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From Moneyball to Machine Learning: Data Analytics and AI in Sports Contracts

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The use of data analytics in sport, pioneered by the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball team, and depicted in the movie “Moneyball”, has fundamentally changed how players are scouted, valued, and utilised. What began...more

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Contract Smarter, Not Harder: Best Practices for Entering into and Managing HOA Vendor Agreements

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Accomplishing these goals requires contracting with service providers for everything from landscaping and pool maintenance to capital improvement projects. To avoid disputes, control costs, and ensure quality outcomes, it’s...more

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How to Secure and Retain Top Talent in Asset Purchases

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Recent research shows that acquired workers are nearly twice as likely to leave post-deal, with attrition increasing significantly during the first 12 months post-buyout, underscoring the critical and often underestimated...more

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U.S. Government Aerospace Procurement Updates and Implications for Intellectual Property

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The U.S. government has recently signaled changes for development and procurement of weapons and aerospace systems. The government has stressed moving faster in procurement and becoming more self-reliant in manufacturing and...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Exercised Appraisal Rights? Deferred Payment of Contingent Value? Don’t Forget Imputed Interest

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An Extension of Credit - When one person lends money to another, the lender expects the borrower to repay the loan by an agreed-upon time. In order to compensate the lender for the borrower’s use of the lender’s money (the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FUNDamentals — November 2025

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FUNDamentals is a periodic digest of news and information specifically for investment funds and investment advisors. In this issue, we highlight some industry trends, 401(k) access to alternative assets, fund liquidity trends...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Navigating the Duty to Defend: Insights from the Third Edition of Hinshaw’s Fifty-State Survey

An Overview of The Duty to Defend- Many insurance policies issued as primary layer coverage establish two separate principal duties on the part of the insurer: the duty to defend and the duty to indemnify. 1. The duty to...more

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Delaware Supreme Court Weighs Enforceability of Noncompete Agreements After Forfeiture of Equity Shares

The Supreme Court of the State of Delaware is considering a case regarding whether a former executive’s noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements, which were agreed to in exchange for company shares, remain enforceable if...more

Mogin Law LLP

Could California Ease the Sherman Act Burdens on Antitrust Plaintiffs?

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The California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) voted unanimously last month to recommend amending the Cartwright Act, the state’s antitrust law, to impose liability on a single firm for a restraint of trade while also holding...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Asahi cyberattack highlights risks to “operational technology”

Another type of cyber attack. Operations for Japan-based beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings recently shut down after a cyberattack, causing a ripple effect that extended far beyond its breweries. The incident forced...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

Buyout Options for Divorcing Restaurant Owners

Divorce can be especially complicated for restaurant owners, as it often involves not just dividing personal assets but also making tough decisions about the future of the business....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Comma Drama: How Tiny Punctuation Choices Can Swing Entire Coverage Battles

Insurance coverage disputes often rise or fall on sweeping questions — trigger theories, allocation frameworks, priority of coverage. But sometimes the battle comes down to something dramatically smaller: a comma....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Clarity Act Coming Into Focus

The proposed Digital Asset Market Clarity Act would establish a comprehensive, top-down regulatory framework for digital assets that reflects a growing bipartisan push in Congress for clear oversight of the digital asset...more

Phelps Dunbar

Forget Fifth Graders — Are You Smarter Than a CEO?

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The Supreme Court of South Dakota says that (in certain circumstances) you need to be. That court wrangled with the evidentiary requirements for professional negligence and breach of contract claims arising from the...more

Morgan Lewis

CFTC at a Crossroads: Enforcement, Innovation, and the Road Ahead

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The CFTC is refocusing efforts to balance between commission oversight and delegated chair authority...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Passport to U.S. Customs Compliance – Winter Edition - January 14th - 30th, 1:00 pm EST

ACI’s virtual Passport to U.S. Customs Compliance – Winter Edition comes to you again at an unprecedented juncture in the world of customs compliance! With tariff shifts and ramped-up tariff evasion enforcement,...more

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After ‘I-Do”: Understanding Postnuptial Agreements in Arizona

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A postnuptial agreement (sometimes called a postnuptial property settlement agreement or postnuptial property division agreement) is a formal agreement entered into during marriage in order to define each spouse’s property...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Reality, Not Possibility: The Eleventh Circuit Warns Employers About Labels in Independent Contractor Misclassification Analyses

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On October 16, 2025, the federal Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the United District Court for the Southern District of Alabama’s decision to grant an employer’s motion for summary judgment in a matter...more

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Florida Ruling Raises Bar for Condo Terminations and Buyouts

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On October 14, 2025, in a landmark decision with significant implications for the Florida real estate market, the Supreme Court of Florida formally denied Two Roads Development’s (TRD Biscayne LLC) petition for review in its...more

Haynes Boone

Arbitration in the Fifth - October 2025

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While Oct. 2025 saw relatively few opinions, those published address important points including the issues faced by employers and employees and their workplace arbitration agreements. In Jones v. Homeaglow Inc., the Northern...more

Mayer Brown

As GAO Reopens Post-Shutdown, Contract Awardees Should Leverage a Powerful Early Tactic to Defeat Bid Protests

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With the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) poised to reopen and agencies resuming solicitations, awards, and debriefings, contractors should expect a sharp uptick in bid protest activity in the coming months. In that...more

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Second Department Denies Judicial Dissolution of Realty Holding Limited Partnership (and Related Claims), Ending 22-Count Dispute

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When an aggrieved party feels his or her back against the wall, there is a strong temptation to assert every claim under the sun against the adversary. Offense is the best defense, so they say. But when the claims don’t...more

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Two Recent Decisions Reinforce – and Refine – the Protective Scope of the Bankruptcy Code’s Safe Harbors

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Two courts – the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in In re Fairfield Sentry Ltd. (Aug. 5, 2025)1 and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Opioid Master Disbursement Trust II v. Covidien...more

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Awareness in Foreclosure: Impacts of the Outbound Investment Regulations on Business Development Company Revolvers

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The US Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) promulgated the Outbound Investment Regulations (the “OIR”) on October 28, 2024, and the OIR took full effect on January 2, 2025 (the “effective date”). Through the OIR, Treasury...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

‘Tis the Season for Safer Shopping: New Jersey’s Gift Card Fraud Notice and Packaging Requirements

Gift cards are a perennial favorite for holiday shoppers. They’re easy to wrap, universally appreciated, and always the right size. But as gift-giving season approaches, it’s important to remember that gift cards are also a...more

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