What businesses need to know about future litigation risks
Employment and labor disputes were the most common area for litigation across all industries surveyed by the 2023 Annual Litigation Trends Survey, published by Norton Rose Fulbright. The survey expects litigation in these areas to remain steady or increase in 2023.
Unions, AI, workplace issues trending in local litigation
Are litigators from leading local law firms seeing these same trends? We checked in with three to find out.
Medical and Life Sciences law: Year in review
From drugs to aid in weight loss or to quit smoking to medical devices for spinal surgery, New York state and federal courts issued decisions the past 12 months that further shaped the legal landscape in the medical and life sciences arena.
‘A lot to be grateful for’ despite cost, labor challenges in the construction industry
Halfway through quarter one of the new year, what are local industry leaders seeing as the biggest continued concerns and points of optimism?
Tech helped push real estate industry ‘forward 5 years in a 6-month timeframe’ during pandemic
No industry was immune to the sudden changes brought on during the pandemic’s state-mandated lockdown in March 2020, including real estate.
Winter musings: Happiness by design – Architecturally speaking
Now, whenever the sun shines in winter I’m there, moving my chair to keep the outstretched fingers of warmth firmly positioned on my neck. Sitting in the sun makes me happy about winter.
Institutional resilience: How three local universities survived the pandemic
Next month will be the three year anniversary of New York State going into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Area colleges report bulk of students have returned to face-to-face classes
With some level of post-pandemic "normal" developing, what do schools offer as well as see demand for in terms of online learning?
Cyber insurance is an important tool – Does your institution know how to use it?
Whether it is theft of intellectual property, hijacking an institution’s network for illegal activity, or good old-fashioned fraud, there are few cyber risks that higher education institutions do not face.
Amended rule expands data security requirements for financial institutions
An FTC rule amendment may affect the responsibilities of businesses with regard to how they protect and maintain customers’ nonpublic personal information.
Cybercrime on the rise: What you can do to protect your business
We talked to four professionals in the field to find out what significant shifts they saw in cybersecurity last year, what businesses should be on the lookout for in 2023 and how they can protect themselves today.
Shore up the human firewall against creative cyber attacks
The email to the chief financial officer seemed to come from the CEO. The message said the CEO was visiting a vendor. He needed them to release a shipment right away and would the CFO transfer the necessary money. The vendor had recently changed banks, so the message included the new routing and account numbers. […]