Category Archives: Practice Areas

Treatise Update: Bankruptcy Deskbook 

The Bankruptcy Deskbook provides both analysis and practical guidance regarding consumer and corporate bankruptcy. This newly updated treatise spans all aspects of the process, such as jurisdictional issues, automatic stays, avoidance powers, distribution of property, and appeals.  

Highlights of the update include: 

  • Chapter 2, Jurisdiction and Related Topics, provides a discussion of the Supreme Court’s clarification on the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, including the finding that the doctrine bars federal suits seeking review of state-court judgments, regardless of the finality of the judgments; it also includes the dissenting justices’ opinion that the doctrine could be constrained in the future 
  • Chapter 6, Avoidance Powers, covers the Supreme Court’s holding that the Takings Clause doesn’t require government to sell property at fair market value in the case of tax foreclosure 

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Book Update: The Circular 230 Deskbook 

The Circular 230 Deskbook: Related Penalties, Reportable Transactions, Working Forms serves as an essential compliance resource, designed to help tax professionals navigate the complex Circular 230 amendments with ease. The digital edition also includes a CPE self-study module, providing accounting officials with a convenient way to earn CPE credit. 

Highlights of this recent update include:  

  • An explanation of the government’s entitlement to a presumption of correctness under section 6700, but that the government also bears the burden of proof in establishing a violation of section 6700 (Chapter 3, Reporting and Listing Requirements) 
  • Discussion of the Introductory Guidelines for Responsible AI Use in Federal Tax Practice, which explores generative AI and its effects on various Circular sections (Chapter 4, Circular 230) 

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Free Form of the Month

PLI PLUS offers unlimited electronic access to more than 4,500 downloadable, searchable, and editable legal forms ready for use in your practice. In an effort to highlight this unique content type, we’ve selected one form per month and made it available for anyone to download for free – no subscription required.

September’s free form:

Sample Jury Instructions from Reported Decisions

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  • Forms & Checklists Flyer – This flyer provides an overview of the forms & checklists on PLI PLUS and highlights a handful of popular examples.

Explore the New Closing the Deal Course Adoption Kit from PLI! 

PLI’s Closing the Deal: A Practical Guide to Commercial Real Estate Transactions blends doctrinal foundations with real-world application, serving as a textbook for students to understand how legal principles operate over the course of a real estate transaction.  

Explore how to integrate this title into your classroom with the Closing the Deal Course Adoption Kit.  

Free Form of the Month

PLI PLUS offers unlimited electronic access to more than 4,500 downloadable, searchable, and editable legal forms ready for use in your practice. In an effort to highlight this unique content type, we’ve selected one form per month and made it available for anyone to download for free – no subscription required.

August’s free form:

Interim DIP Financing Order

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  • Forms & Checklists Flyer – This flyer provides an overview of the forms & checklists on PLI PLUS and highlights a handful of popular examples.

Fintech, Regtech, and the Financial Services Industry Book Update

Fintech, Regtech, and the Financial Services Industry examines technological innovation and its effect on regulated financial markets focusing on the opportunities which they bring to the marketplace, as well as the emerging regulatory framework.  

Highlights of this update include:  

  • Chapter 8B, Blockchain and Digital Assets, has been extensively updated to reflect recent regulatory developments regarding digital asset securities, including statements from the SEC and CFTC and Digital Asset-related case law  

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Explore the new Sports Law Course Adoption Kit from PLI 

Sports law is a fast-growing field, spanning everything from intellectual property and labor issues to NIL, marketing agreements, esports, gaming, and gambling. For faculty teaching in this evolving space, current, practice-oriented materials can help students connect classroom concepts with the real-world legal questions facing athletes, teams, leagues, schools, sponsors, and counsel. 

PLI’s Sports Law: A Practical Guide to Protecting the Interests of Athletes gives students a clear, practical view of how legal principles operate in both collegiate and professional athletics. 

Explore how to integrate this title in your classroom with the Sports Law Course Adoption Kit. 

New Edition: Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law 

Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law (2026) provides the necessary legal, scientific, and technical information to allow practitioners to help clients obtain, defend, and challenge patents in these important areas of business. Packed with detailed checklists and regularly updated to reflect emerging changes in the field, this treatise helps readers navigate complex and thorny patent problems in the complex pharmaceutical and biotech fields.  

Highlights of this new edition include:  

  • An expanded discussion of the concept of inventorship, with further analysis of “factual uncertainty” and “general uncertainty surrounding experimental science” in relation to the Federal Circuit’s 2025 decision in Regents of the University of California v. Broad Institute, Inc. (Section 4:1.2) 
  • Updates to Chapter nine, including notes on the Federal Circuit’s lesson regarding the binding nature of statements made during the prosecution of Azurity Pharmaceutical v. Alkem Laboratories which disavow claim scope (Section 9:2.3) and a discussion of the relevance of separately claimed elements (Section 9:3.4) 
  • Broader coverage of cell and gene therapy disputes, including an update in the Regenxbio Inc. v. Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. Litigation and a synopsis of Restem, LLC v. Jadi Cell, LLC. (Section 14:3.3) 

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“Breaking Ground” Named a Finalist for the International Book Awards 

Breaking Ground: How Successful Women Lawyers Build Thriving Practices  has been selected as a finalist for two categories of the International Book Awards: Best Cover Design: Nonfiction and Business: Careers. Deborah Farone’s newest book features insights from more than 60 in-depth interviews with leading women rainmakers, including lawyers, business development experts, academics, and law firm chairs, spanning the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia.  

Steeped in personal stories, candid advice, and actionable strategies, “Breaking Ground” provides an easily navigable roadmap for any lawyers seeking to grow their practices and deepen their relationships with clients. 

Available in softcover, hardcover, and on PLI PLUS.  

Free Form of the Month

PLI PLUS offers unlimited electronic access to more than 4,500 downloadable, searchable, and editable legal forms ready for use in your practice. In an effort to highlight this unique content type, we’ve selected one form per month and made it available for anyone to download for free – no subscription required.

July’s free form:

Checklist for Creating a User-Friendly Export Compliance Manual

More information about Legal Forms & Checklists:

  • Forms & Checklists Flyer – This flyer provides an overview of the forms & checklists on PLI PLUS and highlights a handful of popular examples.