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New York Law Journal

Climate Change-Related Losses and Other Event-Driven Litigation Risks

In their Corporate Insurance Law column, Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes discuss how climate change-related events such as hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires can lead to related securities litigation, creating additional risk for corporations, directors and officers and their D&O insurers. 
6 minute read

The Recorder

Seven Key E-Filing Tips for Attorneys Practicing in Federal Court

Not following the applicable rules and filing documents incorrectly can have consequences ranging from losing credibility with your judge to blowing your deadline to file a dispositive motion because your motion was stricken or denied.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How to Start Smart and Maximize Value From Internal Investigations

The decision to conduct an internal investigation is frequently driven by an unexpected event that imposes risk to a company. A shareholder composes a demand letter alleging breaches of fiduciary duty by the board of directors.
9 minute read

The Recorder

What Is Business Acumen and How Do I Develop It?

What exactly is “business acumen”? Is it something a person is born with or is it something one can develop with education and diligence? If it's the latter, then what is the best way to achieve it?
6 minute read

The Recorder

Anticipating the Flood of Cybersecurity Litigation Under the CCPA—What to Do About It

The CCPA is extremely broad in scope compared to other U.S. privacy laws; it applies to the use of personal information about California residents—rather than regulating the use, collection and dissemination of information obtained by companies from consumers.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Déjà Vu All Over Again? Pair of Vetoed #MeToo Proposals Re-Introduced in the California Legislature

In California, a pair of proposals that were vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown in 2018 have already been re-introduced, illustrating that newly-sworn-in Governor Gavin Newsom will be put to an early test on #MeToo-inspired legislation.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am a young lawyer. What are some of the do's and don'ts in the courtroom setting?
15 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Top Ten Tips When Facing a Congressional Investigation

Although committee assignments in the House and Senate were just announced on Jan. 3, the chairs and ranking members of each committee have been engaged in planning for some time—in some cases, for months—regarding the types of issues they plan to take on, and in what order.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Anticipating Another Supreme Court Test for the Affordable Care Act

When the U.S. Supreme Court validated the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act the common belief was that the controversy over the constitutionality of the nation's health insurance law was at an end. Few contemplated what might happen if the exaction enforcing the individual mandate was ever removed. That question is now upon us.
9 minute read

Law.com

Embrace the Chaos, Counselor

For those who crave control, the uncertainty of being at the beck and call of a partner or subject to the whims of an adversary is distinctly unsettling.
7 minute read

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