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Washington, D.C. Legal Community in the Spotlight

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A summary of newsworthy content from Washington D.C. lawyers and law firms.

Well-Managed Insolvencies Usually Make a Difference

by Gelu Maravela, Mirela Metea, and Dana Rădulescu

From both a legal and business perspective, the critical period in any insolvency proceeding is the observation period, which is the period between the opening of the insolvency and the approval and implementation of a reorganization plan.

The Unwritten Rules of Family Law

by Aaron D. Bundy

While there are many skilled attorneys, only veteran Family Law attorneys can know the best rules of thumb for specific circumstances that will help their clients.

In the News: Northern California

by Best Lawyers

News and notes from lawyers in Northern California

FinTech Innovation Poses Data Privacy Challenges

by Michael Brown

FinTech companies are disrupting traditional financial models—and creating new data privacy concerns.

Taxation in Spain for the Purchase of Used Goods on C2C Platforms

by Mariano Roca López

How Spain applies transfer taxes to secondhand sales on peer-to-peer ecommerce platforms

Medical Staff Corrective Action: Key Legal Risks and Procedures

by Sarah E. Coyne

Discretion under Fire

by Charles F. Seemann III

ERISA plan fiduciaries face new challenges to their decision-making.

Privacy Practice

by Casey Waughn

Data protection is all the rage among tech companies and state, national (and even transnational) governments alike. Is it a passing fad or here to stay? And how should businesses and groups of all sizes handle compliance with a blizzard of new laws?

Head Games

by Paul D. Friedman

How the science of traumatic brain injuries has improved in recent decades—and what those advances might mean for victims of these horrific ailments in the courtroom.

ACLU Says Facebook's Targeted Advertising Is Discriminatory

by Donald L. Sapir

By letting advertisers target men in job postings, Facebook may be contributing to gendered discrimination.

Ernest LaMont Greer on Litigation, Leadership and Legal Diversity

by Eva Saviano

Greenberg Traurig’s Ernest LaMont Greer challenges the status quo, in the office and out of it.

Compelling Circumstances EAD: A Pragmatic Policy Evolution

by Fariba Faiz

The article discusses the significance of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Policy Alert PA-2023-18, which clarifies the criteria for obtaining Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) under category (c)(35) for foreign nationals facing compelling circumstances.

Panama Papers: Evasion and Avoidance

by Best Lawyers

Attorneys from across the world consider what the future holds for businesses and individuals with foreign holdings and investments.

COVID-19 and a Cloud of Dust

by Theodore M. Becker and John J. Song

Think ERISA health plan litigation was convoluted before? The pandemic—and future pathogens such as the monkeypox virus currently causing consternation among health authorities worldwide—will further upend the legal landscape as new regulations and statutes take effect.

Midwest Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America

by Best Lawyers

We asked our Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recipients throughout the Midwest what they found most rewarding and most challenging about their fields of law. Here is what they had to say.