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How I Made Partner: 'Create Your Own Niche,' Advises Tyson & Mendes' Cayce Lynch

"You no longer need to be a 'traditional' lawyer to advance—there is room for creativity. Contrary to conventional wisdom, it is possible to carve out your own path or create your own niche."
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Patent Owners Love Him, High-Tech and Retail Want Him Out. Sizing Up Andrei Iancu's Legacy

Patent owners would love to see the next administration keep Iancu as the USPTO director, though it appears to be a long shot.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

DOJ and HHS-OIG's 2020 Health Care Fraud Takedown: Focus on 'Telefraud'

This year alone, many providers and patients transitioned to using telehealth platforms out of necessity. as with all areas of health care, expansion means increased risk for enforcement.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

No Due-Process Violations Where Student, 7, Found to Harass Transgender Classmate

The appeals court rejected the parents' claims that having the HIB violation on the child's record was more deleterious than the the recess detention that was imposed as the child's punishment for the alleged harassment.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Municipal Liability for Inadequate Training

In his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz examines the remedy offered by 42 U.S.C. §1983 against municipalities based upon inadequate training of their police officers.
12 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: State Voters Weigh Marijuana Measures | Firms Critique DEA Hemp Rules | Jason Klein Joins Rimon Law

Welcome to Higher Law! This week we're looking at marijuana measures on state ballots, thousands of responses to DEA hemp rules, Rimon Law's new cannabis law partner, and banks' continued reluctance to serve marijuana clients. Thanks for reading!
9 minute read

Law.com

Labor of Law: Highlights from Independent Contractor Comment Letters | Remote Work & E-Discovery | Calif. Prop 22: Docket Watch | Who Got the Work | Covid-19 Headlines: Fear the Elevator?

Welcome to Labor of law, our labor and employment dispatch spotlighting big cases, key issues and developing trends. Your feedback is welcome and appreciated — and thanks for reading!
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Amended Guaranty Law Raises Questions of Statutory Interpretation and Constitutionality

An analysis of the conflict that exists between the Amended Guaranty Law's explicit statutory language and the City Council's newly published declaration of legislative intent and findings. The article looks at the question of statutory interpretation and examines whether the newly amended Guaranty Law passes muster under the U.S. Constitution's Contracts Clause.
14 minute read

National Law Journal

Pharma Comes Out Swinging for More PTO Discretion Over AIA Trials

Leading pharmaceuticals and biotechs, plus a few industrial companies and a long list of inventors, told the House and Senate Judiciary committees Monday that the PTO is doing the right thing by deferring to rocket docket district court litigation.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Recent Fix for Advance Payments and for Sandbagging

In this column on Condemnation and Tax Certiorari, Michael Rikon and Jonathan Houghton discuss the recent decision in 'Staten Island Land Corp.' which has done much to fix some of the problems with advance payments and sandbagging therein.
8 minute read

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