Monthly Archives: April, 2024

Jury Selection in the Age of Conspiracy Theories and Distrust with Tara Trask

Tom Hagy interviews jury and trial expert Tara Trask about picking juries in an age of misinformation, general distrust, tribalism, unleashed social media warriors,...

Q1 Roundup: Skadden Back on Top as M&A Spikes

Boosted by megadeals, U.S. M&A volumes spiked by 59% over Q4 2023. With strong earnings, equity markets hitting highs, and interest rate cuts on...

Hype and Hope: Brain-chip Progress Evokes Investigations, Controversy

FOIAengine: Neuralink’s High Profile Makes It a Target It was a Musk Moment unlike any other:  Two weeks ago, the first human participant in Neuralink’s...

Community Bank Consolidation: First National acquires Touchstone Bankshares

As the U.S. banking sector continues to consolidate, community banks First National Corporation and Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. announced plans to merge. First National will...

Lawsuits on the High Seas: Marine Litigation in Federal Court

Last week, the container ship MV Dali collided with a pylon of the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River and the Port...