New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Robert Z. Dobrish and Lee Rosenberg | April 15, 2024
Prior to the Child Support Standards Act, there was a wide disparity of child support awards due to a lack of clear standards and formulas. In 1995, the Court of Appeals stepped in to provid guidance, offering two ways to calculate an award: One is by setting a cap and the other is by demonstrating proven costs. Authors Robert Dobrish and Lee Rosenberg offer their thoughts on this hot-button issue of why judges seem to favor the cap method over the other.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By George M. Heymann | April 10, 2024
The Appellate Division, Second Department recently had the opportunity to review the background of the "vicious propensities" rule as the standard by which an individual can be sued for injuries caused by domesticated animals over which they have full or partial control.
By Megan Gray | April 10, 2024
Given everything I had been told about my firm caring about retaining women, I had no doubt it would be open to a flexible work request. It didn't cross my mind it would say no.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Saskia Vermeer De Jongh and Peter Krakaur | April 9, 2024
CLOs should be prepared to provide necessary legal guardrails that both protect and enable the business to lead the competition and enhance customer value. The following 10 questions frame the issues every CLO should address to support GenAI business adoption and simultaneously transform their legal function.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Richard Salgado and Ashley Hoff | April 8, 2024
Whether a particular law provides for a private cause of action can have huge consequences for potential corporate defendants. Such a right opens the floodgates to plaintiffs, often represented on a contingency fee basis, asserting claims that may be meritless. The crushing wave of privacy class actions in recent years—made possible by the private causes of action in the underlying state privacy laws—shows what can happen.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Olivia J. Greer, Catherine Kim and Jeeyoon Chung | April 2, 2024
In December, the SEC's new cybersecurity rules went into effect, requiring detailed reporting by public companies regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and—perhaps most notably—incidents. This article offers a practical guide to navigating the new disclosure requirements and an overview of how some companies have already begun to respond, as well as analysis of the SEC's rule in the context of a broader trend of regulatory reporting requirements
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Mike Evers | April 1, 2024
In last month's column, I played with ChatGPT to offer a glimpse of how AI will disrupt most aspects of Law World. This month I'm doing the opposite. I asked myself: What is the most human professional niche in Law World? What expertise cannot be replicated by technology and what is the unique value proposition of that expertise?
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Kate Reder Sheikh | March 29, 2024
"I encouraged those coming up to focus on building grit as part of their toolboxes. ... Associates in 2024 are being called upon to demonstrate that grit from the jump," writes Kate Reder Sheikh.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Alan Feigenbaum | March 29, 2024
Alan Feigenbaum discusses the recent decision in J.H. v. C.H. He writes: "I couldn't help but smile in complete satisfaction from start to finish, because in this case, a divorce court did what we, as matrimonial lawyers, can only hope for: it prioritized the best interests of a family."
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Catherine J. Moynihan | March 28, 2024
GCs operating in today's competitive and challenged business environment must keep on top of AI developments and be able to report to their boards on whether and how GenAI and other cutting-edge technologies can help the legal department improve its contribution to the business.
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