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Sifting through the Corporate Transparency Act: Key Elements to Understand
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Sifting through the Corporate Transparency Act: Key Elements to Understand

By: Michael J. Halloran, Linda Lerner, Mark D. Hobson
Effective January 1, 2024, a new filing requirement was imposed on many business entities, particularly smaller privately held companies, by a new federal law named the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). However, soon after, on March 1, 2024, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama held the CTA to... Read more »

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The Duty of Supervision in the Age of Generative AI: Urgent Mandates for a Public Company’s Board of Directors and Its Executive and Legal Team
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The Duty of Supervision in the Age of Generative AI: Urgent Mandates for a Public Company’s Board of Directors and Its Executive and Legal Team

By: Joseph R. Tiano Jr., Professor Nancy B. Rapoport, Joseph D. Wilson, Steven Aquino
This article is related to a Showcase CLE program titled “AI Is Coming for You: The Practical and Ethical Implications of How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Practice of Law” that took place at the American Bar Association Business Law Section’s 2024 Spring Meeting. All Showcase CLE programs were recorded live and will be available... Read more »

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Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

The Legal and Social Ramifications of Pandemics: Workplace Surveillance
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The Legal and Social Ramifications of Pandemics: Workplace Surveillance

By: Alan Butler, Enid Zhou
This article is adapted from The Legal and Social Ramifications of Pandemics on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, edited by Claire L. Parins and published by the American Bar Association’s Civil Rights and Social Justice Section. Prior to the pandemic, employers did not typically collect employee health-related information except through certain work wellness programs or... Read more »

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

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Recent Developments in Sports-Related Disputes 2024

By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association

Editor Walter “Fritz” Metzinger Associate Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, L.L.C. 909 Poydras Street, Suite 3150…

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Understanding Letters of Credit and Bankruptcy
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Understanding Letters of Credit and Bankruptcy

By: Carter H. Klein, Janis Penton, Paul M. Roder, Joseph E. Silvia

Letter of Credit Basics A letter of credit (LC) is an independent undertaking, typically of a bank and issued at the bank’s…

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International Business Law

BC Tribunal Confirms Companies Remain Liable for Information Provided by AI Chatbot
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