Business and Legal Insights

Because emojis can be used as a form of communication, the question arises as to whether emojis can create a binding legal contract.Read More

Signed into law by Florida Governor DeSantis on May 10, 2023, SB 1718 will impact many private Florida employers, who will be required to use the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify System for their onboarding process by July 1, 2023.  Despite the new requirement, employers are still required to complete an I-9...Read More

On May 2, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 3, also known as “An Act Relating to Government and Corporate Activism (the “Act”). Read More

To address the shortage of affordable housing, the Florida legislature passed the “Live Local Act” (the “Act”), the State’s most impactful housing legislation in decades.Read More

The Live Local Act (SB 102) (the “Act”), amends multiple provisions of the Florida Statutes with the overarching purpose of spurring additional development of affordable housing in the State. Importantly, for qualifying affordable housing projects, the Act preempts local zoning codes and comprehensive plans with...Read More

Following ZF Automotive, two New York district courts decisions, that ICSID arbitration panels in investor-sate arbitrations were not imbued with governmental authority and therefore not “foreign” or “international tribunals,” could indicate a direction that forecloses access to Section 1782 discovery...Read More

There is a growing trend of local jurisdictions enacting pay transparency laws which require employers in those jurisdictions to provide compensation information to job applicants and employees.Read More

Puerto Rico takes steps to privatize power generation, which may improve the chances of future investment by other companies who may be (currently) concerned with ensuring payment for power generation projects to improve the island’s aging power grid.Read More

Luxury fashion brand Hermès sued Mason Rothschild in January 2022 alleging that the digital images underlying the non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) produced and sold by Rothschild depicting faux fur-covered Birkin handbags – the “MetaBirkins” – constituted trademark infringement and dilution and that...Read More

In January 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released an updated resource document, “Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act” (the “Update”), which explains how the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) applies to job applicants...Read More