Legal Exchange: Insights & Commentary

Delaware Can’t Regulate Corporate Governance With a Calculator

Adopting a “lodestar cap” on attorneys’ fees in contingent stockholder litigation would lock Delaware into an outdated model at precisely the moment the legal profession is changing fastest.

CA Businesses Will Face New Era of Financial Scrutiny in 2026

California’s Department of Financial Protection & Innovation is taking a stronger stance on enforcement towards financial service providers. Businesses can adapt to this changing regulatory environment by following practical compliance measures.

Lobbying a Distracted Congress Can Be a Blessing or a Curse

When Congress is distracted, it’s important for lobbyists to find new ways to get lawmakers’ attention. But it’s also important to think about who else you could be lobbying, including administration officials.

Climbing the Ranks of Lawyer to Leader Takes More Than Expertise

Building trust, offering effective feedback, delegating strategically, and creating psychological safety are learned competencies, not automatic side effects of excellent lawyering.

Trump’s Well-Stocked Tariff Toolkit Demands Importers’ Attention

Regardless how the Supreme Court rules on the Trump administration’s broad use of tariffs, the US trade agenda will likely continue relying on other tariff authorities, so affected businesses should take practical steps to avoid risk.

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Everyone Hates Early Law School Recruiting, But Everyone Does It

It’s become common now for firms to recruit elite law students even before the end of their first semester of their first year of law school, something that would have been unheard of before the pandemic. It’s a trend that hurts everyone involved, according to the guests on today’s episode of our podcast, On The Merits: columnist David Lat and Nikia Gray, the head of the National Association for Law Placement.