Each year, there are dozens of petitions to confirm or vacate arbitration awards filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York under the Federal Arbitration Act (the act). Many of these petitions invoke the federal court’s diversity jurisdiction by asserting an amount-in-controversy over $75,000. See…

The fast-paced legal tech world is constantly evolving. At Legaltech News, we always try to bring you the latest news on hirings, product and feature releases, new integrations, legal tech mergers and acquisitions, and more. This Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) special edition of our Legal Tech Rundown is an update…

Securing a monetary judgment often marks the start of a new chapter in a dispute, not its conclusion. Enforcing that judgment—actually collecting from the losing party what it owes—requires identifying and then overcoming a host of challenges. This article describes strategic considerations relating to collection that parties should weigh at…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is making sure companies do not exaggerate their AI capabilities. The SEC warned in December 2023 that it would not tolerate “AI washing,” a marketing tactic where companies overstate their AI capabilities or technology to trick investors.…

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new independent contractor regulations, effective March 11, 2024, replace a previous set of regulations issued under the Trump administration in 2021; however, the new rule is not really new, it merely codifies the economic reality test that courts have applied since the 1940s. The…

How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Spend More Time Focusing on Being a Great Lawyer,’ Says Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme of Pryor Cashman | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/05/10/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-spend-more-time-focusing-on-being-a-great-lawyer-says-dyan-finguerra-ducharme-of-pryor-cashman/ Dyan Finguerra-Ducharme of Pryor Cashman. Courtesy photo Q&A “Spend more time focusing on being a great lawyer than obsessing about internal advancement.” May…