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By The Young Lawyer Editorial Board | January 30, 2025
The members of the Young Lawyer Editorial Board hope that this article will provide a “judicial elections refresher” to our fellow attorneys so that we all may be well-informed voters and continue to educate and empower our friends, family and colleagues to exercise our constitutional right to vote.
By Ioana Good | January 23, 2025
As generative AI continues to reshape the legal and corporate landscapes, actionable steps should now be at the forefront of crisis communication plans to help firms combat the rapid spread of misinformation. Don’t wait until misinformation spreads too far—step in and take control.
By Jules Epstein | January 21, 2025
What wins the day in arguing a motion in limine? A single argument or a decision tree approach of “Your Honor, we prevail because of Rule A, but Rule D also applies and so might F?” One answer may come from studying the dilution effect and an experiment on drug safety side effects information.
By Adam Goldstein | January 21, 2025
Informed by our experiences working with so many referral partners and referring so many client matters, I’m offering seven “rules of the road” for client referrals that can help eliminate misunderstandings around referrals and generally improve the experience for attorneys on both sides of one.
By Marc Rollo and Charles Dennen and Grace Baccare | January 21, 2025
Some of Pennsylvania’s neighboring states have taken steps to institute their own climate change laws aimed at imposing damages on fossil fuel companies that states allege are responsible for climate impacts.
By Robert W. Stanko | January 20, 2025
The rule change includes the option for parties to expressly waive the judge’s direct presence during the selection process. In this regard, litigants should carefully weigh the consequences of waiving judicial oversight and must look no further than the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s discussion of the impact of a waiver in such circumstances discussed in Trigg v. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, 229 A.3d 260 (Pa. 2020), where multiple members of the court called upon the Civil Procedure Rules Committee to examine the manner in which civil juries are selected.
By Katherine Wheeler and Philip Karter | January 17, 2025
For businesses taxed on their income at the entity level, most commonly organized as C corporations, the TCJA dramatically reduced the corporate income tax rate from a graduated rate topping out at 35% to a flat rate of 21%. Businesses organized as “pass-throughs,” such as partnerships (including LLCs taxed as partnerships), S corporations and sole proprietorships, do not pay an entity-level tax.
By Marcie Borgal Shunk | January 17, 2025
A confluence of macroeconomic forces—including generative AI adoption, political shifts and evolving generational expectations—are intersecting with industry-specific dynamics like changing leverage models, consolidation, and record-high compensation levels. These combined trends are reshaping the legal workplace and redefining the types of opportunities and demands firms will face in 2025 and beyond.
By Edward T. Kang | January 17, 2025
Two doctrines frequently arise in Pennsylvania jurisprudence when addressing disputes between the parties to a contract: the parol evidence rule and the gist of the action doctrine. While each serves a distinct purpose, their application often overlaps, especially in fraud cases between the parties to a contract. Understanding both rules is essential for practitioners to craft persuasive arguments.
By Lisa S. Presser and Brian M. Balduzzi | January 17, 2025
Under new final regulations, effective for relief filed on or after May 6, 2024, clients can request a private letter ruling (PLR) to correct past mistakes in GST exemption allocations and elections. While some provisions of the final regulations are more burdensome than under the Section 9100 relief or even the proposed regulations, overall, the final regulations offer a more streamlined and thorough process for clients and their advisers to plan strategically for requesting relief from the IRS for these mistakes.
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