By: Leonard M. Kessler, CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY, ARBITRATOR, AND MEDIATOR 1. What is mediation and how does it differ from litigation and arbitration? Mediation is a private dispute resolution process in which the disputing parties work with a mediator...

By: Nathan A. Kottkamp , WILLIAMS MULLEN This article discusses market trends in 2021 relating to disclosures of climate change risks and mitigation by public companies, which are intertwined with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues....

By: Sara Shanti, Phil Kim, Christopher Rundell, Arushi Pandya, and Elfin Noce , SHEPPARD MULLIN The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in healthcare is developing at a fanatical and fascinating pace. BECAUSE THE...

By: Amy M. Gordon, Ann Killilea, Michael G. Morgan, Susan M. Nash, and Angela M. Stockbridge , McDermott Will & Emery LLP. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued guidance under the Health Insurance Portability and...

EEOC LEAVES WORKPLACE WELLNESS PROGRAMS IN LIMBO EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019, REGULATIONS ISSUED by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) concerning incentive-based workplace wellness programs are rescinded, leaving employers without guidance...