CASE PREVIEW By Ronald Mann on Mar 25, 2024 at 11:16 am The justices will hear oral arguments in Connelly v. IRS on Wednesday. (Anthony Quintano via Flickr) After a hearing another high-profile dispute over abortion access, the justices will return to the bench on Wednesday to consider a routine practice in estate planning for…
Allen & Overy’s merger with Shearman & Sterling will be official in May, but before that time, the top firm is taking care of some expansion in the Middle East. On Monday, the firm received its license to operate in Saudi Arabia, and promptly opened a new office there in Riyadh. As noted by Bloomberg…
This week, I was honored to be the guest on Eliz Greene and Thom Singer’s show, The Webinar Talk Show. We talked about leadership, fundraising, events, and sales in a pandemic. I loved Eliz’s story about a fundraising appeal that wowed her. And Thom’s observations on the similarities with the process of nonprofit fundraising and…
The guidance, which has been opened for consultation, covers a variety of scenarios surrounding free speech and academic freedom and is due to come into force in August 2024. One scenario it puts forward is a university accepting students on visiting scholarships funded by their home government where “scholars must accept the principles of the…
Multinationals based outside the United States that enter the U.S. market and employ U.S. staff tend to encounter hurdles, and to make mistakes, because the U.S system of labor/employment regulation is of a fundamentally different character from those of every other country in the world. Multinationals entering the U.S. market can avoid…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 26, 2024 at 9:59 am At 10 a.m. EDT, the justices will hear oral argument in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday…
Before a healthcare provider launches an AI pilot, it’s crucial that they determine which metrics they need to track. A lot of health systems don’t really do this, pointed out Bill Fera — principal and head of AI at Deloitte — during an interview last month. By establishing the right metrics early on, the provider…
An injunction is a request to the court for immediate relief from harm or potential harm. Its purpose is to stop harmful activity, prevent future misconduct or maintain the status quo during the pending litigation. While courts are often hesitant to grant such relief, recent trends suggest a shift in attitude, especially within the cannabis…
In the last few weeks, I’ve had interesting conversations with people about asking. CEOs who think that asking is a “schpeal” – a precise formula of words that will get the prospect to give generously. Or that asking is a step by step process so precise that they can let the staff do the relationship…
Half of German companies are failing to fill vacancies according to the DIHK Chamber of Commerce and Industry, DAAD president Joybrato Mukherjee said that Indian students can potential help, while also benefiting from training and experience. “We know that Indian students look for job prospects after they have obtained their degrees in Germany. I think it’s…