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February 04, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The prosecution of the former president would be resource-intensive and necessarily delay or leave unpursued other (maybe many) cases and investigations in her office.

By Bret Williams

4 minute read

January 08, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Sometimes a prospective client is on the verge of bankruptcy, or creditors loom; sometimes the prospective client is a criminal defendant whose property is subject to forfeiture. Here's what to be mindful of before entering a retainer agreement in these cases.

By Milton Williams and Christopher Dioguardi

8 minute read

November 02, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Let us contend with each other to form a more perfect union. But leave weapons and yelling at home or use them to defend legitimate access to the polls, not to discourage or intimidate others from voting.

By Bret Williams

3 minute read

November 02, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The trend: fraud by employers in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), created by Congress earlier this year to help employers meet payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic. The advice for employment lawyers: Time to add the False Claims Act to your arsenal of tools used to represent your employee clients.

By Milton L. Williams and Derek Borchardt

6 minute read

October 12, 2020 | Legaltech News

If our firms and departments want to leverage artificial intelligence, automated intelligence, data visualization tools, and the like—we need to first get our data "house" in order.

By Rachel Shields Williams, Sidley Austin

6 minute read

September 18, 2020 | Litigation Daily

Impeach a witness on matters that are not trivial when you know you can.

By Bart Williams

10 minute read

June 17, 2020 | New York Law Journal

We recognize that the perception of injustice and feelings of exclusion among communities of color and members of the LGBTQ community are multi-faceted and must be addressed to ensure trust in the justice system. We are at a point where honest discourse on these issues is sorely needed.

By Justices Shirley Troutman and Troy Webber, Co-Chairs, Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission and Justices Anthony Cannataro and Joanne Winslow, Co-Chairs, Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission

6 minute read

June 10, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Plaintiff's counsel would be wise to limit the scope of the relief sought by the temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction to less than the scope of a final injunction that the plaintiff would be entitled to if it is ultimately successful on the merits of the claims.

By Gregory B. Williams, E. Chaney Hall, and Katelyn M. Crawford

19 minute read

May 27, 2020 | Daily Business Review

At least for now, the EEOC intends that ADA accommodation requests will be alive and well post-coronavirus and employers will be required to engaged in the interactive process with each individual.

By Susan N. Eisenberg and Jennifer T. Williams

5 minute read

May 19, 2020 | Daily Report Online

In addition to what any state might do, federal deterrence and punishment demand that anyone found guilty of such a crime with an interstate or international nexus should be punished federally. For this reason alone, the use or threatened use of COVID-19 as a weapon should be its own federal crime.

By Bret Williams

5 minute read