Listen to this article Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright’s 20th Annual Litigation Trends Survey, released in January, found that nearly half of corporate counsel expect an increase in the amount of lawsuits and regulatory investigations impacting their organizations this year.We checked in with two local law firms to see what business litigation trends they’re …
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Prepare for the conversation While it may be tempting to leap on the breakup bandwagon after a hot cross summer, knowing the perfect time to file for divorce is a complex question. Feltham says she often spends up to an hour helping people pick the right time to have the conversation. “The big thing I’m …
Rory McIlroy has addressed his divorce U-turn with wife Erica Stoll and expressed hope for the pair in his new documentary. In May of last year, the professional golfer announced that he was separating from his wife after seven years of marriage. However, in a shocking U-turn just weeks later, Rory called off his divorce from …
At the start of Sarah Manguso’s new novel, Liars, she writes: “In the beginning, I was only myself. Then I married a man, as women do. My life became archetypal, a drag show of nuclear familyhood. I got enmeshed in a story that had already been told ten billion times.” If it’s a story that’s …
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On February 28, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the termination of its litigation against several major cryptocurrency firms, as reported by Nic Carter on Twitter (Carter, 2025). The exact firms involved in the litigation were not disclosed, but the decision has immediate implications for the cryptocurrency market. At the time of …
When I think of a bully, I think of grade school or middle school kids being mean on the playground. But any one at any age can be a bully and that includes during divorce. I’m talking about the divorce bully. When people are getting divorced, they deal with all kinds of emotions: resentment, anger, …
When it comes to divorce, recognizing opportunities can be difficult, since divorce can feel chaotic. Your world is suddenly upside down. Chaos is the opposite of control. Now consider the word “opportunity.” For me, this has positive emotions connected to it, as in, “What a great opportunity!” I’ve never heard anyone say, “That’s a terrible …
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When it comes to litigation to slow or stop the recruitment of a team by a competitor, disputes are often resolved in confidential negotiations or with recruiting firms getting cold feet once plans are unearthed. But as the war for talent rages, the tide may be turning. The stakes are high, but the risk of …
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