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Dec 5, 2024 | 
law.com | Michael P. Maslanka
Who Got The Work Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
law.com | Michael P. Maslanka
Who Got The Work Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
law.com | Michael P. Maslanka
Ever watch the movie "The Karate Kid"? Recently, while re-watching, I realized that labeling the movie as one about karate is like saying that "Moby Dick" is a novel about a whale. Rather, it is a movie on mentorship. An older sensei (teacher) starts to teach a younger acolyte (student) on the art of karate.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
law.com | Michael P. Maslanka
Teaching professional responsibility is an important gig, whether to law students or new lawyers. Rule memorization is one means, albeit flawed. Memories fail, and mere words—without grasping their animating spirit—provide scant guidance. Imparting traditional values—loyalty, honesty, transparency—is admirable yet not always useful in the rough and tumble of practice.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
law.com | Michael P. Maslanka
First, a definition: “quality”—something you are, not something you do. Now, a pop quiz: What is the most important quality of effective lawyering? Possible candidates—empathy, courage, intelligence, honesty. At any one time in my 43-year career, each was my answer. No longer. Who convinced me differently? A Rabbi, a psychotherapist, and a lawyer/novelist. Yes, yes, I know, this sounds like one of those “walks into a bar” jokes! It isn’t.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
law.com | Michael P. Maslanka
It’s summer. Our imaginations drift toward vacations. Once upon a time (a/k/a when I was a kid), vacations were a stressed filled week at the shore or incessant sightseeing in our nation’s capital. Employees nervous about taking leave, employers begrudgingly granting them leave. The passage of time though doesn’t equate automatically with progress—including how vacations are viewed, taken and defined by society at large and law firms in particular.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
law.com | Michael P. Maslanka
Ah, early summer! Bluebonnets. Commencement speeches. The start of a new season. And now that I’m a full-time law professor, counseling students in trial competitions. Memories of trials past triggering memories of closing arguments past. Here, then, is a column on suggestions for your next closing argument. Suggestion No. 1: Skip the Throat Clearing At a closing’s start, toss unnecessary “throat clearing.” It comes in two flavors: excessive gratitude and personal stories.
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May 20, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Krishnan Nair |Brenda Sapino Jeffreys |Jessica Seah |Michael P. Maslanka
In April, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 (APRA), a bicameral and bipartisan federal comprehensive privacy bill that would provide multiple governmental enforcement mechanisms, including for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general, as well as a private right of action for certain breaches...
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May 8, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Jimmy Hoover |Michael P. Maslanka |Elisa Reiter |Daniel A. Pollack
When COVID-19 hit, thousands of college students were forced to switch from attending classes in person to receiving an online education. In the eyes of many, they got shortchanged. Colleges and universities argued that they were permitted to change any part of their mode of course delivery due to circumstances beyond their control. Was the difference significant enough to lead to a legally required prorated tuition refund?
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Michael P. Maslanka |Karen Vladeck |Cedra Mayfield
“Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan,” lamented President John F. Kennedy. While lawyers embrace the garlands of victory, they eschew the ashes of defeat. Losing is given short shrift in legal education and in mentoring; yet it deserves equal billing on each of our career marquees. There is an art to losing, not just to winning, and it hinges on the ability to reframe. So, here is a short guide for a lost art.
