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Is AI Increasing Your Legal Fees?

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries across the board, and the legal field is no exception. Clients today are increasingly turning to AI tools like ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and other generative platforms...more

Volpe Koenig

Don’t Let AI Negotiate Your IP Future

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, especially large language models, are transforming many aspects of legal work, including contract drafting. They can generate polished-looking text in seconds and even assist in assembling...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

FAQs About Premarital Agreements

Planning a wedding involves countless decisions, from choosing the perfect venue to selecting flowers. But beyond the celebration details, many couples are also considering an important legal and financial step: creating a...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Do You Need to Rush to Mediate? Ontario Court of Appeal Clarifies Interpretation of Multi-Step Dispute Resolution Clause

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Multi-step dispute resolution (MSDR) clauses introduce escalating stages of conflict resolution, which are aimed at promoting settlement prior to engaging in full scale litigation or arbitration. MSDR clauses typically...more

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Look What You Made Me Sign: The Swift-Kelce Prenup Question

The Life of a Showgirl has reached New Heights as the Fearless super couple Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have announced their engagement. Although there is much speculation of the wedding date and where it will take place,...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Fine Print Will Cost You

One of the biggest problems I see when new clients hire me is that they never bothered to review the provider contracts they signed years ago. It’s human nature — you’re excited to get the plan up and running, the provider...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Effects of Government Change and Political Instability on Supply Chain Management: Mechanisms to Identify and Manage...

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As detailed in Part I of this series, the use of international supply chains has suddenly become a lot riskier. In this second part of our series on navigating political instability, we provide some practical coping...more

Cimplifi

Stay Ahead of Tariff Volatility with Smarter Contracts

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In a time of shifting global trade policies, tariff adjustments, and regulatory oversight, the fine print in your contracts has never mattered more. Long-term strategic agreements can now turn into urgent liabilities with a...more

Stange Law Firm, PC

Who should draft the settlement paperwork?

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Settling a divorce or family law matter is rarely easy. Many think that resolutions can come with speed or ease. Sometimes that can happen. But it is not always the case. However, once a divorce or family law matter...more

Cooley LLP

Tech Contracting: How to Draft and Act to Avoid Disputes

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PART 1 - Technology. Every business needs it. You either build it yourself or buy it from a third party. As litigators focussed on tech disputes for decades, we’ve seen the same problems with IT outsourcing leading to...more

Meyers Nave

Timely Payment of Arbitration Fees—If You Snooze, You Lose!

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Imagine this: You have worked with your attorney on crafting the perfect arbitration agreement. You have an issue that goes to arbitration and are in the middle of arbitrating when you get notified that the arbitration is...more

Mayer Brown

Contractual Clarity is Paramount in Offshore Construction Projects (Pharos v. KML)

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The High Court (TCC) recently handed down a notable decision in Pharos Offshore Group Ltd v Keynvor Morlift Ltd [2025] EWHC 1764 (TCC), emphasising the importance of contractual clarity in offshore construction projects. This...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Tariffs and Your Contracts: Why do termination rights matter?

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In addition to reviewing your commercial contracts for how new or increased tariff costs are allocated, another key area to evaluate is whether either party has the right to terminate the contract. If one party gets upside...more

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The Legal Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions on Construction Projects

In today’s global economy, construction projects are more interconnected than ever. Materials, equipment, and skilled labor often come from a variety of domestic and international sources. When any link in this chain breaks...more

Mayer Brown

7 Practical Ways to Use AI in M&A Transactions

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the way legal professionals work—enhancing efficiency, improving accuracy, and enabling better outcomes for clients. Over the past several years, we have successfully integrated...more

Phelps Dunbar

Courts Rule That NFL Arbitration Clause Lacks Enforceability

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Arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution method where parties can pursue their claims in a forum other than court. It is often favored for its confidentiality, efficiency and ability to provide a specialized forum for...more

BakerHostetler

AAA or Stay Away? Changes to the American Arbitration Association’s Employment Rules May Disadvantage Employers

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The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has updated its Employment Arbitration Rules, effective May 1, 2025. The changes may make AAA-administered arbitration less desirable for businesses....more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

[Webinar] Labor & Employment Law Update: 2025 Recap and Insights for 2026 - September 17th, 9:00 am - 11:30 am ET

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[CLE Hybrid Event] Post-Transaction Disputes - September 25th, Houston, TX

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Chris Popov and Jamie Leader frequently advise private equity clients before, during, and after a major acquisition or divestiture regarding the issues that arise after a closing and lead to a material dispute. This...more

Allen Matkins

How to Prepare for 5% Retention in California Construction Contracts

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With Governor Newsom’s signature to Senate Bill No. 61 on July 14, 2025, California joined a growing number of states that have passed legislation to cap the amount of retention that owners, contractors, and subcontractors...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Private Company Investments Are Attractive, But Not All That Glitters Turns into Gold: Put a Buy-Sell Agreement in Place

In the final quarter of the year, many private companies will accept new investments that accelerate their growth. But new investments are not guaranteed to create lasting relationships, and that may be the case when new...more

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Tariffs and Your Contracts: Why do force majeure provisions matter?

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Force majeure is a defense to performance that is created by contract. As a result, each scenario must be analyzed on a case-by-case basis depending on the language of the applicable force majeure provision...more

Holland & Knight LLP

From Rent to Rights: Building a Solid Lease Abstract

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In this episode of "Property Pointers: Real Estate Law Simplified," Real Estate attorneys Katelyn DeMartini and Leizl Hinajon break down the essentials of lease abstracts. They explain how a well-prepared lease abstract...more

DLA Piper

California Supreme Court Clarifies FAA Preemption, Relief From Forfeiture in Arbitration Fee Disputes

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The California Supreme Court issued its decision, on August 11, 2025, in Hohenshelt v. Superior Court (Golden State Foods Corp.), S284498, addressing whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts California’s statutory...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Drafting Broad Arbitration Clauses

In the recent decision Soar.Earth Ltd v. Mahaffie, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado addressed what happens when competing forum selection and arbitration clauses in separate contracts apply to a single...more

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