Partner Timothy Longman will be a panel member for “Evidence and Exemptions: When Is It Admissible?” during an American Bar Association’s Exemptions and Immunities Committee webinar, May 16, 2025. The panel will explore the issues raised by using conduct deemed to be exempt under antitrust laws in an antitrust trial.
Class Action & Mass Torts
The New Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Enforcement Agenda (Employee Benefit Plan Review)
Partner Ashley Guffey and Associate Natalie Pulley contributed an article titled “The New Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Enforcement Agenda” to Employee Benefit Plan Review. Published in the May 2025 issue, the article outlines the new direction that acting chair Andrea Lucas is setting for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and highlights areas that will be…
ADventures in Law CLE Series: Survey Says: The Consumer Perception Study Webinar – When to Use Them and How to Conduct Them
Join us as our partners Randy Shaheen and Josh Bennett discuss how consumer perceptions surveys can be used effectively in regulatory (and self-regulatory) proceedings as well as litigation. Randy and Josh will be joined by Brian Sowers and Amanda Ford from Applied Marketing Science who will discuss some of the finer points of conducting a…
Alexander Reid Presents Update on Nonprofit Legislation, Regulation at Illinois CPA Society Symposium
Partner Alexander Reid will present “Update on Legislation and Regulation Affecting Nonprofits” at the Illinois CPA Society Not-For-Profit Symposium, June 4, 2025, in Rosemont, Illinois. The session will explore critical legislative topics facing exempt organizations, with a focus on recent changes and current initiatives.
Update: Los Angeles City Attorney Submits Draft Ordinance to Amend Minimum Wage for Hotel and Airport Workers
Late last year, the Los Angeles City Council considered an amendment to the Hotel Minimum Wage Ordinance. On March 7, 2025, the Los Angeles city attorney (City Attorney) submitted a draft ordinance to the City Council, pursuant to the Council’s Dec. 11, 2024 approval of a motion to amend the Living Wage Ordinance, which regulates…
Justin Yedor Comments on Recent CPPA Delete Act Enforcement in Lexology
Partner Justin Yedor was quoted in an article in Lexology titled “California Prioritises Location Data, Sets Sights on Inferences.” Published May 1, 2025, the article discusses the recent CPPA case against the company Background Alert, which failed to register as a data broker and was creating reports based on combinations of inferences from public data…
Out-of-the-Box: The Rise of Custom Configuration in the Age of Generative AI (AALL Spectrum)
Senior Manager of Innovation Leigh Zeiser authored an article for AALL Spectrum titled “Out-of-the-Box: The Rise of Custom Configuration in the Age of Generative AI.” Published in the May/June 2025 issue, the article discusses how GenAI has been adapted and improved to be a valuable, accurate tool in many industries, and how it is becoming…
AD Nauseam: Left to Our Own Devices
In this episode, hosts Amy Mudge and Daniel Kaufman discuss various health-related cases involving medical devices and FTC rulings. They delve into notable cases such as the QRay bracelet, which claimed pain relief through ionization, and the ViaTek mosquito shield band, which purported to repel mosquitoes. They also cover the MSA 30X Sound Amplifier and…
BakerHostetler Team Scores Major Victory for Healthcare Exec in Alleged Medicaid Fraud Case, Named Am Law Litigation Daily Litigator of the Week Runner Up
Partner Brian McEvoy led a team that included Partners William Ezzell and Jennifer Solari, Counsel Kristin Shapiro and Associates Cornelia Brandfield-Harvey, Elizabeth Hicks, Phillip Kim and Ryan Mayo, notching a victory for William Moore, the former chief executive of Atlanta Medical Center, in an alleged $400 million Medicaid fraud and kickbacks case that stretched out…
Teresa Goody Guillén Participates in Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force Roundtable Discussing Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrency
Partner Teresa Goody Guillén took part in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s roundtable on developing a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency. The March 21, 2025, session, televised on C-SPAN, addresses several issues, including policy considerations, how the SEC should approach digital assets, the need for clarity in developing a regulatory framework and the best way to…