The Queens Daily Eagle reported that NYSBA recommended the full legalization of marijuana, following a recommendation by the bar association’s Committee on Cannabis Law. The New York State Bar Association on Friday recommended the full legalization of marijuana, following a recommendation by the bar association’s Committee on Cannabis Law. The committee analyzed the issue in … Continued

The Buffalo Law Journal reported that the State Bar approved the Committee on Cannabis Law’s report. Should recreational marijuana be legalized in New York state? The New York State Bar Association says yes. Led in part by Buffalo attorney Aleece Burgio, the state bar’s Committee on Cannabis Law completed a report that outlines strategies for … Continued

JD Supra mentioned NYSBA’s NYSBA’s Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1024 States have struggled with advising lawyers admitted to their bars as to whether and to what extent they can advise their clients on cannabis-related issues knowing that federal law still forbids the possession, distribution, sale, or use of marijuana. The concern is that under … Continued

Law360 reported that NYSBA approved guidance designed to keep attorneys from using nondisclosure agreements to dodge their duty to report sexual harassment and other serious misconduct by lawyers. Leaders of the New York State Bar Association on Friday approved #MeToo-era guidance designed to keep attorneys from using nondisclosure agreements to dodge their duty to report … Continued

Corporate Counsel (ALM Media) reported on the Environmental and Energy Law Section’s Annual Meeting. Climate change risk management increasingly is part of enterprise risk management for global corporations such as Pfizer Inc., said the company’s assistant general counsel Sally Fisk on Friday at an environmental and energy law panel at the annual meeting of the … Continued

The New York Law Journal reported that the Committee on Cannabis Law recommends the legalization of adult recreational marijuana use in New York. The New York State Bar Association’s house of delegates on Friday will consider a report that recommends legalizing recreational use of marijuana in the state.

State of Politics reported that the Committee on Cannabis Law recommends the legalization of adult recreational marijuana use in New York. A report from a state bar association committee has backed the legalization of marijuana in New York, and the full bar association on Friday is due to consider it. A committee within the New … Continued

The New York Law Journal reported on the Law Practice Management Committee’s Managing Partners Roundtable at Annual Meeting. What are some of the most pressing issues for law firm leaders these days?