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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...

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...

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...

By Elias Kahn | LexisNexis Practical Guidance Just as in-house counsel thought they were receiving some clarity around a vexing employment law topic, they were ushered right back into a murky legal landscape. On August 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge...

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...

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta fired the latest shot in the recent acceleration of U.S. antitrust enforcement August 5 with a dramatic ruling that Google has violated federal antitrust law by monopolizing the market for internet search. “Google...

The proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology has taken most of the oxygen out of the room in corporate offices. Virtually every major company has aggressively investigated how they can either develop Gen AI tools, implement...

By Kemahl Franklyn In what may be one of the most consequential decisions in the history of administrative law, the U.S. Supreme Court decided two cases in their most recent term that determine the constitutionality of what had been a longstanding interpretation...

The insurance industry faces unprecedented challenges due to climate change. According to a report conducted by Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets , as extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, insurers must grapple with the...

Petersen Health, an Illinois-based company that operates nursing facilities in the Midwest, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March 2024. Within one month, the company had received 20 bids from potential buyers seeking to purchase various...

By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of Large Markets, LexisNexis Leaders of America’s largest law firms have decided to move full speed ahead with the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology because they see these...

By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of U.S. Large Markets, LexisNexis Law firm leaders perceive that generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology is going to have a dramatic impact on how efficiently lawyers are able to complete work assignments...

By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of U.S. Legal Markets, LexisNexis The transformative nature of Legal AI, generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology trained for the legal profession, is destined to change the way that law firms work...

By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of U.S. Legal Markets, LexisNexis The rising adoption of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology in the legal profession is having an impact on all areas of law firm operations, including staffing...

By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of Large Markets, LexisNexis The largest law firms are moving the fastest with investments in Gen AI tools. Our 2024 Investing in Legal Innovation Survey found that 43% of firms in the Am Law 200 have set aside...

By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of Large Markets, LexisNexis Law firm leaders are increasingly adopting Legal AI, Gen AI tools trained for the legal profession, but as with any breakthrough technology there is a healthy amount of skepticism that...

By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of U.S. Legal Markets, LexisNexis More than three in four (77%) of senior lawyers at Am Law 200 firms believe that generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology will enable them to offer new value-added...

By: Kemahl Franklyn The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan multistate coalition have filed lawsuits this year against Live Nation Entertainment — the parent company of Ticketmaster — for alleged monopolistic practices. The...

Question: Are incarcerated persons in California entitled to in-person court hearings? Short Answer: No, Proposition 57 does not require or imply a right to an in-person hearing. In a 2022 decision, the California Court of Appeal ruled that nonviolent...

After a two-year decline in Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings in the immediate post-COVID period, U.S. commercial bankruptcies have returned to a more normal level of activity, according to CFO Magazine . Economic uncertainty and technology disruptions in...

By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of U.S. Legal Markets, LexisNexis The proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology trained for the legal profession is already changing the way that lawyers work by streamlining and automating...

By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of U.S. Legal Markets, LexisNexis Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology trained for the legal profession appears certain to transform the way that lawyers work. Before that can happen, lawyers and...

By Elias Kahn | LexisNexis Practical Guidance The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finally delivered on a long-awaited order when it issued a final rule on April 23, 2024, that bans most noncompete agreements nationwide between employers and employees...

In-house counsel are faced with a dizzying array of labor and employment law issues on a regular basis, but one of them stands out by far as the source of the biggest headaches that keep them up at night. Employee discrimination complaints are the matters...

By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of Large Markets, LexisNexis The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools is an exciting breakthrough in our industry, but it is appropriate to also approach this new technology with caution...