Legal Analyst for @BloombergLaw covering labor & employment. Former librarian, carnival barker, game show champion. Tweets are my own. RTs are not endorsements.
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Analysis: Eighty-five percent of in-house attorneys reported that they outsource at least some of their work, according to Bloomberg Law survey data.
Many in-house legal departments are turning to AI for an extra hand. blawgo.com/oeecMAw
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New piece out on the SEC's amended Marketing Rule regulating investment adviser use of third-party ratings in their advertising. #investments #Advertising #Marketing
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Patent litigation financing isn’t going anywhere in 2023, results from a recent Bloomberg Law survey indicate. Increased opportunities for patent owners to monetize their assets will fuel the popularity of this investment when facing a looming recession.
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📊 Deals involving software and REITs seem to be defying gravity. My latest look at this deal activity just out on @BLaw and @TheTerminal. Note: Today's $20B Figma-Adobe deal pushed software's YTD controlling-stake deal volume above 2021's! news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomb…
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Personal liability for corporate acts is the exception. So why is the #META CEO in the crosshairs of the DC attorney general for his role in the #CambridgeAnalyica privacy disclosures? news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomb…
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📊📈 My annual look at M&A and investment activity among the Silicon Valley firms ranking on the 2022 Fenwick–Bloomberg Law SV 150 List is out 👇 @BLaw @TheTerminal @FenwickWest news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomb…
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SPAC #IPOs are down significantly from their peak in early 2021. Beyond market forces, new rules proposed by the SEC are shaking SPACs – and driving #underwriters to reconsider their business with #SPACs. @BLaw
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#lawtwitter What was your top factor in deciding where to go to law school? Location topped the list in a recent Bloomberg Law survey, besting several others including ranking. Read more here👇
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Transactional lawyers have a love/hate relationship with letters of intent. Are they truly non-binding or are they a trap for the unknowing? My article explores a recent case that follows mainstream thought. #letterofintent news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomb…
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#BusinessLawToday | As the M&A market breaks records, the pandemic wears on, and new market trends emerge, deal lawyers are likely to continue to confront drafting challenges and reassess routine provisions in M&A contracts.
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If formal testing of legal technology for future lawyers were to become a reality, how would it be done? My new piece discusses three ways which could work.
ANALYSIS: Three Ways State Bars Could Test Legal Tech Knowledge news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomb…
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🆙 2021 M&A and investment data show a surge in deals involving entities with a nexus to #crypto.
My latest 📊 just out on @BLaw + @TheTerminal: news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomb… #MnA
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#Huawei scion #MengWanzhou left detention in Canada and went back to China on Sept. 24 after signing a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with #USDOJ. Huawei may pay a heavy price for Meng’s admissions in the DPA.
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Bloomberg Law's Securities Lawyers Survey is LIVE. We are interested in the experiences of securities or capital market practitioners to gather insight in the field and anticipated trends. The survey closes Friday, Sept. 17, so start now! @BLaw #lawyers
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The newest #consumerprivacy laws from #Virginia & #Colorado have much in common—both with each other and with the #GDPR and the #CCPA—but subtle differences may trip up even the most seasoned compliance professionals. #privacy #dataprivacy #privacylaw
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Many law firms weren't too hopeful about reaching financial goals in 2020. In 2021, their perspective shifted.
#lawfirms #lawfirmmanagement #lawfirmgrowth #lawfirmaccounting #lawfirmgoals
ANALYSIS: Law Firms’ Financial Confidence Catapults in 2021 news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomb…
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The most recent two winning shareholder proposals on #deforestation might point to a new shift in shareholder attention to deforestation-related risk in companies' supply chains. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomb…
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Bankruptcy court law clerks can be a valuable addition to any #bankruptcy practice group. View my three tips on how to make the most of your bankruptcy #clerkship to ensure that you start your #legal career off on the right foot. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomb…
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Privacy #paranoia clouds an otherwise delightful day at Hersheypark, where #BigBrother was NOT watching. #privacy #tracking #surveillance #geolocation #privacylaw #Hershey #rollarcoaster news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomb…
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🥇 Canada 🇨🇦 was the top filer of #CFIUS declarations in 2020 and Japan 🇯🇵 was the top filer of notices.
Interactive graphics visualizing key data points from the newly released CFIUS Annual Report to Congress + analysis are on @BLaw and @TheTerminal: news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomb…