Filed Under: Business Law
Attorney Seep Paliwal Presents on Commercial Contracts for State Bar of Wisconsin
Attorney Seep Paliwal presents during State Bar business law CLE seminar series Attorney Seep Paliwal will discuss the basics of commercial contracts with a panel of other experts over the noon hour on Thursday, October 10, during the State Bar of Wisconsin’s “Business Lawyer Starter Kit Series: Commercial Contracts,” available to watch as a webcast. […]
Filed Under: Business Law Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law
Generative Artificial Intelligence 101: The High Risk of Intellectual Property Infringement with Use of Generative AI
Use of Generative AI output carries a high risk of intellectual property infringement liability, particularly with respect to infringement of copyright protected works. In our previous Generative Artificial Intelligence 101 blog post, we highlighted the various ways in which Generative AI is unreliable and still incapable of truly replicating human work. In today’s post, we […]
Filed Under: Business Law Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law
Generative Artificial Intelligence 101: Evaluating the Consistency and Reliability of Generative AI for Content Creation
Generative AI still cannot consistently or reliably create content without substantial inaccuracies, racial and gendered biases, or outright fabrications. In our previous Generative Artificial Intelligence 101 blog post, we defined Generative AI and its many benefits. This time we will discuss why we cannot rely on Generative AI completely, just yet. While Generative AI is […]
Filed Under: Construction Law Environment and Land Use Law
Attorney Jessica Mederson Presents at State Bar of Wisconsin’s 2024 Environmental Law Update
Attorney Mederson to present on climate change during State Bar’s Annual Environmental Law Update Attorney Jessica C. Mederson will present with a panel of other experts during the State Bar of Wisconsin’s 36th Annual Environmental Law Update on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Jessica and the other panelists’ portion of the Environmental Law Update promises to […]
Filed Under: Litigation
Attorney Clementine Uwabera to Speak to Local and National Audiences during Upcoming Engagements
Attorney Clementine Uwabera speaks in Dane County Circuit Court and during ALFA International seminar in the coming week Attorney Clementine Uwabera will speak on Friday, September 6, at the Dane County Courthouse, moving the court to swear in Judge Payal Khandhar, who was recently appointed a Dane County Circuit Court Branch 2 Judge by Governor […]
Filed Under: Business Law Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law
Generative Artificial Intelligence 101: What Is Generative AI, and What Are Its Benefits?
What Is Generative AI, and What Are Its Benefits? To understand the impact of generative artificial intelligence technology (Generative AI), it is helpful to understand first how this technology differs from artificial intelligence that has been in routine use by many industries. Artificial intelligence encompasses any theory, computer system, or software that is developed to […]
Filed Under: Business Law Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law
Generative Artificial Intelligence 101: An Introduction
What is Generative AI, what can it do, and what should you be worried about? Generative artificial intelligence technology (“Generative AI”) has seen a surge in advancement and attention in the past few years. With the release of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence models (also referred to as “generative AI programs” or simply AI […]
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law
Court Strikes Down Nationwide FTC Final Rule Banning Nearly All Non-Competes
Employers across the U.S. can breathe a sigh of relief. A federal court in Dallas, Texas stopped the Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule banning almost all non-competition agreements. The case is Ryan LLC v. Chamber of the United States of America et al. (N.D. Tex., Case No. 3:24-cv-00986-E; Documents 211 [opinion] and 212 [final judgment]). […]
Filed Under: Federal Indian and Tribal Law
Attorney Jamie Konopacky to Present at State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Indian Law CLE
Attorney Jamie Konopacky to present at the Stafford Rosenbaum sponsored Annual Indian Law Conference Attorney Jamie Konopacky will present at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s 12th Annual Indian Law Conference on August 16, 2024. She will speak as part of a panel on energy and environmental sovereignty in local tribal nations. The panel discussion is […]
Filed Under: Business Law
Attorney Pahoua Thao Presents on AI & Data Privacy Policies for Corporate Counsel
Attorney Pahoua Thao Presents on AI & Data Privacy Policies for Association of Corporate Counsel – Wisconsin On Wednesday, July 31, Attorney Pahoua Thao will give a CLE presentation to an audience of corporate counsel on artificial intelligence and data privacy best practices for businesses. Sponsored entirely by Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, the presentation will take […]
