Insights: Results

Striking a Balance

by Cecily T. Barclay

As you navigate your legal career, regular honest assessments of your professional, personal, and civic responsibilities and achievements will help you make the most of each.

Impact Investing

by Evelina Burnett

"Profit with a purpose."

Destiny Fulfilled

by Sara Collin

Was Angela Reddock-Wright destined to become a lawyer? It sure seems that way. Yet her path was circuitous. This accomplished employment attorney, turned mediator, arbitrator and ADR specialist nonpareil discusses her career, the role of attorneys in society, the new world of post-pandemic work and why new Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson represents the future.

Why Skechers' $9.4B Private Equity Buyout Sparked Investor Revolt

by Laurie Villanueva

Shareholder anger, a lack of transparency and a 'surprising' valuation.

The 5 W’s of Bankruptcy Communications

by Eden Gillott

You might be an expert on bankruptcy, but communicating its practical realities to clients can get complicated.

Track Check

by Peter W. Denton, Sarah Nural, Anthony J. LaRocca and Linda S. Stein

A broad-gauge look at the latest trends in U.S. railroad law.

Family Owned and Operated

by John M. Goralka and David W. Holaday

In the era of sweeping tax reform, family businesses, particularly agricultural business, face many environmental and governmental risks. Outlined below are strategies to ensure family business survival in the face of these threats.

Helping Berkeley Law Train the Next Generation

by Best Lawyers

The attorneys at Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis, Larsen and Lucey

The Evolving Reproductive Landscape

by Justin Smulison

The Supreme Court’s thunderclap Dobbs decision sent abortion policy nationwide into utterly unfamiliar terrain. The ruling also has a colossal effect on surrogates, intended parents and anyone involved in family planning given the patchwork of state laws likely to emerge. What’s a family law attorney to do?

Best Lawyers: Perspectives Through the Decades

by Justin Smulison

Since the first issue's release in 1983, Best Lawyers has continued to evolve, embrace and adapt to the everchanging nature of the growing legal profession.

Don’t Cross the Line

by John R. Mitchell and Mira Aftim

Settlement negotiations tend to instigate the most zealous advocacy among attorneys. But how far is “too far?”, and when can settlement demands turn into extortion?

New England States With Incoming Legislation

by Gregory Sirico

Best Lawyers takes an in depth look at newly proposed bills, litigation and cases coming out of four New England states.

Dangerous Conditions Ahead

by Brett J. Schreiber

Think the roads are safer because people are cooped up at home? Think again. Hidden dangers, made worse by the economic effects of the pandemic, are perilous for drivers everywhere.

One of NY’s Top Personal Injury Lawyers on 2 Surprising Trends Transforming the Industry

by Gregory Sirico

Lawyer Jeff Korek talks emerging personal injury law trends in IVF litigation and trial scarcity.

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?

Loaded Arguments

by Justin Smulison

The historic Sandy Hook settlement may set precedent for future liability, while some states loosen their gun laws.