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Arbitration
Attorney Client Relationship
Banking and Finance
Business Entities
Business Ethics
Collaboration
Contracts
Credit and Collection
Employment Law
Estate Planning
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Internet Law
Marketing, Sales and Competition
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
The Legal System

Arbitration		back to top
	Injunctive Relief Pending Arbitration	December 2023
	Subject Matter Expertise in Duplicate Bridge Arbitration	February 2024
	Motions to Compel Arbitration	March 2024
	The transportation worker exemption to the Federal Arbitration Act	May 2024
	Assuring Arbitrator Neutrality	June 2024
	Due Process Protocols in Sports Related Arbitration	March 2025
	Requirements for Enforceable Arbitration Clauses	March 2025
	The Proper Role of Artificial Intelligence in Arbitration	May 2025
	Stays of arbitration and litigation pending mediationi	June 2025
	Using Rubrics to Promote Objectivity and Neutrality in Evaluation and Decision-Making	June 2025
Attorney Client Relationship		back to top
	Attorneys' Duties of Responsiveness to Clients	December 2023
	What is a settlement counsel?	January 2024
	Why should attorneys provide advice to clients in writing?	May 2024
Banking and Finance		back to top
	Interpretation of the financial institution bribery statute	December 2023
Business Entities		back to top
	What is the Corporate Transparency Act?	August 2024
Business Ethics		back to top
	Interpretation of the financial institution bribery statute	December 2023
	What is the Corporate Transparency Act?	August 2024
Collaboration		back to top
	What can we learn from Smokey Robinson about collaboration?	October 2024
Contracts		back to top
	Interpretation of ambiguous insurance policies	January 2024
	New York State Enacts the Freelance Isn't Free Act	August 2024
	Contractual Limitations Provisions in Insurance Policies	February 2025
Credit and Collection		back to top
	Dealing with Delinquent Customers	July 2024
	The of a bankruptcy court's authority	August 2024
	How can business owners avoid claims by company creditors against them personally?	January 2025
Employment Law		back to top
	New York Limits Employer Ownership of Employee Inventions	January 2024
	Are there legal remedies for bad bosses or uncooperative colleagues?	February 2024
	Ownership of Employee Social Media Accounts and Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants	February 2024
	Should employers provide termination letters to employees who are let go?	March 2024
	What commissions are owed to departing employees?	April 2024
	The transportation worker exemption to the Federal Arbitration Act	May 2024
	Liability for failing to deliver tips to employees	January 2025
	Employee Access to Personnel Files	April 2025
	Employer Protection of Confidential Information	May 2025
	Requirements for Reverse Discrimination in Employment Claim	June 2025
Estate Planning		back to top
	Legal Challenges to Wills and Trusts	April 2025
Insurance		back to top
	Interpretation of ambiguous insurance policies	January 2024
	Challenges and Opportunities in Personal Injury Mediation	October 2024
	Contractual Limitations Provisions in Insurance Policies	February 2025
Intellectual Property		back to top
	New York Limits Employer Ownership of Employee Inventions	January 2024
	The fair use defense to a trademark infringement claim	April 2024
	The Fair Use Defense to Copyright Infringement	September 2024
	Personal Jurisdiction in the Internet Age	October 2024
	Trademark implications of using a competitor's marks as keywords	November 2024
	Cultural Appropriation and Trademarks	May 2025
Internet Law		back to top
	Ownership of Employee Social Media Accounts and Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants	February 2024
	Personal Jurisdiction in the Internet Age	October 2024
	Trademark implications of using a competitor's marks as keywords	November 2024
Marketing, Sales and Competition		back to top
	The Telephone Consumer Protection Act	June 2024
	Trademark implications of using a competitor's marks as keywords	November 2024
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution		back to top
	What is a settlement counsel?	January 2024
	Bracketing in Negotiations	March 2024
	Reflections on the New York State Bar Association Mediation Tournament	April 2024
	Limitations on Settlement Authority in Mediation	May 2024
	Making the first move in negotiations	June 2024
	Reality Testing in Mediation	July 2024
	Can mediation be effective when the parties' have widely disparate positions?	September 2024
	Challenges and Opportunities in Personal Injury Mediation	October 2024
	What information or documents do you need to participate in a mediation?	November 2024
	Escalation as a Step in Dispute Resolution	February 2025
	Why must the parties attend mediation sessions?	February 2025
	What is the difference between distributive and integrative negotiations?	March 2025
	Applying Arbitrator Skills as a Mediator	April 2025
	Stays of arbitration and litigation pending mediationi	June 2025
	Using Rubrics to Promote Objectivity and Neutrality in Evaluation and Decision-Making	June 2025
The Legal System		back to top
	Reflections on the New York State Bar Association Mediation Tournament	April 2024
	Assuring Judicial Impartiality	July 2024
	The of a bankruptcy court's authority	August 2024
	Personal Jurisdiction in the Internet Age	October 2024