Thought Leadership

Judge Rakoff On The Allure Of The Death Penalty

“When my older brother Jan David Rakoff was murdered in 1985, bolts of anger and outrage not infrequently penetrated the […]

Some free speech attorneys are making the claim that, by blocking users on Twitter, President Donald Trump is violating protections […]

Many companies use arbitration clauses in their contracts. One of the primary reasons is the desire to avoid class actions. […]

General counsel must look for ways to protect the company’s legal and business interests while managing costs and maintaining efficiency […]

Each year nearly one in five companies suffers a catastrophic event that leads to two general categories of loss: physical […]

It took the 1929 crash, fueled in part by misleading financial reports, to prod congress to create the SEC and […]

To determine if a merger is good or bad for competition, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice […]

It is incumbent upon general counsel to have a full understanding of the major issues involved in an office lease. […]

A general counsel is often asked to spearhead a company’s efforts in connection with a headquarters lease. There are numerous […]

Twenty-six states have now adopted some version of the 2013 ABA Model Rule 1.1, which requires awareness of “the changes […]