Client Update
Are AI Tools Practicing Law? Courts Are Starting to Weigh In
In February, the internet was abuzz with commentary[1] regarding a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York that treated a criminal defendant’s “chat” with a popular AI as a waiver of confidentiality, subjecting such conversations to use by the prosecution. See United States v. Heppner, 2026 U.S. Dist.…
Read MoreTracking Pixel Litigation Expands: A State-by-State Guide to Wiretapping Risk
Routine website tracking tools are rapidly becoming one of the most significant sources of privacy liability for businesses today. Common website tracking technologies such as advertising pixels, analytics scripts, and session-replay tools were once considered routine features of modern website infrastructure. Today, they are driving a rapidly expanding wave of privacy litigation, exposing businesses across…
Read MoreFrom Chatbot to Chancery: How Krafton’s Subnautica 2 Takeover Plan Sank
In a significant post-trial decision, the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed a dispute between Fortis Advisors LLC, representing Unknown Worlds Entertainment’s former shareholders, and Krafton, Inc., the global video game publisher that acquired the studio. The case centered on Krafton’s attempt to terminate the founders and CEO and seize operational control, particularly as the Subnautica…
Read MoreRewiring Rule 5.4: Private Capital’s Opening in U.S. Legal Services
Love it or loathe it, we must admit it: private equity (PE) funding has become a driving force and lifeblood across key industries in the U.S. and globally, especially where capital intensity, fragmentation, and regulatory complexity create barriers to scale. In healthcare, PE has consolidated fragmented subsectors, such as physician practices, behavioral health, and post-acute…
Read MoreThe Value of Using a No-Socials Clause in Your Divorce Agreement
Social media content frequently surfaces in divorce and post-divorce litigation. A moment of online “venting” can quickly become courtroom evidence, often with lasting and embarrassing consequences that are difficult to erase. As a result, divorce attorneys across the country are increasingly incorporating “no-socials” clauses into their everyday practice to help contain the fallout. A no-socials…
Read MorePost-Close Liquidity Lessons from the Breakdown of the Saks-Neiman Deal
In M&A transactions, the focus is often on getting to the finish line—negotiating terms, securing financing, and closing the deal. But experienced dealmakers know that signing on the dotted line is just the beginning. The true test of a transaction lies in what happens after the champagne corks have popped: Can the combined entity sustain…
Read MoreUnderstanding Excess Parachute Payments: A Guide to Section 280G for Executives and Selling Shareholders
When a company is sold, senior executives and key personnel often stand to receive significant payments, such as transaction bonuses, accelerated equity vesting, severance, and earnout participation. What many executives discover too late is that the punitive tax regime under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code can dramatically reduce the after-tax value of these…
Read MoreLitigation Enforcement Trends in the Secondary Market for Pre IPO Shares
As the secondary market for pre‑IPO shares continues to mature, transactions involving the private stock of late‑stage companies have become increasingly common—but so too have lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny. This growing litigation landscape underscores the importance for issuers, investors, and intermediaries to reassess their compliance frameworks, transfer policies, and contractual protections. The U.S. Securities and…
Read MoreChisels That Can Change a Stone-Set Irrevocable Trust
Irrevocable trusts are a common instrument used to reduce estate taxes, shield assets from creditors or lawsuits, or bypass probate. The creator of a trust (the “Settlor”) transfers their ownership interest in an asset to the trust, ceding their ownership as well as the ability to freely change or revoke the trust. At face value,…
Read MoreMassachusetts Zoning Bylaws Update: DOER Pushes for Consistency in Solar
Across the United States, zoning is highly inconsistent, even within the same state. Fewer than 15 states have implemented model bylaws, ordinances, or zoning guidelines to assist their municipalities with zoning specifically for solar projects. In October 2025, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) issued the Model Zoning Bylaw: Allowing Use of Solar Photovoltaic…
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