November 8, 2024
Managing Director Robert Stoner and Director Jéssica Dutra have recently published The US Music Industries: Jobs & Benefits — 2024 Report for the Recording Industry Association of America where they measure the music industries’ economic impact nationwide, which overall contribute $212 billion to the GDP and account for 2.5 million jobs. Their report also provides a detailed state-by-state breakdown, giving an even sharper window into how this economic engine ripples through the broader ecosystem from sources such as music venues, festivals, brick-and-mortar stores, and artists’/songwriters’/music schools’ digital platforms, to name the most significant.
The report has been referenced by Billboard, Digital Music News, RIAA, and Musically.
Navigating ECCTA: A Guide for Organizations
Ben Boorer, writing for Enterprise Times, discusses the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA), which comes into force on 1st September 2025. ECCTA will reshape the UK’s compliance landscape by, amongst other things, holding organisations accountable for fraud committed by employees, agents, and subsidiaries.
Google Damages Ruling Offers Lessons for Testifying Experts
In an article for Law360, Director Adam Rhoten explores the implications and significance of the recent en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision in EcoFactor Inc. v. Google LLC, a significant ruling that marks a shift toward stricter judicial scrutiny of expert testimony in patent cases.
Achieving Organic Growth for a Legal Nonprofit
In this article for Law 360, Secretariat Managing Directors and co-founders of Law Rocks Nick Child and Ted Scott reflect on their journey of founding the nonprofit, reflecting on the biggest challenges they faced, and how they balance this endeavor with their full-time careers.