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law
Split Decisions on Motions to Block FTC Final Rule on Non-Competes
Split Decisions on Federal Trade Commission Final Rule on Non-Competition Clauses in Employment Agreements Employers anxiously awaiting a final decision on challenges to the Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule banning nearly all non-competition clauses in employment agreements will have to continue to wait. One court refused to block the challenge. Another court preliminarily agreed with […]
Filed Under: Election & Political Law
Supreme Court Ruling Prompts New Guidance for Municipal Clerks on Drop Boxes for Absentee Voting Ballots
Municipal clerks are once again able to use drop boxes to collect returned absentee voting ballots. As many municipal clerks will tell you, “drop boxes” for the return of government documents, including ballots, have been used throughout the state for decades, often in the form of slots or boxes at municipal buildings. They became more […]
Filed Under: Family Law
Attorney Katherine Harrell Presents at State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Meeting
Attorney Katie Harrell presents on family law mediation and arbitration for State Bar Attorney Katie Harrell will present as part of a panel on Thursday, June 20, at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Meeting and Conference in Green Bay. Her presentation is part of a three-day program of CLEs and other sessions for legal […]
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law
Update on Federal Trade Commission’s Ban of Almost All Non-Competition Agreements
Update on FTC’s ban of almost all employer non-competition agreements September 4, 2024, is the effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Final Rule banning nearly all non-competition agreements. The litigation filed to stop the rule is percolating through the courts. This blog post will provide a brief update on the litigation and recommendations […]
Filed Under: Election & Political Law
Attorneys Poland & Deeley Present at State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Meeting
Attorneys Douglas Poland & Erin Deeley present for State Bar on Wisconsin’s election administration and recount laws Attorneys Douglas M. Poland and Erin Deeley will present on a panel on Thursday, June 20, at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Meeting and Conference in Green Bay. Their presentation is part of a three-day program of […]
Filed Under: Government Law
Attorney Rick Manthe to Present at the Municipal Attorneys Institute for the League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Attorney Rick Manthe presents at the 2024 Municipal Attorneys Institute Attorney Rick Manthe will speak on a panel during the 2024 Municipal Attorneys Institute, an annual conference hosted by the League of Wisconsin Municipalities. Stafford Rosenbaum is a sponsor of the conference, taking place June 12-14, 2024, which brings together attorneys and municipal officials to […]
Filed Under: Business Law Construction Law Litigation
Attorney Jessica Mederson Presents on Sustainability and Resiliency in the Built Environment
Attorney Mederson to present for the National Institute of Building Sciences Attorney Jessica Mederson and co-presenter, Construction Resilience Engineer Mónika Serrano, will present “Balancing Sustainability and Resiliency in the Built Environment” to an audience at the National Institute of Building Sciences Building Innovation Conference 2024 on Thursday, May 23. Designers, architects, engineers, developers, and others in […]
Filed Under: Family Law
Attorney Katherine Harrell Presents on Family Mediation & Arbitration to Milwaukee Bar Association
Attorney Katie Harrell to present on family law mediation/arbitration during Milwaukee Bar Association CLE Attorney Katie Harrell will present “Point/Counterpoint: Advantages and Pitfalls of the Family Mediation/Arbitration Hybrid Process” on a panel on May 21, 2024. The presentation will take place in person at the Milwaukee Bar Association, and its organizers will apply for 1.5 […]
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law
Stafford Rosenbaum Attorneys Present on Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law for State Bar CLE
Attorneys Deeley, Fisher, & Brodkey to present on Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law for State Bar Attorneys Erin Deeley, Matthew Fisher, and Isaac Brodkey will present “Wisconsin’s Fair Dealership Law: 50 Years and Counting 2024” to an audience registered through the State Bar of Wisconsin. The presentation will give an overview, key developments since 1974, the […]
Filed Under: Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Attorneys Vladimirova and Reiher to Present at Association of Corporate Counsel Wisconsin Conference
Attorneys Iana Vladimirova and Olivier Reiher to Present on Chapter 11, Subchapter V Bankruptcy at ACC-WI Conference Attorneys Iana Vladimirova and Olivier Reiher will present at the Association of Corporate Counsel Wisconsin Annual Chapter Conference and Meeting of Members, taking place May 16 and 17. The Conference is specially designed for in-house counsel and provides […]
