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New York Law Journal

Wage and Hour Class/Collective Actions Defenses: Seven Steps for Success

Wage and hour class/collective actions are unique and complex cases that require strategy and solutions that go beyond the typical. This article will discuss seven specific steps companies can take to successfully defend such an action.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

US Supreme Court: Title VII Protects LGBTQ Workers From Discrimination

Employers that have not previously maintained policies prohibiting discrimination or harassment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity should update their policies and training materials.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Advice for Boards and Board Directors During the Pandemic: A Q&A With Sidley's Yvette Ostolaza

Texas Lawyer spoke recently with Ostolaza about what boards and board members can do to manage litigation risk while the COVID-19 pandemic is still active.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

AI's Big Moment: A Full Battalion in the COVID Infantry

In her column on Artificial Intelligence, Katherine Forrest discusses the rise of artificial intelligence's role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and how AI is here to stay even after this health crisis is over.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

An Introduction to FINRA Enforcement Proceedings

For the commercial litigator, their first foray into the world of enforcement actions brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority can be disorienting.
8 minute read

International Edition

From Stonewall To George Floyd: What Lessons Can Be Learned For LGBTQ+ Allyship?

"Black people on their own cannot bring about the change they deserve because the racism they face is systemic," say two Trowers & Hamlins lawyers.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Perils of an Erroneously-Granted Summary Judgment

The rule seems simple enough: summary judgment motions should be properly supported. But it also stands as a signal of caution. If the court erroneously grants summary judgment where the moving party has not met its burden, the moving party may ironically be worse off than if the motion had been denied in the first place. This article explores why that is the case and what litigants and their counsel must do to prevent it.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Current State of IP During the Pandemic: A Q&A With NZ Carr Law Office's Nan Carr

Nan Carr, an intellectual property attorney with NZ Carr Law Office in Houston, recently spoke with Texas Lawyer about the state of intellectual property…
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mootness, A Motion for an Expedited Post-Deprivation Hearing in Family Court

While mootness is related to subject matter jurisdiction, case law has carved out exceptions to the rule. This article addresses the exception that brings into focus an instance "where the issue to be decided, though moot is (1) likely to recur..., (2) substantial and novel, and (3) will typically evade review in the courts."
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I saw the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted a new rule, Professional Conduct Rule 8.4(g). This prohibits discriminatory conduct. If I recall, in an earlier article, I thought you opposed that rule?
10 minute read

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