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What Does AI Know About You? Why Lawyers Need to Think Differently About Their Online Visibility
For years, I’ve encouraged lawyers to Google themselves regularly because you need to know what someone finds when they hear your name from a client, receive a referral, see you speak at a conference or come across one of your LinkedIn posts. Today, I’d...
Canada’s Pay Transparency Momentum Continues: New Brunswick Signals the Direction of Travel
Special thanks to our articling student Brianna Grieff for contributing to this update.As pay transparency obligations continue to expand globally, employers with operations in Canada should be paying close attention to a rapidly evolving provincial landscape. Much...
Second Settlement Under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Highlights Increased False Claims Act Scrutiny of Federal Contractors’ DEI-Related Practices
On August 25, 2026, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a $21.5 million civil False Claim Act (“FCA”) settlement with the large professional services (consulting) firm, Deloitte LLP (“Deloitte”).[1] The settlement, the...
Fired Stars and Stripes staffers file lawsuit against Pentagon, Hegseth
The lawsuit filed by Erik Slavin, Lara Korte and Max Lederer asks the court to halt their terminations as unlawful.
SEC Staff Grants No-Action Relief for Digital Asset Custody
On August 12, 2026, the SEC’s Division of Investment Management issued a No-Action Letter (the Letter) granting no-action relief to Franklin Templeton under Section 17(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) and Rule 17f-2. The Letter provides...
Ninety-Seven Percent of the People in This Cyclospora Outbreak Got Sick Before the Recall. CDC Added 528 More This Week and Three New States.
FDA and CDC updated the multistate Cyclospora outbreak today, August 27, 2026: 11,458 laboratory-confirmed illnesses, at least 495 hospitalizations and two deaths across twenty states, with illness onsets running from June 14 through August 15, all of...
2026 Amendments to Mexico’s Federal Traffic Regulations: What Your Transportation Company Needs to Know
The amendments to the Traffic Regulations for Federal Jurisdiction Highways and Bridges, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on June 9 and August 13, 2026, introduce significant changes for federal motor carriers and private transportation in...
State Department Pauses Immigrant Visa Interviews Following Court Ruling Vacating 75-Country Suspension
Takeaways The State Department is pausing immigrant visa interview appointments while consular officers receive updated public-charge training. The agency has not publicly announced the duration or precise scope of this pause. The pause follows an August 21 federal...
How Law Firms Can Turn League Table Rankings Into Business Development Opportunities
Law firms put a tremendous amount of work into league table submissions and rankings. Deals are tracked, data is collected and checked, submissions go through multiple rounds of review and marketing and business development teams spend a lot of time making sure the...