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Generally speaking, the practice of law is when a person takes facts and applies it to legal principles (or rules, statutes, etc.) and draws a conclusion. The American Bar Association's model definition of the "practice of law" is "the application of legal principles and judgment with regard to the circumstances or objectives of a person that require the knowledge and skill of a person trained in the law." For example, to collect facts, a corporate lawyer may discuss with a

The answer is, it depends. Images and video recordings are valuable digital assets, particularly in the era of generative AI. But, if images and video recordings depict identifiable people, they may contain "personal data" (or personal information), which could trigger the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Both the CCPA and the GDPR are laws that seek to comprehensively regulate privacy. As a threshold matter, each l

If you have a successful business, you may get approached by others who are interested in "partnering with you" or "helping you expand." Partnering with an outsider, however, can mean giving up equity or losing operational control (or, worse still, tying yourself to the wrong person). A common alternative is to franchise your business. Unfortunately, that can be a complicated and drawn out process requiring outside legal counsel to navigate state and federal laws regulating t