Artificial intelligence is now embedded across the employment lifecycle, from recruiting and hiring to performance management, compensation and workforce planning. While these tools can drive efficiency and data‑driven decision‑making, they also can create legal risk,...
In one of the largest antitrust cases in recent history, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York delivered a verdict in favor of a coalition of state attorneys general, finding that Live Nation and Ticketmaster unlawfully...
Two months after the Supreme Court struck down the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA") tariffs in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, the refund process has finally opened. On April 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") activated the...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a significant new rule that could reshape how businesses are held liable for workers they do not directly employ — with major implications for staffing agencies, franchises, and companies that use subcontractors. At the...
Overview The freeze partnership technique (the "technique") has been used for decades to transfer wealth to the next generation while reducing estate, gift, generation-skipping and income taxes. Despite being explicitly authorized under Internal Revenue Code...
For companies facing litigation, the difference between a well-managed case and a costly, sprawling dispute often comes down to one thing: treating litigation as a business process, not just a legal problem. That means clear strategy, disciplined cost management, and...
On March 27, 2026, President Trump designated Board Member James R. Murphy as Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. Chairman Murphy was nominated by President Trump to be a Member of the NLRB and was sworn in on January 7, 2026, for a term expiring on...
This week, Treasury released IRS Revenue Procedure 2026-14 directing States on the process to designate Opportunity Zones in the OZ 2.0 process. The window for designation opens on July 1, 2026, and runs through September 30, 2026 with opportunities for extension....
With the standard April 5th National Institutes of Health (NIH) SBIR/STTR deadline officially in the rearview mirror, many early stage tech startups across the country, including university and academic medical center (AMC) startup teams, are breathing a collective...
If the fractured landscape of data privacy law taught businesses anything over the last few years, it is that a patchwork of state-by-state regulation is nobody’s friend. Companies have spent years untangling overlapping (and sometimes conflicting) obligations under...