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For years, legal intake was handled by whoever was available: a receptionist, an assistant, a paralegal, then an attorney. In 2026, more firms are questioning that approach. Inquiries now arrive by phone, email, text, and web form, and firms are increasingly hiring remote specialists to own the process

Most firms measure what they bill. Far fewer measure how long a matter sits between stages, waiting for someone to move it. That waiting time is where a significant amount of a firm's capacity quietly disappears.

Connect with Foley & Lardner LLP's legal professionals Isaac Morris, Nick Welle, and Kelsey O'Gorman. Access their direct email contacts and professional profiles to discuss your legal needs and explore how their expertise can support your business objectives.

Contact information for legal professionals at Foley, including email addresses and professional headshots of attorneys Gregory Husisian, Kathleen Wegrzyn, John Turlais, and another team member specializing in various practice areas.

At Goodwin, we foster and cultivate connections and a sense of belonging among our alumni through shared memories, networking opportunities, firm updates, and mutual clients.

When a longtime client approved a tongue-in-cheek "Spanish Inquisition" line item with the perfect Monty Python callback, it became one of the most satisfying exchanges in a legal career. But not every cultural reference lands—some require awkward explanations that kill the joke entirely, raising the question of when shared references signal rapport and when they simply fall flat.

Lowenstein's Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer Vanessa Torres discusses the transformation of law firm business development professionals into strategic growth drivers. She shares insights on leveraging technology, data analytics, and relationship-building to execute ambitious firm expansion plans over the next 3-5 years.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) quickly took us all by storm. AI has rapidly become part of everyday life, and the legal profession is no exception. While I personally do not use AI all too frequently, attorneys are using AI to streamline research, draft correspondence, and improve efficiency.

Connect with Foley & Lardner LLP's legal professionals specializing in various practice areas. Access direct contact information for attorneys Vanessa Miller, Chanley Howell, RJ McVeigh, and Leighton Allen to discuss your legal needs and explore potential collaboration opportunities.

The Alabama State Bar has issued comprehensive guidance on how existing professional conduct rules apply when lawyers use artificial intelligence tools in their practice. This formal opinion addresses critical questions about competence, confidentiality, supervision, billing practices, and professional responsibility in an AI-assisted legal environment. Understanding these ethical obligations is essential for law firms and legal departments navigating the integration of generative and agentic AI technologie

The Eleventh Circuit's reversal in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates addresses one of the most anticipated False Claims Act decisions in years, ruling that qui tam provisions do not violate the Appointments Clause. While this decision aligns with other circuit courts, it leaves critical constitutional questions unresolved, including Take Care and Vesting Clause challenges that could reshape FCA litigation.

President Trump's Executive Order 14421 declares a national emergency targeting foreign-produced equipment in the U.S. bulk-power system, granting the Secretary of Energy sweeping authority to review, restrict, and potentially require replacement of equipment linked to countries under U.S. arms embargoes. While no immediate restrictions take effect, the Order's broad scope encompasses battery storage systems, utility-scale inverters, industrial control systems, and related software, with implementation regu

The OCC and FDIC have jointly finalized a rule that fundamentally redefines what constitutes an "unsafe or unsound practice" in banking supervision, establishing new binding standards for when examiners may issue matters requiring attention. This regulatory shift aims to concentrate supervisory attention on material financial risks rather than procedural deficiencies, while providing banks with stronger grounds to challenge supervisory findings that lack connection to substantive financial harm.

California's Air Resources Board has released comprehensive guidance for entities preparing their first greenhouse gas emissions reports under SB 253, introducing a voluntary reporting platform and clarifying expectations for the November 2026 deadline. The guidance addresses critical questions about data collection requirements, assurance standards, and enforcement discretion for companies that weren't tracking emissions as of December 2024. Understanding these reporting parameters and submission options w

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new EDGAR Next platform requires all filers, including public companies and Section 16 insiders, to complete annual confirmations to maintain filing access. What are the key deadlines, procedures, and consequences of failing to meet this ongoing compliance requirement that could result in loss of EDGAR access and potential filing delinquencies?

The Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed a class action challenging Vista Equity Partners' take-private acquisition of KnowBe4, Inc., finding that plaintiffs failed to adequately allege a control group among institutional investors and the CEO. The decision examines stringent pleading standards for control groups and demonstrates how a fully informed stockholder vote can cleanse transactions involving director-level conflicts, even when entire fairness review would otherwise apply.

This September 2026 edition of Quorum examines critical developments in corporate governance, M&A transactions, and securities regulation, including Delaware Court decisions on strategic investor rights and control group standards, new SEC guidance on beneficial ownership reporting, and Supreme Court rulings on disgorgement remedies. The newsletter also analyzes FTC perspectives on vertical mergers in defense sectors and provides comprehensive updates on the SEC's 2026 regulatory agenda under Chairman Atkin

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the SEC may obtain disgorgement without proving investors suffered financial losses, resolving a circuit split in favor of the Commission. While the majority opinion preserves disgorgement as a powerful enforcement tool, Justice Thomas's concurrence raises fundamental questions about whether disgorgement has become a legal remedy triggering Seventh Amendment jury trial rights.

The Federal Trade Commission closed its investigation of IonQ's acquisition of SkyWater Technology after the Commission's two sitting members divided over whether the transaction warranted a negotiated behavioral consent order. These detailed statements reveal how each Commissioner analyzes vertical transactions and their claimed benefits, offering critical insights for parties planning vertical transactions in defense and national-security sectors.

A Delaware Court of Chancery opinion examines the boundaries of strategic investor rights in a case involving alleged misuse of contractual governance and veto powers. The decision explores when an investor's board designee crosses the line from legitimate oversight into disloyal conduct, and whether contractual rights shield investors from liability when they allegedly deploy those rights to harm a company for competitive advantage.