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Jaburg Wilk

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

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

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

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

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

Foley & Lardner LLP

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

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

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

Insuring Success: How Contractual Insurance Provisions Safeguard Your Business Deals

When negotiating your organization’s contracts, you may be tempted to assume that including an insurance provision requiring your counter-party to maintain adequate policies covering their obligations to you is relatively...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

LEGALESE: Understanding Conditions Precedent in Seattle Commercial Contracts | Washington Business Law

Conditions precedent are critical provisions in commercial contracts that require specific events or actions to occur before contractual obligations become enforceable. These conditions serve as legal triggers, ensuring that...more

Ankura

Part 2: Types of Capital Project Audits

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Our first article in this series discussed the reasons and benefits of performing project audits. This follow-up article discusses the types of audits and ties back to the first article's specific reasons for each audit....more

Clark Hill PLC

Direct vs. Consequential: Why precise contract language matters

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When entering into a construction contract, it is important to understand and account for the differences between direct damages and consequential damages, as these differences can determine what damages may be recoverable....more

Offit Kurman

Protect Yourself and Your Business with Indemnification Understanding

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Join attorneys Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger from Offit Kurman as they discuss indemnification clauses in contracts. They explain what indemnification means, its implications, and the importance of carefully reviewing and...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Legal Services in a Rapidly Changing World

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Are you searching for a reliable partner to provide legal services in a rapidly changing world? How will legal decisions impact other aspects of your company, including operations, accounting, existing business...more

Mayer Brown

The Staying Power of Term Sheets

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In this episode, Mayer Brown’s Global Corporate M&A Podcast unpacks the surprising staying power of term sheets—even after definitive agreements are signed. Hosts Jon Dhanawade, Frank Favia, and Andrew Stanger dissect recent...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Potential Double Whammy: Will the Company Have to Pay the Legal Fees of Disloyal Former Insiders If the Company Sues Them?

In a real-life case of adding insult to financial injury, companies harmed by the disloyal actions of their former partners, officers, managers or employees (the “former insiders”) may also have to pay their legal fees when...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Delaware Court of Chancery Invalidates Noncompete Provision Found in Typical Sponsor Equity Documents

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In Weil Holdings II, LLC, v. Jeffrey Alexander, DPM, the Delaware Court of Chancery struck down a noncompete provision contained in the LLC agreement of a sponsor-backed portfolio company, finding the provision unreasonable...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Massachusetts Makarevich: ‘Understandable’ Separation Agreement Language Aids Employer in Unpaid Wages Case

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In Makarevich v. USI Ins. Services, LLC, a Massachusetts federal district court judge dismissed a former employee’s claims of discrimination and unpaid wages under the Massachusetts Wage Act, concluding that she had knowingly...more

Bodman

Contractually Shortened Claim Limitation Periods are No Longer Automatically Enforceable Following Supreme Court Ruling

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On July 31, 2025, the Michigan Supreme Court changed the test for enforceability of contractually shortened claim limitation periods in Rayford v American House. Employers often shorten the statute of limitations of...more

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