For the Public Good
9:04
Ropes & Gray’s pro bono efforts in 2022 included advocating for equal representation, victims of the war in Ukraine, racial justice, food security, pandemic safety, LGBTQ+ rights, fair housing and much more.
Practice with Purpose
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Ropes & Gray’s commitment to making a positive difference for our clients, our communities and our people is fundamental to our culture. Our “Practice with Purpose” video highlights the many ways in which we demonstrate that commitment.
Trending Legal Topics
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Intellectual property rights
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Intellectual property litigation partner Matt Rizzolo discusses several of the most prominent types of IP rights, what they protect, and how to tell them apart.
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Three key rules to successfully navigate a data breach
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Edward McNicholas, co-leader of Ropes & Gray’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice, provides general counsel with three key rules he follows when responding to a data breach.
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Behavioral sciences approach to risk management
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Amanda Raad, co-chair of Ropes & Gray’s anti-corruption & international risk practice, discusses the new data-driven behavioral sciences approach to risk management.
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Litigation Finance
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Matt Rizzolo, Ropes & Gray IP litigation partner, discusses the rise and impact of litigation finance, a rapidly growing third-party litigation funding model.
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Active nontransparent ETFs
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Brian McCabe, Ropes & Gray asset management partner, discusses active nontransparent ETFs and the opportunities they offer to investors and asset managers of traditional mutual funds.
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Section 101: confusion over patentable subject matter
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Matt Rizzolo, Ropes & Gray IP litigation partner, addresses the ongoing confusion over what constitutes patentable subject matter under Section 101 of the Patent Act.
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Trade secret litigation after the Defend Trade Secrets Act
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Peter Brody, Ropes & Gray IP litigation partner, discusses the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and how it has changed the trade secret litigation landscape since it was enacted in 2016.
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U.S. International Trade Commission
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Matt Rizzolo, Ropes & Gray IP litigation partner, examines the various operations of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in an increasingly global world.
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SEC activity with fixed income and credit funds
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Dan O’Connor, co-leader of Ropes & Gray’s securities & futures enforcement practice, addresses the recent uptick in how the SEC is approaching issues at fixed income and credit funds.
Pro Bono
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For the Public Good
9:04
Ropes & Gray’s pro bono efforts in 2022 included advocating for equal representation, victims of the war in Ukraine, racial justice, food security, pandemic safety, LGBTQ+ rights, fair housing and much more.
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Practice with Purpose
13:13
Ropes & Gray’s commitment to making a positive difference for our clients, our communities and our people is fundamental to our culture. Our “Practice with Purpose” video highlights the many ways in which we demonstrate that commitment.
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Representing separated families at U.S.–Mexico border
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Learn about Ropes & Gray’s firmwide effort to assist immigrant children and their parents who were separated at the Texas border as part of the U.S. government’s “zero-tolerance” policy.
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A Ropes & Gray conversation: freedom for John Huffington
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A Ropes & Gray conversation with pro bono client, John Huffington, whose three-decade saga of wrongful imprisonment recently came to an end.
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Lawyers Without Borders
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Since 2015, Ropes & Gray has been working with international non-governmental organization Lawyers Without Borders to address key legal issues in Africa.
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Behind the scenes of the Supreme Court marriage equality case
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Go behind the scenes with Ropes & Gray partner Doug Hallward-Driemeier who discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark marriage equality ruling.
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A historic decision on marriage equality
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The outcome in Obergefell represents the culmination of a distinguished history of Ropes & Gray’s pro bono work, particularly our work on LGBT issues and marriage equality.
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Rikers Island pro bono case
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Explore the extensive work that led to the historic settlement of a federal class-action lawsuit alleging an unconstitutional pattern and practice of excessive force against inmates at Rikers Island and other New York City jails.
