Avoiding a Difficult Corporate Divorce: BG Successfully Reorganizes Media Company
BG Partner Jeff Craven guided the owner of a top D.C. media strategy and public affairs company through a “corporate divorce.”
Category: Client Alert
Client Alert: Friend or Foe? Legal Risks Arising From ChatGPT and Other Generative AI Software
Recent breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence (AI) have captured significant media attention. Developers argue that the technology, which learns from data to produce new text, visual, or audio content based on a user’s prompt, will turbocharge productivity and revolutionize business. Organizations in sectors ranging from banking to health care to journalism are already exploring integrating tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot and DALL-E image generator into their workplaces.
BG’s 2022 In Review
Passionately practicing law while doing good work for our clients and communities is at the heart of what we do here at BG.
“If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It” – SCOTUS Examines Expanding the Attorney-Client Privilege for Dual Purpose Communications
The Supreme Court is currently considering a case that could expand the scope of the attorney-client privilege in the context of dual-purpose communications – such as, in this case, communications made to a law firm that also prepares tax returns.
New Non-Compete Legislation Takes Effect in D.C.
Washington, D.C.’s new non-compete law, the “Non-Compete Clarification Amendment Act of 2022” (the “Amended Act”) went into effect last month. As of October 1, 2022, employers operating in the District of Columbia are prohibited from using most non-compete provisions, with key exceptions. The Amendment Act is not retroactive: non-competition agreements predating October 1, 2022, are not affected, although employers may still want to review such non-compete provisions with their legal counsel.