We've had great success over the years in helping managers launch their first fund.

Shortly after the Littler Report, Workplace Policy Institute: Social Media Password Protection and Privacy -- The Patchwork of State Laws and How It Affects Employers, by Phillip Gordon, Amber Spataro, and William Simmons was published last month, the legislatures of Arkansas, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington passed social media password protection bills.

In 2020, Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC ("Serta") launched one of the first of the now common uptiering transactions, resulting in some – but not all – of Serta's existing lenders (the "Uptier...

On August 20, a federal judge in Texas permanently blocked the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") rule that would have banned nearly all noncompete agreements nationwide.

In this Ropes & Gray podcast, Ben Simmons, an associate in the tax group, is joined by David Saltzman, a partner in the tax group, to discuss the recent Tax Court memorandum decision, Illinois Tool Works Inc. & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

The Commercial Court has reaffirmed important limits on the scope of duties that brokers owe their clients.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that a binding settlement agreement generally moots a lower court action even where the agreement requires future performance.

Following the high profile and controversial trial of three Warwickshire firefighters earlier this year, the case is set to pick up momentum once again as Warwickshire County Council faces a Trial of Issue (also known as a Newton Hearing) in December in connection with its failure to ensure the safety of employees whilst at work contrary to section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Jana Simmons (Of Counsel-Michigan) co-authored "Tribal Sovereign Immunity, Its Origins and Development," the first in a series of articles to be provided by DRI's Native Nations Law Task Force.

The Planning Gap, with Shannon Lee Simmons. This episode focuses on the gab between having a financial plan and implementing it...

Courtney Simmons's article, "The Duty of Care Balancing Act," was published by Condo Media in the September, 2025 issue.

As we previously reported,[1] in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC ("Serta") sought additional funding, and certain of its existing lenders (the "Uptier Lenders")...

This episode tackles the "shame game" in personal finance, exploring how investors can avoid feeling ashamed about their financial situation and how financial service providers can approach clients without triggering feelings of shame or inadequacy.

The unavoidable reach of social media into our personal lives has extended into our professional lives.

Meridian Surgical Partners, a national operator of outpatient ambulatory surgery centers, announced on September 10 that it had settled a qui tam lawsuit.

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there is light at the end of the tunnel and Canadians are turning their minds to activities they have missed for over a year – among them, cross-border travel.

The Judge disallowed success fees and an ATE insurance premium claimed by national firm Irwin Mitchell.

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari without comment. The question presented in the petition for certiorari is "What is the appropriate standard for awarding attorneys' fees to a prevailing party under § 505 of the Copyright Act?"

WilmerHale compiles lists of precedential and informative opinions that raise copyright and trademark law issues.

Recently, the California Supreme Court once again upheld mediation confidentiality in a unanimous and long-awaited ruling in Simmons v. Ghaderi.