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An Interview With Johnson Winter & Slattery

Best Lawyers

Australia's 2020 “Law Firm of the Year” honoree in Energy Law

David Ackert's Top Advice on Social Media and Client Prospecting

Best Lawyers

The president of Ackert Inc. offers his insights on business development to Best Lawyers following the 2019 Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference.

Highlights From The 2019 LMA Annual Conference

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Did you make it to LMA 2019? Read the Best Lawyers recap of this year's biggest takeaways.

The Best Lawyers Voting Process Explained

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Invited to vote? Learn how to submit your ballot and why your vote counts.

Lawyer Commendations Feature Makes It Easy to Recommend Top Legal Talent

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Attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers can now position themselves as reliable industry resources.

Merging Business and Responsibility: Gilbert + Tobin

Best Lawyers

Attorneys Costas Condoleon and Sam Nickless from the Australian firm Gilbert + Tobin discuss the firm's 2020 award, how Australia’s Corporate Law practice is preparing for the world’s transforming economic landscape, and the international community’s demands of its businesses.

A Better Bottom Line

Margaret Pierce

How Benefit Corporations are leading the charge to save the world.

New York State Lobbying Regulations Are Changing in 2019

Caplin & Drysdale

JCOPE's new comprehensive lobbying regulations will close loopholes and make key changes to grassroots and direct lobbying starting January 2019.

Millennials

Joanna Barsh, Lauren Brown, and Kayvan Kian

Burden, blessing, or both?

Health Care Prime

Jon Henderson, Andrew Kinworthy, Kevin McDonell, and Bobby Guy

How will M&A shape the American health industry going forward? By adhering to the Amazon model.

Practical Legal Advice: What to do When a Loved One Dies

Salvatore Grillo

When someone you love, whether a relative or close friend, dies, the last thing you want is to start figuring out the legal process.

How Has the Business of Family Law Changed?

Divide and Conquer

Kathryn A. Graves

The practice of family law has changed substantially in recent decades. How is it different—and how does that affect the lawyers who specialize in it?

Beyond Rope and Dope

D. Rodney Kight Jr.

The hemp industry emerges as a powerful global force in natural health care.

Hotter and More Intense

Lori Tripoli

Multiple Category 5 hurricanes. Drought. Wildfires. Climate change isn’t just damaging the environment and our health. It’s impacting the bottom line.

Attorney Brief: Sex, Gender, Stereotypes

Sex, Gender, and Stereotypes

Elizabeth L. White

How courts are interpreting Title VII to protect LGBT workers.

Is It Time for You to Have the Long-Term Care Planning Talk With Your Parents?

Anthony J. Enea

How should you talk to your parents about long-term care options? Estate planning can make for a difficult conversation, but wills and trusts are necessary documents for anyone growing older.

How Long Does It Take to Obtain a Patent?

The Short and Long Answers on Patent Applications

John Powers

How long do patent applications take? Consider what you're filing for, and the strength of your proposal.

A Taxing New World for Nonprofits

Elizabeth J. Atkinson

Extensive changes to U.S. tax law will have significant effects on the nonprofit sector. What to expect—and how to cope.

Large-Scale Immigration Raids Focus Attention on Employer Compliance With Immigration Laws

Martha J. Schoonover

The recent raids of dozens of 7-Eleven stores by U.S. immigration agents and the corresponding arrest of 21 individuals for immigration-related violations were widely covered as the largest immigrant enforcement crackdown undertaken by the Trump administration to date.