When advocates for property owners take on an eminent domain case, they aim to achieve the best result possible for their clients. In some cases, that means fighting the taking. In other cases, the taking is inevitable, and the objective is to...
MANAGING PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RISKS IN PREPARING LEGAL OPINIONS
The rendering of a third-party legal opinion, like other attorney responsibilities in connection with closing a real estate secured finance transaction, involves professional liability risks.1 This article will discuss how an opinion preparer’s use...
The Lawyer’s Mind: Multitasking
I know how to multitask Connecting to the Wi-Fi Went from nerd to superb Madonna, “I Don’t Give A” Multitasking is a word, and unfortunately a process, well-known to lawyers. Recently, when a young colleague boasted how well he multitasks, my inner...
ALI CLE Employee Benefits and Pensions CLE
ALI CLE’s Employee Benefits Law courses provide in-depth analysis of pivotal legal issues, emerging trends, and practical strategies to navigate the evolving legal benefits landscape. Our upcoming course, Retirement Plans Update: A (Brave?) New...
ALI CLE Employment and Labor Law CLE
ALI CLE’s Employment and Labor Law CLE courses provide in-depth analysis of pivotal legal issues, emerging trends, and practical strategies from top practitioners and policymakers delivering the critical insights needed to navigate the evolving...
Accountants’ Liability 2025
Accountants’ Liability 2025 – the premier conference for accountants, their advisers, and those who regulate them – is taking place in Washington, D.C., on June 2-3, 2025, in person or via live webcast. Accountants’ Liability 2025 offers the latest...
The Lawyer’s Mind: Curiosity
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. Albert Einstein As a first-year student at orientation in a large room filled with hundreds of other aspiring lawyers, one thing stuck with me. The dean...
Planning Techniques for Large Estates 2025
Planning Techniques for Large Estates 2025 – the ultimate source of CLE for attorneys working with ultra-high-net-worth and family office clients – is taking place on May 14, 2025, via live webcast. Planning Techniques for Large Estates 2025,...
Legal Issues in Museum Administration 2025
Legal Issues in Museum Administration 2025 is taking place on April 30-May 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C., in-person or via live webcast. Legal Issues in Museum Administration 2025, cosponsored by the Smithsonian Institution, is the go-to conference...