By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Marketing Manager Large law firms have been on a technology transformation journey for the past two decades, embracing new ways of empowering lawyers to work more efficiently and more effectively with the aid of fast-moving legal tech...
In-house counsel are still grappling with the fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision this summer to overturn a longstanding interpretation of federal agencies’ ability to interpret law and issue regulatory guidance. In a 6-3 ruling...
By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Marketing Manager One of the foundational disciplines of the practice of law is the drafting of documents, from business contracts and licensing agreements to client legal memoranda and litigation briefs, pleadings and motions. There...
By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Marketing Manager The competitive landscape for legal services has changed significantly over the past two decades. An industry that was once characterized by long-term loyalty between law firms and corporate clients has been transformed...
We are now heading into the homestretch of yet another contentious election season in a national political climate where deep divisions are prevalent in our neighborhoods and town squares. The workplace is no exception to these environments of hyper political disagreements...
It has been three years since the adoption of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) , which went into effect at the beginning of this year, and now the first filing deadline is fast-approaching on January 1, 2025. In-house counsel at companies of all sizes are racing...
If an autonomous vehicle hits another car or a pedestrian, who’s to blame? The manufacturer or software developer? Other parties like computer programmers, satellite mapping companies, or even state governments? Or perhaps the non-driving human occupants...
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Cyrus Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, Oct. 11, 2024 "On September 25, 2024, USCIS announced that it had updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) age for noncitizens who demonstrate extraordinary circumstances. The new guidance ...
By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Marketing Manager Legal analytics has now become table stakes for litigation, with roughly seven in 10 legal professionals at law firms of various sizes using them in 2024, according to Lex Machina’s most recent The Impact of...
Envision Freedom Fund, the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Oct. 29, 2024 "A groundbreaking class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, against...
Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, Sept. 29, 2024 "At the 2013 event, the brothers also touched on a topic they’ve discussed less frequently in public: their immigration status during the company’s founding. In early 1996, their startup, an early online...
The legal industry continues to grow more comfortable with the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the business and practice of law. Seven in 10 law firm leaders believe AI-powered tools will enable new value-added work product for clients and...
USCIS, Oct. 17, 2024 " Certain Lebanese nationals will be eligible for DED and TPS, allowing them to work and temporarily remain in the United States WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing new actions to provide...
Hello everyone, I had an interesting discussion with someone the other day regarding the above and as I was unable to come to a definitive conclusion on the legal position, I wanted to get the views of the IP experts here. The discussion centred around whether...
At the recent Women, Influence & Power in Law 2024 Conference in Chicago, women working on corporate legal teams discussed a number of timely issues bearing down on in-house counsel today. One of the more intriguing threads of discussion emerged in a session...
Angelo A. Paparelli, October 29, 2024 "There is at least one groundbreaking, low-hanging-fruit solution to modernize U.S. immigration policy for the digital age — one that requires no action by Congress. David Bier , Director of Immigration Studies...
Karin Fischer, Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 6, 2024 " Stephen Yale-Loehr , a professor of law at Cornell University who specializes in immigration law, said that while it is important to take Trump’s stances seriously, “there’s a...
MI Addresses Multiple Healthcare Issues Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed over half a dozen bills dealing with healthcare and family support. The measures include SB 790 and SB 791 , allowing home help caregivers to unionize, and SB 929 , increasing pay for healthcare...
Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post, Nov. 1, 2024 "Three decades ago, when Elon Musk launched his career working illegally in the United States, the U.S. immigration system did little to pursue or punish people who violated the terms of student visas, immigration...
Tim Marchman, Wired, Oct. 31, 2024 "Elon Musk could have his United States citizenship revoked and be exposed to criminal prosecution if he lied to the government as part of the immigration process, according to legal experts. ... Stephen Yale-Loehr , a...
Dan Hayes, The Athletic, Aug. 12, 2024 "In applying for U.S. citizenship at age 78, the latest chapter in his fascinating life, Rod Carew used the same approach that made him one of the best pure hitters in Major League Baseball history. The Hall of Famer...
Hello everyone, I had an interesting discussion with someone the other day regarding the above and as I was unable to come to a definitive conclusion on the legal position, I wanted to get the views of the commercial law and/or IP experts here. The discussion...
Cyrus D. Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, Oct. 29, 2024 "In a previous blog , we analyzed Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly , 25 I&N Dec. 771 (BIA 2012), a seminal Board of Immigration Appeals case which held that a departure under advance parole does not trigger...
Tana Ganeva, The Appeal, Nov. 5, 2024 “What scares me about another Trump term on immigration?” Cornell Professor Stephen Yale-Loehr tells the Appeal. “Everything.” “We saw how much Trump hurt immigrants in his first administration...