes patentable technology. Given any two physical coordinates, the same technical solution should be applicable to any human passenger. However, when legal issues are involved, a human client may not be able to articulate a preferred outcome and also usually needs advice on what results are even possible. A lawyer thus needs a lot more information, and an AI needs a lot more complex, amazing and sometimes patentable technology.

By Robert Kramer

5 minute read