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Strategies for Promoting Law Firm Lateral Hires
March 31, 2025
To ensure the greatest exposure and impact beyond the news of an arrival — and with an eye on long-term client analysis, cross-selling, firm revenue growth and additional tactics — a checklist or strategic plan to maximize the announcement can help achieve desired coverage.
Create A Blueprint for Efficiency and Profitability In 2025
March 31, 2025
To remain competitive, law firms must rethink traditional business models and optimize operations at every level. This means tackling inefficiencies in financial management, staffing, and technology to create a more streamlined, resilient firm. Three critical areas demand immediate attention: breaking the cycle of inefficiency, reimagining the workforce, and leveraging technology for growth.
Seventh, Ninth Court Rulings Expand and Tighten Reach of Federal Video Privacy Protection Act
March 31, 2025
The VPPA may be nearly four-decades old and video-rental stores largely a thing of the past, but the rise of online content, streaming services and ancillary activities has brought with it frequent litigation based on the VPPA. The key challenge in these litigations is how to interpret the VPPA’s 1980s terms in light of today’s digital advances.
The Barton Doctrine: Suit Against Receiver Did Not Require Court Permission
March 31, 2025
The Fifth Circuit recently addressed a new fact pattern and issue concerning the Barton doctrine: whether a receiver appointed in a state court action could be sued in a subsequent bankruptcy case of the debtor absent court permission.
Is Google Search Dead? Part 2: The Key to Thriving In a Multichannel, AI-Driven World
March 31, 2025
Part Two of this two-part article examines practical steps marketers must take to succeed in this changing landscape by embracing a multichannel, AI-driven approach to their marketing and PR efforts. This means rethinking your strategy to build direct connections with your audience, using platforms that elevate your visibility and focusing on storytelling that resonates.
D.C. Circuit Court Rules That Artificial Intelligence Cannot Solely Author Copyrightable Works
March 31, 2025
The D.C. Circuit affirmed that AI cannot be the sole author on a copyright-registered work, but left questions about the future of AI authorship in copyright for Congress to resolve.
Constitutionality of Tax Sale Practices Questioned By NY’s Second Department
March 31, 2025
When a village or other taxing authority conducts a tax lien sale, and the purchaser of the tax lien subsequently acquires a tax deed, what rights does the tax-delinquent former owner of the property enjoy?
Create An Operations Blueprint for Efficiency and Profitability In 2025
March 31, 2025
Simply put, the old levers of profitability — billable hours and rate increases — are no longer sufficient. Firms that fail to proactively address inefficiencies risk losing market share to more agile competitors. To remain competitive, law firms must rethink traditional business models and optimize operations at every level.
Shifting Crypto and Cyber Priorities In SEC Enforcement
March 31, 2025
When the SEC issues the next annual enforcement report for fiscal year 2025, we expect securities offering actions and investment adviser actions will almost certainly be up, and the “crypto” and “cyber” cases will almost certainly be down. Public statements by the new SEC administration have said as much, but even more telling than public statements are the allocation of limited enforcement resources.
Constitutionality of Tax Sale Practices Questioned
March 31, 2025
When a village or other taxing authority conducts a tax lien sale, and the purchaser of the tax lien subsequently acquires a tax deed, what rights does the tax-delinquent former owner of the property enjoy?

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