The Town of Babylon is reaping the benefits of opting in. While most Long Island municipalities refused to allow cannabis sales, this Long Island town became one of the few to allow recreational dispensaries and businesses. At a panel hosted by the Local and State Government Law Section at the New York State Bar Association’s … Continued
(Left to Right): Vivian D. Wesson, Ignatius Grande, Ronald Hedges and Marissa Moran Artificial Intelligence’s pervasive impact on lawyers will initially be felt most profoundly in practical areas including document drafting and repetitive tasks that are data driven. A panel of experts who spoke during the second part of the Presidential Summit, the marquee event … Continued
It took Netflix three and a half years to win over one million viewers while ChatGPT took just five days to reach that milestone. Truth is it has been moving at warp speed ever since and will likely have an enormous $200 billion global impact on the economy next year. ChatGPT has evolved so rapidly since its … Continued
Could a person with limited vision access your firm’s website? Could a wheelchair user get inside your law office? For people with disabilities, navigating legal services can be a challenge. But it does not have to be that way. At a panel hosted by the Elder Law and Special Needs Section at the New York … Continued
Judge Rowan D. Wilson, the chief judge of New York State and its Court of Appeals, received the Stanley Fuld Award today, the highest honor of the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial & Federal Litigation Section. “In his first year as the leader of the New York court system, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson has … Continued
Recalling a time when New York’s Court of Appeals heard hundreds of cases and was viewed as one of the most prestigious in the country, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson vowed to return the court to its former glory. “I would like to get back to that,” he said. Wilson was the keynote speaker at a … Continued
As the COVID-19 pandemic made digital and telehealth services necessary, governments eased regulations for access. Now that the crisis is over, regulations are returning, and states are reexamining their procedures. Randi Seigel, health care partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, briskly examined the past, present and future of telehealth regulations at a meeting of the … Continued
Upcoming elections around the world will only ramp up uncertainty in the world of Big Tech mergers and acquisitions as anti-trust regulators and technology companies warily eye each other’s strategies. Different U.S. administrations, or even officials within an administration, can view the antitrust environment differently and corporate executives are on guard to adapt to shifting … Continued
Moving the department into a more user-friendly technological atmosphere in a politically challenging environment is among the most pressing issues for the Internal Revenue Service, IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel told hundreds of tax lawyers gathered for the New York State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting. Werfel, who assumed his position nearly a year ago, engaged in … Continued
The New York State Bar Association’s 147th Annual Meeting is in full swing as thousands arrive at the Hilton Midtown in New York City. Experts in a multitude of fields have gathered to tackle the biggest challenges facing the legal profession – including artificial intelligence, cannabis sales, cybersecurity, data privacy, short-term rentals, new tax regulations … Continued