Businesses are investing real money in virtual assets. They are buying property on metaverse platforms, selling branded digital goods in the metaverse, and investing in elaborate virtual user experiences. Are potential losses and liabilities that may arise from the development and use of metaverse digital assets covered by insurance? This […]
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The night before Julie Rikelman was scheduled to argue before the Supreme Court for the first time, she hardly slept at all. But it wasn’t nerves that kept her up. It was a persistent fire alarm at the Washington, D.C. hotel where she was staying. It went off again and […]
Janessa Shaikun has overseen marketing efforts at Baltimore law firm Franklin & Prokopik since March 2015. She was recently promoted to the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development (congrats!). Janessa is a longtime Legal Marketing Association volunteer, and has held several leadership roles. In her spare time, Janessa enjoys skiing, playing Baltimore […]
Law firms have dedicated a great deal of focus to increasing diversity, but many are falling short on enacting meaningful changes to improve equity and inclusion. That undermines retention efforts, and causes law firms to continue falling short of moving the needle. Additionally, some in the industry have noted, it creates a […]