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Thought leaders from around the world contribute their perspectives on landmark cases, new legislation, and legal perspectives on new technologies, business practices, and civil procedure.
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A Trial Icon Joins a Legal Powerhouse
John Fields
Dan Cogdell on moving his renowned criminal defense practice to Jones Walker LLP.
Perspectives on Connecticut’s New Police Accountability Bill
Megan Edmonds
Two Best Lawyers recognized attorneys weigh in on the impact of Connecticut’s new Police Accountability Bill.
Voting Season Is Open
Best LawyersVoting for next year's Best Lawyers is an exclusive opportunity to benefit your local legal community.
How Peer Review Powers Industry Referrals
Best LawyersBest Lawyers combines the trust of industry referrals with state-of-the-art technology to help clients find the right lawyer.
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Understanding the Affirmative Defense of Duress in Arizona
Craig Orent
How states determine the use of this specific criminal defense.
The Company They Keep
Best LawyersThomas Richter discusses the idea of corporate criminal liability.
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What Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Means for Indiana
Rock Lee
What will marijuana legalization mean for business, past conviction, and beyond?
What Are the Anti-Protest Laws in the U.S.?
Jim Owen
The First Amendment includes the right to assemble. But how are the rules surrounding protesting changing?
The Virtual Courtroom
Andrew E. Curto and Danielle E. Tricolla
Why some of the industry changes the pandemic has wrought—the advent of remote courthouse appearances chief among them—deserve to outlast the return to normal life.
Is It Live . . . Or Is It Virtual?
Adrian L. Bastianelli III, Paulo Flores, Kevin J. O’Connor, and Robert S. Peckar
Mediation via Zoom is just one of the legal-industry oddities the pandemic has wrought. Here’s a cheat sheet for how to make it work for you—and some thoughts on whether it’s here to stay.
Jury Study Sounds Alarm for Insurance Industry
Christopher W. Martin
Without Congressional action, the years ahead will see a tsunami of suits filed against the insurance industry for COVID-19-related claims. Our intensive surveys shed some disturbing light on potential jurors’ attitudes and perspectives.
How I Adapt to Working From Home
Alexandria Hurst
With the pandemic still ongoing with no end in sight, one lawyer writes about how she stays sane working from home.
Best Lawyers Since Day One
Best LawyersWe talked to some of the 566 attorneys who have been recognized by Best Lawyers since the first edition in 1983.
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Best LawyersBL Intelligence provides your firm with valuable industry data.
An Interview With Bougartchev Moyne Associés
Best LawyersFrance’s 2020 “Law Firm of the Year” honoree in Criminal Defense Law
How Preventative Counsel Is Changing Criminal Defense
Best LawyersAyala Gómez discusses Oliva-Ayala's 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" award for criminal defense law in Spain.
Bougartchev Moyne Associés on France and Cryptocurrencies
Geoffroy Goubin
How France Aims to Be a Leader on Crypto
Dark Matters
Robert A. Clifford
So-called dark money in judicial elections threatens to undermine public confidence in the courts. What can the legal profession do to combat it?
Bluff, Bluster, Badger, Beg, and Barrister
Joel Hirschhorn
Pursuing Favorable Outcomes in White-Collar Defense When the Deck Is Stacked
We’re Asking the Wrong Questions About the Jussie Smollettt Case
Jaye L. Rancourt
Without media attention, would the decisions have been the same?
Scofflaws Without Borders
Gilbert + Tobin
Bribery and Corruption Know No Boundaries. Increasingly, Neither Do the Laws Designed to Combat Them.
Why Was a 6-Year-Old Arrested at a Florida School?
Christopher L. Marlowe
The Unintended Consequences of Zero Tolerance
Colorado’s New “Red Flag” Law for Extreme Risk Protection Orders
James H. Chalat
Preventing Mass Shootings
An Interview With Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Best LawyersRussia’s 2020 “Law Firm of the Year” honoree for Real Estate Law
David Ackert's Top Advice on Social Media and Client Prospecting
Best LawyersThe president of Ackert Inc. offers his insights on business development to Best Lawyers following the 2019 Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference.
