When and Why to Consider Self-Disclosure of Criminal Conduct
By Ariel A. Neuman and Jen C. Won – March 21, 2019 | A white-collar primer for civil litigators.
Commercial & Business Litigation
The Commercial & Business Litigation Committee focuses on issues facing litigators with broad commercial practices, including substantive areas such as bankruptcy, creditor rights, professional liability, and trade secret law, and procedural matters such as e-discovery, privilege, ADR, and international litigation.
Articles
Five Hot Topics in Health Care Litigation
By Richard K. Rifenbark and Melissa S. Ho – March 21, 2019 | Trends for white-collar practitioners and practical advice for clients.
Practice Points
Disclosing Mistakes: Understanding Model Rule 1.4 and Formal Opinion 481
By Michael S. LeBoff – April 10, 2019 | It is essential to know “what” and “when” you must disclose mistakes to clients.
Tag, You’re It! Bay State Court Finds Personal Jurisdiction Over Non-Residents Served in the State
By Sheridan L. King – February 19, 2019 | The role of transient jurisdiction in Massachusetts courts has now been expressly confirmed.
Kentucky Supreme Court Limits Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements in Employment Contracts
By Simon Svirnovskiy – February 8, 2019 | Court upholds Kentucky statute barring employers from conditioning employment on an agreement to arbitrate.
Contract Boilerplate for Litigators Series
Read our series of articles that discuss various of the “boilerplate” provisions in the back of the contract that litigators typically wrestle with.
Audio
Pleading Affirmative Defenses
Phillip J. Block – January 24, 2019 | Affirmative defenses are a vital procedural and substantive tool available to defendants. They are, however, pled as part of a key pleading in each case and should be given the appropriate level of review, scrutiny and legal research as other filings. (3:26 min)
Pro Bono Opportunities
By James D. Abrams – October 16, 2018 | A brief overview of the need for pro bono services and opportunities to provide such services.
Commercial & Business
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Events & CLE
Apr
23
Events | Webinar
Ethics in Action: The War Law Firms Are Fighting Against Data Breaches
ETHICS 60 min
Learn to secure your firm against breaches! Join our information security specialists, Sharon D. Nelson and John W. Simek, as they provide an overview of the actors, roles, and impacts of a firm cybe…
Apr
26
Events | In-Person
13th Annual National Institute on E-Discovery
CLE 450 min
Join nationally-acclaimed e-discovery lawyers, judges, consultants, and in-house counsel from corporate law departments including Microsoft, Allstate, and Wickr, as they convene for a full day to ana…
May
01
Events | In-Person
2019 Section of Litigation & Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division CLE Conference
The Section of Litigation, and Solo, Small Firm & General Practice Division Annual CLE Conference is THE premier event for litigators and solo and small firm practitioners.