There’s a lot of good content out there these days on the subjects that I care enough to write about here or on LinkedIn: AI and the practice of law, AI and insurance, ERISA litigation and exposures, insurance industry developments, and a number of other topics. I could have easily identified and included way more
It’s the first Friday of the Year of the Horse, making it time for the first Five Favorites for Friday post of the year. As a reminder, every Friday, I do an entry in this series, each of which covers five topics, posts, articles, podcasts or videos that caught my attention over the preceding week
Continuing with the countdown of the top ten most popular blog posts, LinkedIn posts and articles I published this year, we come to the ninth most popular, an article on LinkedIn from the summer which asked the question of “How is Private Equity Like a Coffee Frappe?”
In addition to explaining that frappe
Last year, I did a top ten countdown of the ten most popular posts on this blog in 2024, inspired by how radio DJs in my youth would count down the top 100 songs of the year to close out the year. It was a lot of fun and people seemed to enjoy it
For this week’s Five Favorites for Friday, I have a full stocking of gifts (too early for Xmas allusions? Maybe, but I was in New York for work and saw the Rockefeller Center Tree, which inspired that lede). Let’s get right into opening them up (and yes, I will probably beat that gag to death
Busy, busy week. I don’t know who thought it was a good idea to put Thanksgiving in the fourth quarter but they probably should have given a little more thought to whether a three day week in the middle of the last quarter of the year really makes sense.
Oh well, as I pointed out
Financial expert turned professional writer Susan Mangiero has a new article out on the issue of adding alternative investments to 401(k) plans. It provides an excellent summary of the issues and is particularly helpful if you are new to the topic – it will get you up to speed quickly.
I make a guest appearance
I really like a good theme. I can’t help it – it’s the trial lawyer in me. Frankly, I not only like a good theme in an opening and closing at trial, but in an oral argument on appeal or in an appeal brief. Themes help tremendously with communication, particularly in litigation.
So it won’t