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Balancing Business, Risk, and Relationships in Real Estate Law, Law.com

In our ongoing Resolving Litigation series in Law.com, New Era CEO and Co-Founder Rich Lee sits down with Andrew Levinson of The Corcoran Group to discuss how the legal function evolves when it’s embedded in the business. In the Q&A, Rich and Andrew explore how interest-based negotiation remains a powerful tool in resolving disputes, and how Corcoran’s legal department has quietly earned the title of “secret sauce” for the organization.   

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Fighting for Small Businesses and Consumers in a Changing Legal Landscape, Law.com

In New Era’s Law.com series, Resolving Litigation, New Era CEO and Co-Founder Rich Lee reconnects with Adam Pollock, a seasoned litigator and founder of Pollock Cohen. As the former Assistant Attorney General for New York state, Adam brings a deep understanding of government investigations and regulatory enforcement, as well as the role of the media on high-profile cases.

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Can Retailers Now Benefit from Other Joint Employers’ Arbitration Clauses? TotalRetail

In an article published by TotalRetail, New Era Chairman and Co-Founder Collin Williams offers retailers insights into attempts by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to make it easier for two companies to be considered “joint employers.” Particularly important in the retail sector, where we often see situations where an employee works for a retailer (a franchisee), but a parent company (a franchisor) can also hold that employee to certain standards and control the quality of the work.  

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Revenue Sharing: Some Guidance as New NCAA Era Approaches, University Business

In a column published by University Business, New Era Chairman and Co-Founder Collin Williams covers the major shift coming to college athletics: revenue-sharing. Collin outlines how revenue sharing is the change that will most dramatically move student-athletes into professionalized roles, and how this approach will carry legal, compliance, contractual, and dispute-resolution implications that institutions must be ready to manage at scale.  

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Assessing Legal Challenges for E-Commerce Retailers in 2025, TotalRetail

New Era CEO and Co-Founder Rich Lee provides retailers with an overview of the most significant challenges facing the industry in 2025. In his piece for TotalRetail, Rich points to data privacy – from cybersecurity considerations to the lagging laws that require retailers to proactively protect the data they collect – to intellectual property to tax issues as top risks to manage.

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Legal Operations Infrastructure: Maximizing Law Department Potential, ACC Docket

In the second contribution for the Association of Corporate Counsel’s ACC Docket, New Era ADR CEO and Co-Founder Rich Lee joins Whitney Stefko, Associate Director and Senior Counsel in Ford Motor Company’s Global Policy and Legal Ops+ Team, to focus on strategies for identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) and measuring the success of initiatives, including actionable examples to enhance your team’s performance. 

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Legal Operations Infrastructure: Foundational Elements that Drive Resource Optimization, ACC Docket

In a two-part series for the Association of Corporate Counsel’s ACC Docket, New Era ADR CEO and Co-Founder Rich Lee joins Whitney Stefko, Associate Director and Senior Counsel in Ford Motor Company’s Global Policy and Legal Ops+ Team. Together, Rich and Whitney explore the importance of prioritizing individuals within organizations, establishing a solid infrastructure to support their efforts, and measuring meaningful and quantifiable data points to account for success. 

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Resolving Litigation: L&E Lawyer Inadvertently Trained by Parents, Law.com

In our ongoing Law.com series, Resolving Litigation, New Era CEO and Co-Founder Rich Lee talks with Gene Ryu, a labor and employment lawyer with K&L Gates. Their conversation covers tensions in workplace law, how alternative dispute resolution can play a role in workplace litigation, and the significance of attorneys understanding their clients' business motivations. 

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