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The Modern Workplace blog is focused on providing insightful analysis, updates and practical guidance on labor and employment law.

The Road to Insurance Recovery

The Road to Insurance Recovery blog is dedicated to helping understand and manage the complexities of the modern business insurance policy.

Lathrop GPM Combines with HG Law Expanding Global IP Capabilities, Adding Offices in New York…

Kansas City Business Journal Features Pat Fanning on AI Data Center Lawsuits

Food on Demand Quotes Ryan Palmer on Implications of Pizza Hut Franchisee Lawsuit

Lathrop GPM Partner Alex Shtraym Co-Authors Chapter in Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2026

Three Lathrop GPM Attorneys Named 2027 Illinois Super Lawyers, Rising Star

Nancy Sher Cohen Named 2027 Southern California Super Lawyer

2026 Employment & Labor Law Seminar – Kansas City Area

2026 Employment & Labor Law Seminar – Minneapolis Area

Employment Law Series

AI Is Rewriting the Rules on Likeness: Update Your Contracts Now

Courts and Lawmakers Push Back on Website Litigation Abuse

USPTO Appeals Review Panel Narrows Allergan and Proposes New Framework for OTDP Analysis

Kansas City Business Journal Features Pat Fanning on AI Data Center Lawsuits

Food on Demand Quotes Ryan Palmer on Implications of Pizza Hut Franchisee Lawsuit

Lathrop GPM Partner Alex Shtraym Co-Authors Chapter in Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2026

Three Lathrop GPM Attorneys Named 2027 Illinois Super Lawyers, Rising Star

Nancy Sher Cohen Named 2027 Southern California Super Lawyer

Lathrop GPM Partner James Velema Recognized as a Go To Lawyer for Life Sciences

Employment Law Series: Leaves of Absence

Employment Law Series: Wage and Hour

Martin Behn Discusses Cross-Border Estate Planning Challenges on Celebrity Estates Podcast

PFAS Playbook

The Franchise Memorandum

The Modern Workplace

The Road to Insurance Recovery

Three Lathrop GPM Attorneys Named 2027 Illinois Super Lawyers, Rising Star

Nancy Sher Cohen Named 2027 Southern California Super Lawyer

Lathrop GPM Partner James Velema Recognized as a Go To Lawyer for Life Sciences

Lathrop GPM’s Tim Hadachek Named 2026 Up & Coming Lawyer by Missouri Lawyers Media

Eight Lathrop GPM Attorneys Named Lawyer of the Year, 99 Ranked in The Best Lawyers in America©

Lathrop GPM Associate Dara Alvarado Receives Diversity & Inclusion Award

Brent Vincent Named Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Leader

Lathrop GPM Completes Move to New Washington, D.C. Office Space

Cameron Garrison Recognized for Fourth Consecutive Year as a Top Managing Partner by Missouri Lawyers Media

Michael Abrams, Bill Beck Recognized for Seventh Consecutive Year as Top Commercial and Consumer Litigation Attorneys