Author: Bailey Glasser

Partner Tad Duree to Speak at BARBRI CLE on Litigation Funding

This CLE webinar will discuss lawsuits and arbitration involving third-party litigation funding (TPLF), including an overview of the TPLF market, and much more.

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Bailey Glasser partner Tad Duree is presenting at an upcoming BARBRI CLE next Wednesday, December 17, entitled “Defending Lawsuits Involving Third-Party Litigation Funding: Practical Tips and Mitigation Strategies.”

This CLE webinar will discuss lawsuits and arbitration involving third-party litigation funding (TPLF), including an overview of the TPLF market, discoverability of TPLF agreements, mitigating the effects of TPLF, and judicial and legislative responses to calls for greater disclosure. In addition, the discussion will include what litigators should now factor into their trial and discovery strategies, budgets, timelines, data protection practices, and client recommendations.

This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

To learn more and to register, visit this link.

To read Tad’s recent client alert about ethical issues involving litigation funding, visit here.

BG Named to Best Law Firms® in 46 Categories Across the U.S.

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Bailey & Glasser, LLP has been recognized by Best Law Firms® across 46 categories on both nationwide and regional tiers in 2026. It reflects the work our lawyers do every day across our 18 offices, including Charleston, Washington, D.C., Wilmington, Boise, Birmingham, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Des Moines, and Morgantown.

These recognitions cover the full range of what we handle: complex commercial litigation and bet-the-company cases, class actions, mergers & acquisitions, securities, banking and finance, energy matters, mass torts, product liability, white-collar defense, bankruptcy and business reorganization, employment disputes, insurance law, ERISA litigation, and more.

Our litigation and corporate teams are deeply dedicated to the clients they serve, and we never take your good words for granted. Thank you for recognizing our work for another year.

Please click here to see a full list of our 2026 rankings.

Jonathan Marshall Named Host Committee Chair for 2025 National Consumer Law Center Conference

This conference is the premier gathering of lawyer representing consumers across the United States.

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Consumer protection litigator and BG Contingency Practice Area Leader Jonathan Marshall is a Host Committee Chair of the upcoming 2025 National Consumer Law Center (“NCLC”) Consumer Rights Litigation Conference and Class Action Symposium taking place in Washington, D.C. from November 13-16, 2025.

This conference is the premier gathering of lawyer representing consumers across the United States. The conference is also organized by the National Association of Consumer Advocates (“NACA”) which is a national, nonprofit organization of more than 1,500 attorneys, law professors, and law students dedicated to representing consumer interests. This year’s conference will include substantive breakout sessions in every major area of consumer law for advocates of all experience levels.

Jonathan Marshall has dedicated his career to consumer law. As a leader in the field, Jonathan works with an award-winning national litigation team, handling cases on groundbreaking issues like illegal mortgage servicing, debt collection, privacy, telemarketing, whistleblower rights litigation, and product safety.

Beyond litigation, Jonathan directs the Center for Consumer Law and Education at West Virginia University College of Law, where he’s taught since 2019.

Please follow this link to learn more about this important conference and to register: https://www.nclc.org/event/2025-crlc/

Client Alert: “Is the Future of the Civil Trial Hybrid? Federal Rules Committee Considering Amendments to FRCP 43″ by Katherine Charonko and Allison Bruff

Future amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure may make it easier to use remote witness testimony in federal civil trials. The Advisory Committee in charge of proposing Civil Rules amendments recently signaled that we are headed in that direction.

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Bailey Glasser litigators Katherine Charonko and Allison Bruff authored a new client alert: “Is the Future of the Civil Trial Hybrid? Federal Rules Committee Considering Amendments to FRCP 43.”

The alert explores how potential amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure could make it easier to use remote witness testimony in federal civil trials. The Advisory Committee has signaled that we may be moving in that direction.

Read more here: https://www.baileyglasser.com/news-client-alert-future-of-civil-trial-hybrid-frcp-43-amendments

Katherine Charonko is a thought leader and pioneer in the field of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) and is Bailey Glasser’s ESI and Technology Practice Group Leader. Learn more about Kate at this link.

Allison A. Bruff is a lawyer based in Bailey Glasser’s Washington, D.C. office and works in the firm’s Consumer Litigation Practice Group. Before joining Bailey Glasser, Allison served as counsel to the Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committees on the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure, advising judiciary officers and employees on matters of practice and procedure. Learn more about Allison here.

Katherine Charonko Authors Daily Journal Column: “From Code to Canvas: The Intellectual Property Debate in Generative AI Creations”

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Katherine E. Charonko, Practice Group Leader of Bailey Glasser’s Electronically Stored Information & Technology Practice Group, published a guest column in California’s Daily Journal entitled: “From Code to Canvas: The Intellectual Property Debate in Generative AI Creations.” Her co-author is Daniel B. Garrie, a neutral at JAMS and serves as an arbitrator, mediator, and special master or court appointed neutral who is also an authority in cybersecurity, data privacy, e-discovery and intellectual property.

In this insightful piece, the authors address numerous issues involving the use of generative AI, including ownership, ethics, copyright laws, and even what constitutes creativity in this new world.

Read it here.