by Jeff Sovern I am convinced that one reason the CFPA has run into trouble in the Senate is that it's an issue that can't easily be boiled down to a soundbite, and hence generates little passion. By contrast, Congress...

I wrote a post recently highlighting the benefits of blogging for your firm. We hear “the experts” tell us all the time that we need a blog. I know plenty of lawyers that have set one up. They blog for awhile, get too busy, and before they know it, the blog hasn’t [...]

Copyright registration is increasingly important for all types of businesses and all types of documents. it’s not just about media content. Companies and individuals should consider registering their copyrights in all kinds of documents they may consider valuable. Sales presentations and inf ...

I am quoted in the following article which appeared February 7th in the St. Augustine Record and was written by Tiffany Pakkala .   The Manuel Tapes He's guilty — but was he set up? Legal experts differ There is no shadow of a doubt that former St. Johns County Commissioner Tom Manuel ...

Three litigation partners have signed on to join King & Spalding's Washington and New York offices. The team, which is joining the firm from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, includes Diana Weiss, James Capra Jr., and James Cusick. Weiss will be...

Hogan & Hartson and Lovells have named the lawyers who will serve on the 15-lawyer international management committee when the two firms merge in May. The committee will be responsible for Hogan Lovells' strategy decisions, including client and business development,...

Despite an economic environment that has crippled many small businesses, there is still opportunity to be found. The Wall Street Journal cited Lawline.com today for its ability to take advantage of a suffering real estate market. Lawline.com has seen its workforce grow beyond the capacity of ...

Despite an economic environment that has crippled many small businesses, there is still opportunity to be found. The Wall Street Journal cited Lawline.com today for its ability to take advantage of a suffering real estate market. Lawline.com has seen its workforce grow beyond the capacity of ...

by Jeff Sovern Today's Times reports that banks and bankers that formerly donated to Democrats are instead contributing to Republicans. The article lists the Consumer Financial Protection Agency as one of the Democratic proposals that has bankers riled up. Indeed,...

Here is an interesting new article by Professor Jennifer Gordon, whose scholarship in my view is always interesting: "Explaining Immigration Unilateralism" Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 104, No. 3, 2010 JENNIFER GORDON, Fordham University - School of Law. ABSTRACT: Classical...