Fragmented Landscape of U.S. Privacy Law
Publicity is no longer left to the discretion of a newspaper editor or television producer. Any detail about anyone, no matter how minor, can be distributed anywhere in seconds. From printing presses to pixels, technology has changed privacy expectations. In this hyper-connected world, every digital interaction leaves a trail, and as the law continues t…
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For the first time in modern history, up to five (5) generations are active in the workforce and six (6) generations participate in the consumer economy. From the Silent Generation to Generation Alpha, each cohort has been shaped by distinct economic, technological, political, and cultural forces. These forces influence workplace expectations, communication styles, leadership preferences, brand …
History of Tariffs in the United States
From the founding of the Republic through the early twentieth century, tariffs occupied a central place in the fiscal and constitutional structure of the United States. In the absence of a federal income tax, customs duties served as the federal government’s primary source of revenue, routinely accounting for most national receipts during the eighteenth and…
Introduction
Recalling that a contract is just a set of promises that the law lets you sue to enforce, even the most well-designed contract results merely in a paper judgment or award, which you then must enforce. Therefore, the viability of the court or arbitral process for cross-border commerce depends on the predictability that court judgments and arbitral awards rendered in one jurisdiction w…
Albert Einstein once wrote that the most beautiful experience we are to experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He called it the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of genuine art and science: whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead. Einstein was not a man given to idle sentiment. He meant it. Wh…
Overview
The days of the "Nigerian prince" email are behind us. Fraudsters have become increasingly sophisticated in engineering payment fraud schemes. According to Visa Acceptance Solutions' 2025 Global eCommerce Payments & Fraud Report, 80% of merchants saw an increase in the use of real-time payment fraud over the past year and the same number of merchants struggle with using data and techn…
Introduction
The Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo,[1] significantly reshaped the administrative law landscape by ending the long-standing practice of Chevron deference. Agencies can no longer rely on courts to defer to their reasonable interpretations of ambiguous statutes, which shifts more interpretive authority back to the judiciary. As a result, courts now are …
The Interconnected Workplace
Why does it seem as though the collection and preservation of evidence with respect to legal claims continues to become increasingly complicated? Because it is! Each of us creates many digital footprints every day and the workplace is no longer just at the office. Employees work remotely from home, on the road, and in shared workspaces. Hours of work are fluid and …
Artificial Intelligence in Litigation: Transformative Benefits and Necessary Caution
I. Introduction
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged rapidly as a transformative force across almost every industry, and the legal profession is no exception. In litigation, AI-driven tools are increasingly used to support tasks such as legal research, document review, case strategy development, and predicti…
Introduction
The theme for ALFAI’s 2026 International Client Seminar concerns global perspectives for legal practice. For many of the lawyers attending the ICS, we and our companies or clients are engaged in business in multiple jurisdictions. We frequently are involved in corporate or commercial transactions with counterparties located in different countries, where relevant third parties are in…