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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

Recent trade secret case law reveals critical standards for proving misappropriation, from the Ninth Circuit's reversal of a $57 million judgment over incorrect jury instructions on the "not readily ascertainable" element, to the Eighth Circuit's requirements for adequate trade secret identification. Courts continue to refine extraterritorial application of the DTSA and standards for demonstrating actual use of allegedly misappropriated information.

The USPTO has released its latest economic impact report on IP-intensive industries, announced a new community engagement office in North Carolina, and issued several administrative updates including relief for Japanese applicants affected by a severe earthquake. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has also designated new precedential and informative decisions addressing obviousness-type double patenting and Markush groupings.

The Treasury Department and IRS have proposed a regulation that would revoke federal tax-exempt status for private educational institutions with policies or practices deemed to discriminate on the basis of race, including diversity-related programs. The rule eliminates previous safe harbors and raises significant questions about the scope of prohibited activities, potentially affecting scholarships, fellowships, and pipeline programs at schools nationwide.

As investment in data center infrastructure accelerates globally, disputes are emerging from contractual and investment-related risks that commonly accompany large-scale infrastructure projects. This analysis examines the growing wave of contractual claims among owners, contractors, and subcontractors, as well as investment treaty claims that may arise when governmental actions impact overseas data center developments.

A Council on Foreign Relations study group, including WilmerHale Senior Counsel Stephen Preston, has released a comprehensive report examining the critical state of America's defense industrial...

The SEC and FDA have formalized an information-sharing agreement that fundamentally changes how life sciences companies must approach their public disclosures about FDA interactions. This memorandum of understanding creates a direct pathway for the SEC to access previously confidential FDA records, including meeting minutes and Complete Response Letters, to verify the accuracy of companies' public statements.

When an internal investigation surfaces just before a filing deadline, how a company engages its external auditor in those critical first days can determine whether it meets regulatory requirements.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown released the state's first Data Privacy Report, examining how the modern data economy incentivizes personal information collection and retention. The report catalogs resulting harms and recommends that lawmakers strengthen privacy protections, enforcement, and public education while highlighting Washington's continued lack of a comprehensive consumer privacy statute despite inspiring other states' privacy laws.

Governor Abbott's recent directive has introduced significant delays and new verification requirements for large data center projects in Texas, creating unprecedented political and regulatory uncertainty. The directive pauses approvals for facilities over 75 megawatts while ERCOT conducts eligibility verification, potentially delaying projects by several months and signaling a dramatic shift in how Texas approaches data center development and grid reliability.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for investment contracts involving crypto assets. This landmark proposal introduces two new exemptions from Securities Act registration requirements—a Startup Exemption for offerings up to $5 million over four years and a Fundraising Exemption for offerings up to $75 million annually—while also providing a conditional safe harbor from the investment contract definition