Peter Lando quoted in Law360 article: “AI, ESG Amid Biggest Worries Keeping GCs Up At Night”

Co-Founding Partner Peter C. Lando and Arash Behravesh of L&A client Agilent Technologies, spoke to reporter Sue Reisinger of Law360 Pulse about what’s keeping general counsel up at night heading into 2025.

Peter said general counsel are concerned with keeping up with changing legislation and rules in administrative agencies, like the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed ban on non-compete agreements.

The FTC backed off the ban, “but it’s certainly emboldened many states to put their own versions in place” for 2025, he said.

Arash Behravesh, speaking from his personal viewpoint and not on behalf of Agilent, sat down with Peter and the reporter to share his biggest concerns for the year ahead, including budget restraints, balancing a growing legal workload with limited resources, and M&A -related due diligence.

“…one of the things that keeps me up at night is due diligence,” especially pertaining to troublesome IP portfolios that could end up in litigation.

“…I think this is general for all corporations” — is budget restraints and the need for reduced spending.” This is especially true, he said, when trying to balance IP protection with cost pressures to reduce spending.

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