The annual Pillsbury Insurance Policyholder Summit is once again approaching!
Taking place on October 28, this signature event will occur simultaneously in our New York, Houston and San Francisco offices, with live collaboration between locations.
The Summit brings together industry leaders and risk management professionals to explore today’s most pressing insurance challenges and opportunities. This year’s
Guest Post: Crypto Treasury Companies – Been There, Done That?
The rise of crypto currencies in recent years may be one of the more noteworthy financial developments of our time. Now, A growing number of companies are raising funds in the capital markets for the express purpose of accumulating cryptocurrencies as treasury assets. In the following guest post, Suresh Ellawala, Client Relationship Director at Price Forbes, takes a look
Guest Post: H-1B Visa D&O Problem?
On September 19, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order entitled “Restriction on Entry of Nonimmigrant Workers” (here), which placed new restrictions, costs, and conditions on H-1B visas. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at the new
Five Favorites for Friday
I am launching a new series of posts on the blog, starting today, listing five topics from the week just ended that are worth paying attention to, but which any busy person might have missed during the preceding week. For each, I will include a link or two if you want to read more deeply
Talkin’ About ERISA, Insurance and Blogging
I was a guest last week on the Real Lawyers Podcast hosted by Kevin O’Keefe, one of if not the founding fathers of legal blogging. As we discuss in the podcast, I had come across a reference to blogging and Kevin (as well as his then new company, LexBlog) in an article and thought blogging
Guest Post: Rewarding Stablecoins
There is no doubt that in many ways cryptocurrency is going mainstream. It is showing up in a surprisingly wide variety of places for a wide variety of reasons. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at recent suggestions that
Improving Legal Workflow with AI: Practical Litigation Tips
Within the last year, the legal industry has witnessed a surge in AI-based programs designed to improve workflow, legal research, and legal drafting, such as Westlaw Co-counsel. AI technology, although new, offers significant benefits for helping attorneys enhance their workflow. However, it is not a substitute for an attorney’s legal knowledge, skill, and independent judgment.
Guest Post: The End of Quarterly Reporting?
In a social media post earlier this week, President Trump proposed eliminating quarterly reporting for public companies. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at the President’s proposal and considers its prospects and potential implications. I would like to thank
Guest Post: Courts Crack Down on AI Misuse in the Legal Profession
By this point, I think all of us have seen stories about lawyers who have gotten in hot water because they relied on AI to come up with legal authority, only for the AI-generated citations turning out to be phony. In the following guest post, Ommid C. Farashahi and
The Future of Securities Litigation Defense
I. Introduction
I’ve seen many changes during the more than 30 years I’ve defended securities class actions. The types of claims have evolved. From the indiscriminate claims that led Congress to pass the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“Reform Act”), to the IPO laddering claims of the late 1990s, to the corporate-scandal claims