VideoThe Appellate Record Blog: My Mentor, VinnyTwenty years ago, this week, that den of liberal depravity called Hollywood produced a pearl.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHunton Andrews Kurth LLP
ArticleWhen Mentors And Loved Ones Are Dangerous: Avoid Insider Trading Charges With A 2025 New Year's ResolutionIt happens all the time: a public company employee seeks career advice from a mentor, spouse, or friend with whom they have a longstanding relationship of trust and confidence.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawKing & Spalding
ArticleFive Career Development Tactics (and One Digression) For Young Fund Finance ProfessionalsOn Wednesday, 300+ attendees participated in FFA University 1.0, and I was fortunate to get to provide the Closing Remarks to the highly engaged group. United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleTaking Action On The Equal Representation In Arbitration PledgeThe Oxford English Dictionary defines a pledge as 'a solemn promise or undertaking'.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationClyde & Co
ArticleInnovative Foley Program Helps Junior Associates Build Relationships Within The FirmFoley's junior associates missed out on opportunities to make professionally important in-person connections during months or years of remote work.United StatesLaw Department PerformanceFoley & Lardner LLP
VideoThe Middle Matters: Leveraging The Middle Of Your Career (Podcast)In this episode of Women's Initiative Network: Real Talk, hosts Megan Monson, Rachel Moseson Dikovics, and Lauren N. Russell discuss how best to leverage the mid-point in your career when you are no longer junior, but not yet senior.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawLowenstein Sandler LLP
ArticleHow Does The SBA Determine Affiliation?A "small business concern" is eligible for certain Federal programs, including the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program, and for certain Federal contracts and subcontracts. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorWard & Berry
ArticleOntario Loses ‘Top Notch' Insurance Law Firm In Hughes Amys, Says LawyerSome firms, instead of having offices, they are working from home more to cut costs in administrative expenses. CanadaInsuranceMcLeish Orlando LLP
ArticleSBA Small Business Development Programs Week: The 8(a) Business Development ProgramIn case you missed it, this week I’ll be covering the basics of the Small Business Administration’s small business development programs. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleMeet MoFo's Diverse IP Litigators: Arturo GonzálezArturo González is chair of MoFo's Commercial Litigation & Trial Group and is well known for his bet-the-company, high-profile trial victories.United StatesLaw Department PerformanceMorrison Foerster
ArticleKatten Mentorship Pro Talks Strategies, SuccessesIn a Q&A with Law360 Pulse, Litigation partner Becky Lindahl, Charlotte, discussed her approach to mentorship, the challenges she's observed and how she measures success as a mentor. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationKatten
ArticleNo Causation, No "Parallel Claim"The district court's order dismissing claims in Ebrahimi v. Mentor Worldwide LLC, No. CV 16-7316, 2017 WL 4128976 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 15, 2017), is a good antidote to the Ninth Circuit's wrongly decided opinion in Stengel v. Medtronic.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationReed Smith
ArticleCelebrating Latinx Heritage Month + The Power Of MentorshipAs part of MoFo's celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, San Francisco-based litigation partner and Women's Strategy Committee co-chair Stacey Sprenkel interviewed her mentee...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMorrison Foerster
ArticleGuest Post – Failure To Warn Claim Dead On Arrival Without Testimony From Prescribing PhysicianThis is a guest post from Michael Salimbene, an associate at Reed Smith. It's about learned intermediary causation, and the need for prescriber testimony. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesReed Smith
ArticleIn Conversation With Affinity Group Leaders Shana Ramirez And Mario RobertsonShana Ramirez and Mario Robertson participated in a Q&A about their affinity groups and their experiences at Katten. Their remarks are part of Katten's 2024 DEI Annual Report. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawKatten
ArticleThe 2018 To 2019 Partial Government Shutdown's Impact On Small BusinessesEditors' Note: On Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, Holland & Knight's government contracts team is hosting a complimentary webinar about the partial government shutdownUnited StatesGovernment, Public SectorHolland & Knight
ArticleDi Rupo's General Policy Statement Read With "Social Law" Glasses - Part 2As already mentioned in the preceding newsletter, from a social law point of view, four elements of the General Policy Statement catch the eye: 1) increasing the competitiveness of our enterprises by eliminating the salary gap with our surrounding countries; 2) further increasing the competitiveness of our enterprises by lowering the social charges; 3) increasing job opportunities for younger and elder workers; and 4) stimulating the continued training of the workers.BelgiumGovernment, Public SectorPeeters
ArticleThe Importance Of Giving Back And Community Building During Law School And BeyondThe journey to pursue law can be deeply personal, and for me, a commitment to community has always been central to my choice of career. From a young age...CanadaConsumer ProtectionLerners LLP
ArticleIs Success Only Measured By Profits?Profits may be the most popular metric of measuring the success of a business venture but it is by no means the only (or the best) method for measuring success. CanadaStrategyFuller Landau
ArticleMaples Group Appoints Blessing Buraimoh As First Global Diversity, Equity And Inclusion LeadThe Maples Group announce the arrival of Blessing Buraimoh as the Group's Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Lead. Buraimoh will work with the group's leadership teams...Cayman IslandsCorporate/Commercial LawCayman Finance