Insights & News

Becker shareholder Jon Polenberg, along with attorneys Alyssa Weiss, Gabrielle O. Sliwka, and Rayaan A. Hossain authored the United States chapter in Global Legal Insights – AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2026, published by Global Legal Group. Chapter 26 – USA provides a comprehensive overview of the legal and regulatory landscape surrounding artificial intelligence, machine...

Jon Polenberg, Becker’s Business Litigation Vice Chair, recently submitted a public comment to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure at the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts regarding proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 707, which seeks to guide admissibility for machine-generated and artificial intelligence (AI) evidence. In his […]

State Magistrate Judge Recommended Suit Be Stricken As Sham Pleading Ft Lauderdale, Fla. – November 21, 2025 — Becker is pleased to announce the firm has secured a $100,000 settlement with The Miami Lakes Town Council, which fully resolves the municipality’s lawsuit falsely claiming there was a professional services agreement […]

In a recent article for The AI Journal, Jon Polenberg, a shareholder and Vice Chair of Becker & Poliakoff’s Business Litigation Practice Group, unpacks the growing patchwork of U.S. state laws governing artificial intelligence, titled “Patchwork AI Laws Leave Gaps: Colorado and California.” He examines how divergent regulatory frameworks in […]

Q:  How is a lawsuit formally settled in mediation, and how is that settlement enforced? A:  Any settlement agreement reached between the parties at mediation must be properly documented in order to be enforceable. This means that all of the terms of the settlement need to be reduced to writing […]