“I’m sort of depressed,” said Jonathan Armstrong, Cordery, London. “There’s a long list of questions but we can’t answer any of them.” Armstrong was among a group of international lawyers discussing the impact of Brexit on commercial transactions, litigation and privacy regulations. Their conclusion? A high level of uncertainty. Led by moderator Gonzalo Zeballos, BakerHostetler, … Continued

Using the public wifi at your nearby coffee shop might get your client’s personal information into the wrong hands. According to panelist Mike Mooney, senior vice president at USI Affinity, attorneys should use their own device and turn it into a personal hotspot to protect themselves and client data, however good the public wifi is. … Continued

Judge Michael Corriero, star of the CBS syndicated court series “Hot Bench,” recalled the time in 1973 that he defended an innocent young boy in New York City accused of a shooting. Corriero went to the prosecutor and explained that the boy was “taking the heat” for a 16-year-old teen, that his client knew who … Continued

EASL Section Examines Evolution of Video Game Industry For law firms thinking about introducing video game law to their practice, consider this – in 2019, the U.S. video game industry generated $35.4 billion in revenue. “Whatever sense you had about video games… wipe that slate clean,” said Ben Golant, chief counsel for intellectual property policy … Continued

Tax expert Edward Kleinbard is not afraid to get political. He openly supports a universal health care plan, believing there is a reason all other developed countries rely on a national single-payer system. “We impose a viciously regressive tax on ourselves in the form of private insurance,” said Kleinbard. Kleinbard’s remarks came as he delivered … Continued

Controlling data is akin to putting a genie back in its bottle. With the rise of the Internet, so too came the corresponding rise of big data. If not controlled or managed properly, it can unravel quickly. In an expanding web-based world, protecting both a company’s information and that of its investors, clients and employees … Continued

Police, the public and the media all agree that greater access and transparency is beneficial to all. But according to lawyers representing both the media and law enforcement, there is still a long way to go. Saul Shapiro, a partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler where he chairs the firm’s litigation department, said despite … Continued

The statistics about pay equity among the sexes remain stark and eye-opening: Black women earn 61 cents for every dollar earned by their white male counterparts. Native American women earn 58 cents to every dollar and Latina women earn 53 cents. Meanwhile white women and Asian women earn 77 and 85 cents, respectively. A recent … Continued

Women outnumber men in law school and comprise nearly half of law firm associates. Yet for almost two decades, the percentage of female partners at law firms has hovered around 20% for both equity and non-equity partners, and women leave the legal profession in significantly greater numbers than men. Studies show that a primary reason … Continued

The New York State Bar Association played a crucial role in brokering the passage of an American Bar Association resolution that encourages state and local bar associations across the country to consider innovative approaches in expanding access to justice initiatives. What was once a controversial proposal that NYSBA opposed, Resolution 115 was overwhelmingly supported by … Continued