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Looking Back and Looking Forward: Labor and Employment Trends for 2018
January 01, 2018
President Trump had an eventful first year in the labor and employment arena. With his first year in office now wrapping up, this is a perfect time to look back at how the Trump Administration's policies have shaped labor and employment law issues at both the federal and state level, and where we expect to go in 2018.
Supreme Court Doesn't Sound Ready to Kill Off PTAB
January 01, 2018
<b><i>There Was No Clear Majority at Oral Argument Signaling the Death of</i> Inter Partes <i>Review</b></i><p>November 27 was supposed to be the big Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court. After two hours of questioning, it seemed more like a big bust.
<i>Ganek v. Leibowitz</i> and a Proposal to Reform Search Warrant Procedure
January 01, 2018
The Second Circuit recently reversed a district court's determination that federal prosecutors and agents were not entitled to qualified immunity from plaintiffs' <i>Bivens</i> claims for money damages for violations of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments in procuring and executing a search warrant.
eSports Raise Labor Law Issues for Teams and Players
January 01, 2018
The preference of the parties involved, even if reduced to writing, is rarely determinative of employment status. Instead, the specifics of the relationship will govern.
<i>Legal Tech:</i>What an Attorney Can Learn from Legal Tech Marketing Professionals
January 01, 2018
Some key takeaways and hot topics that should be on the radar of lawyers from the Legal Marketing Association's Legal Marketing Technology Conference in Chicago.
From Your Editor: Happy New Year, 2018!
January 01, 2018
Editor-in-Chief Kimberly Rice shares some thoughts on the direction of legal services in the U.S., and the role as strategically-minded legal marketing executives who strive to help shape the success of their lawyer clients to think outside their comfort zones of hourly billing and high compensation packages.
Quarterly State Compliance Review
January 01, 2018
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect from Oct.1, 2017 to Jan. 1, 2018. It also looks at recent decisions of interest from Delaware.
<b><i>Leadership:</i></b> Nurturing Thought Leaders
January 01, 2018
When your target audience has an opportunity to connect with the thoughts and expertise of a team member, there's a stronger bond of trust than if that same audience were reading a press release. Here's how to make that happen.
Clarity for New York Takings Law
January 01, 2018
Determining whether or not a government regulation constitutes a “taking” for the purposes of the Fifth Amendment can be a complex endeavor. The recent Second Department decision of <i>Matter of New Creek Bluebelt, Phase 3 (Baycrest Manor Inc.)</i>, provides some guidance on three important regulatory takings issues.
2018: What Last Year's Trends Can Mean for Big Law
January 01, 2018
With the new year upon us, law firms have just been through the typical year-end crush of collections, budgeting, compensation decisions and more. The authors recently took a look at 2017's hottest trends, and explored what we could expect from them in 2018.

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