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The American Lawyer

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Law Firms Shrink From 'Performative' Statements

Compared with the flood of messaging offered by firms in the wake of the death of George Floyd or the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, firms are stepping away from talking about divisive topics, instead focusing on offering resources to support those impacted by current events.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Shareholder Activists Poised to Pounce in 2025. Is Your Board Ready?

“The activists are very press-savvy. They know how to leak to the outlets. They're quite often quite good on CNBC. And CNBC becomes almost like their megaphone," said Steve Lipin, CEO of Gladstone Place Partners.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court and the Wrong Business

When is a business record not a business record. Without sounding silly, it is when it is someone else’s business. That explanation is fundamental and is express in the language of Rule 803(6) which talks of the record of that “activity” (the neutral word for “business”) and implicit in the requirement that the information therein be “by—or from information transmitted by—someone with knowledge.”
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

IRE Physicians Must Consider All Conditions 'Due to' a Work Injury

As was noted in this space some time ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was considering an employer’s petition for allowance of appeal in Sicilia v. API Roofers Advantage Program (Workers' Compensation Appeals Board), which necessarily implicated Duffey v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (Trola-Dyne). The Supreme Court did issue its decision in Sicilia on July 17, 2024, but an evenly divided court failed to disturb either the underlying, Commonwealth Court decision or Duffey.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Hurricane Relief—IRS Offers Extended Deadlines and Tax Benefits

Adding to previously announced relief for taxpayers affected by Hurricanes Helene and Debby, the IRS has extended tax filing and certain payment deadlines to May 1, 2025, for taxpayers affected by Hurricane Milton throughout Florida.
4 minute read

Law.com

The New Hybrid Legal Professional: Equal Parts Law and Business

Multidisciplinary demands call for a new kind of legal professional who is not only an expert legally but also possess sharp business acumen. About 63% of CLOs agree, identifying business acumen as a skill they most wish to develop in their lawyers.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Norton Rose Lawyers Accused of Accessing Confidential Material in Internal IT Probe

The investigation found no client information was compromised, according to the firm, but others say the matter has raised tensions.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

California Implements New Law Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports

With its new law, California joins a dozen other states that have restricted the use of medical debt in credit decisions.
7 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: It's Bonus Time

Once again, Milbank is the first mover, and peer firms will likely follow. But two questions remain. What figure are they going to match? And when?
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Maryland Atty Pushes Judge to Grant Discovery in Reverse Discrimination Suit Against King & Spalding

Attorney Sarah Spitalnick, who is white, sought to rebut the law firm's claim that she was not harmed because she never applied for a fellowship program aimed at minorities.
4 minute read

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