Insights: Results

Competitive Balance

by Peter Flynn and David Feldman

Major amendments to Canada’s Competition Act were rushed through Parliament this June with scarcely any debate. They will likely have enormous antitrust ramifications—and businesses had better be ready.

Immigration Worksite Compliance Issues for Employers

by Maria I. Casablanca

Immigration worksite enforcement has become a balancing act between verifying eligibility to work and avoiding discrimination; thus it has merged two fields of law: labor and employment law with immigration and nationality law.

CEO Acquitted of Securities Fraud Charge

by Bart Daniel

On April 19, 2017, after a two-week trial, a federal jury unanimously acquitted Revolutions Medical Corporation (RMCP) CEO Rondald Wheet on all three counts of securities fraud and false filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Phoning It In

by Crystal S. Wildeman, Ashley C. Pack and Alyson M. St. Pierre

It’s not easy for employers to weigh requests from employees to work from afar, even in the wake of the pandemic. Considerations include COVID-19, vaccinations, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the nature of the job itself.

Piercing Limitation of Liability in the Admiralty and Maritime Context

by Ethan Price-Livingston & David Y. Loh

One of the hallmarks of American admiralty and maritime law is the Limitation of Liability Act, which has been in existence since 1851 and permits a shipowner to limit its liability to the value of the vessel after the casualty.

An Allied Front Against Ransomware

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

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.

Decisions, Decisions

by Boris Bershteyn

Leading cases on the Supreme Court’s 2018 business docket.

Coffey Burlington's Legal Expertise

by John Fields

Service. Integrity. Results.

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.

The 2026 Best Lawyers Awards in Chile, Colombia and Puerto Rico

by Jamilla Tabbara

The region’s most highly regarded lawyers.

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.

Meeting Halfway

by Julia B. Meister

To resolve family and business disputes including wills, trusts, estates and more, mediation is often a more effective, gentler and cheaper option than litigation.

The Employment Pandemic

by Meredith Caiafa and Sarah Greene

The pandemic has had far-reaching effects on employment law since it officially took hold in 2020, but the litigation and lawmaking surrounding it are mutating faster than the variants. Here’s how lawmakers and businesses can keep up.

Keep an Eye on AI

by Jennifer G. Betts and Danielle Ochs

Artificial intelligence tools—most notably the “generative AI” systems that have so captured the public imagination lately—are proliferating. How will legislators, regulators and employers deal with the changes these systems bring to the workplace?

What Does Workplace Harassment Look Like in 2021?

by Victoria E. Langley

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the U.S. workforce. But has it changed harassment on the job?

Biometric Points of Contention

by Gregory Sirico

The collection of individuals' biometric data via smartphones, facial recognition software and more—presents a challenge to consumers, lawyers and legislators.