Insights: Results

The Grave Reality

by Sara Collin

As Canada awakens to the unmarked graves of more than a thousand Indigenous children, lawyers and the Canadian government begin to carve out restitution and a path forward.

Compelled to Compete

by Ashish Mahendru

Courts and legislatures—and now the White House—are taking an increasingly dim view of noncompete employment agreements, a development the pandemic has quickened. What can employers do to protect their confidential information?

New York Takes Leave

by Sharon P. Stiller, Rachel Demarest Gold, & Stephanie Nott

How empire state businesses are preparing to implement the country's most progressive paid-leave program.

Lessons from Jury Service

by Vincent D. Louwagie

A trial lawyer’s firsthand insights from the jury box on persuasion, evidence and courtroom strategy

Staying Power

by Justin Smulison

Laurie Webb Daniel is a veteran appellate advocate for high-stakes litigation practicing in Atlanta, Georgia, at a firm she co-founded, Webb Daniel Friedlander.

Does the First Amendment Protect Custom Home Design? Exploring Donald Burns v. Town of Palm Beach

by Joanne M. O'Connor

Is architecture speech? A recent landmark Eleventh Circuit case raised a host of curious issues encompassing property rights, aesthetics and the First Amendment.

Clients with Appeal

by Michele M. Jochner

It’s frustrating to lose a case you’ve worked hard on. When considering whether to take an appeal of that ruling, here’s what to keep in mind—and how to enable your client to make that decision.

An Allied Front Against Ransomware

by Patricia Brown Holmes, Georgia N. Alexakis, Abigail L. Peluso and John K. Theis

With the world ever more digitally entwined—particularly as the pandemic has increasingly driven commerce and ordinary business activity more fully online—the threat of ransomware is here to stay. Here’s a primer on the federal government’s response and how the private sector can help.

How College Athletes Will Be Paid Under California’s Fair Pay to Play Act

by Hugh F. Murray III

Another Challenge to NCAA’s Financial Structure

Merging Business and Responsibility: Gilbert + Tobin

by 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.

Texas Targets Bail Reform, Improving Victims' Rights in 2025 Criminal Laws

by Laurie Villanueva

Austin had one of the most consequential legislative sessions in recent history.

Rise of the Machines

by Michele M. Jochner

New “generative AI” programs have great potential to help attorneys with certain tasks that will make their work more efficient. Yet the use of any new technology must always adhere to strict ethical standards. One notorious recent case shows why.

When DNA Isn’t the Tie That Binds

by Brittney M. Miller and James J. Vedder

Determining biological parenthood is as easy as getting a DNA test. Determining legal parenthood is more complicated altogether—especially as the composition of the American family continues to evolve.

The Top 10 Labor and Employment Issues Retailers Will Face in 2017

by Diane M. Saunders

The public-facing nature of their businesses also has an enormous impact on employment issues within retail establishments.

A Brilliant Career as a Champion for Justice

by Justin Smulison

Hall of Fame trial lawyer Steve Yerrid discusses how results in the courtroom can provide tremendous opportunities to improve the lives of our fellow citizens.

Steve Yerrid, a Career as One of America’s Top Trial Lawyers

by Eva Saviano

His stellar legal accomplishments and courtroom records speak for themselves.