Retired Seventh Circuit Judge Diane Wood says she doesn’t doubt the integrity of the judges’ decision about Judge Ross’s misconduct. There is only so far that the statute governing judges’ behavior can go before it bumps into constitutional protections.
A judge ordering a private equity firm to share emails from its lawyers with the US government is unsurprising because of the strength of the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege, writes Derelle Janey of Olshan Frome Wolosky.
Before suing to enforce a noncompete, employers must assess whether doing so would expose broader workforce practices to federal review, Sheppard’s Stephen Fox and Kyle Klein say.
Madison Square Garden, the home of the New York Knicks, produced one of the most important decisions on New York City’s commercial real estate tax that resonates today, attorneys Jarrett Kalish and Nicholas Combs write.
Government retaliation against law firms for representing disfavored clients is antithetical to our justice system. But it also reveals a blind spot that the legal establishment seldom confronts—its definition of political pressure runs in only one direction, writes former General Electric General Counsel Alex Dimitrief.
Law firms’ volume of sensitive data make them unique targets for data breaches, so they should prioritize addressing cyber risk as a core element of client service, say O’Melveny’s Sid Mody, Randall Edwards, and Alexander Briggs.
Board members need to understand AI, but then lean into their foundational change management skills to steer the company’s future, writes Paula Boggs in Good Counsel.
Recent accusations that a JPMorgan Chase executive forced a junior employee to be her “sex slave” that were later removed from the public docket should serve as a warning to resist the temptation to latch onto allegations that aren’t proven, says Mark Lee Greenblatt.
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