News, Insights & Events
Many of the attorneys in the Law Firm Alliance author articles and thought leadership pieces on important topics and trends covering a wide variety of practices.
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Is Your Company Website and Mobile App Accessible to the Visually Impaired? | FFS Insights
January 31, 2019
Arash Beral and Kelsey Hotchkiss
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2018 Round-Up: Key Connecticut Court Decisions Impacting Health Care Providers
January 30, 2019
Pullman & Comley
Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual practitioners.
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Crypto Estate Planning
January 27, 2019
Robert D. Kaplow, Esq.
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OSHA Update: Changes to Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements
January 27, 2019
OSHA
Michelle R. Billington, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
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2019 Employment Law: What to Expect & What to Do
January 23, 2019
John Vering, Seigfreid Bingham
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Bond Attorneys Author the New York Employment Law Guide for Chambers USA© 2019 Regional Employment Publication
January 23, 2019
Labor and Employment Law
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
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January Litigation Update: Justice Kavanaugh Delivers Big Win for Arbitration Advocates
January 22, 2019
Jonathan Jordan - KRCL - On January 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc.[1] Not only did this case clarify whether arbitrators or courts should decide arbitrability under the Federal Arbitration Act, but it also gave us our first indication that the newest Supreme Court Justice, Brett Kavanaugh, will continue to apply his straightforward style to writing opinions for the highest court in the land and will reinforce the Court’s ever-strengthening textualist approach to statutory cases.
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New York Passes GENDA: Discrimination Now Prohibited Based on Gender Identity or Expression
January 21, 2019
Labor and Employment Law
Theresa E. Rusnak, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
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Brexit - EU IP Rights in a "No Deal“ Scenario
January 20, 2019
Alexander Spaeth, KLEINER Rechtsanwaelte, Germany
Based on the latest political turns in Great Britian, a no deal Brexit becomes a real possibility. How would a no deal scenario affect European Trade Mark registrations (EUTM) and Community Design registrations (CDR)?
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How General Counsels can Successfully Collaborate with Outside Attorneys
January 17, 2019
Richard Crow,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
Three senior in-house attorneys discussed best practices for collaborating with outside counsel during a panel discussion at Ward and Smith’s 2018 In-House Counsel Seminar, with a focus on leveraging technology, controlling legal spend, and managing succession.
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There's a New Sheriff in Town: The FDA's Move to Regulate CBD
January 17, 2019
Tyler Russell and Allen Trask,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
The passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the "AIA"), the American hemp industry is poised for exponential growth. Cannabidiol or "CBD" represents one of the fastest growing – and, perhaps, the most controversial and commercially profitable – segments of the hemp industry today.
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What Corporate Counsel Need to Know about Privacy and Data Security
January 13, 2019
Deana A. Labriola,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
Two Ward and Smith attorneys and the top information technology lawyer for a Fortune 250 company explained how companies seeking to keep their privacy and data security practices in line with the law face an increasingly complex legal environment.
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