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Virtual Work is Convenient and Omnipresent. Is it Stunting Young Lawyers' Development?

Tue, 2024-03-19 11:59

Some rising attorneys are struggling to adapt when work takes them beyond a computer screen and into an actual courtroom.

       

India's Cyril Amarchand Launches Abu Dhabi Office, Marks Second Overseas Foray

Tue, 2024-03-19 11:30

The firm says it is focused on 'increasing co-operation between India and the UAE', in light of increasing investment by UAE-based entities in India.

       

With AI Training, Data 'Anonymization' Runs Risk of Becoming a Fig Leaf

Tue, 2024-03-19 10:59

'Data Anonymization' is a favorite term for tech providers seeking to train their generative AI systems on user data. But data privacy professionals caution that it can be an ambiguous or inaccurate description.

       

Revolutionizing Revenue: How 'Invoice to Cash' Innovation Rescues Firms from Billing Woes

Tue, 2024-03-19 10:55

More and more, firms are understanding that it's the firm's ability to convert its agreed rates through billing and collections to collection realization that really counts. So why is it such a challenge for firms to solve it?

       

Legal Chiefs Snaring Hefty Golden Parachutes as Merger Activity Perks Up

Tue, 2024-03-19 08:14

"I think there is a point that they become so large that they encourage executives to take the deal, regardless of whether it is in the best interests of the shareholders," said Cindy Schipani, a professor of business law at the University of Michigan.

       

Bonuses With Strings Attached Play Role in Partner Retention

Tue, 2024-03-19 05:00

Firms like Kirkland & Ellis and DLA Piper have used forgivable loans to bat away offers from rivals and Shearman & Sterling has used them to incentivize partners at the firm to stick around for the merger with Allen & Overy.

       

Plaintiffs Claim Bad Evidentiary Rulings Fueled Monsanto's First Phila. Roundup Trial Win

Tue, 2024-03-19 00:34

The plaintiff argued in a post-trial motion that the court's entry and application of global orders regarding evidence in Philadelphia's Roundup trials resulted in the jury receiving a skewed picture of scientific research on the Monsanto-produced weedkiller.

       

As Fraud Trial Opens, Tech Titan Who Wooed HP Cast as Accounting Alchemist, 'Startup Guy' Who Delegated Details

Tue, 2024-03-19 00:06

"HP needed someone to blame. They had an $11 billion debacle on their hands. They were actually better at finding a scapegoat than at integrating a company," Reid Weingarten, lead attorney for Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch, told a jury Monday.

       

Opioid Judge Rejects DQ Motion But Cautions Motley Rice: 'The Court Frowns'

Mon, 2024-03-18 20:52

U.S. District Judge Dan Polster on Monday declined to disqualify Motley Rice from dozens of opioid cases but said he was 'very uncomfortable' with its government client arrangements.

       

Class-Action Reform in France Awaits Parliament's Pleasure—and Waits, and Waits...

Mon, 2024-03-18 18:58

Because of disagreement between the two chambers, the French legislature is already a year late in passing a national law under the 2020 EU Representative Actions Directive. Until it does, group actions and litigation funding are stalled, lawyers say.

       

SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule Prompts More Legal Challenges, GOP's Continuing Wrath

Mon, 2024-03-18 18:40

"Our Constitution empowers only Congress to make the law and importantly to take responsibility for the consequences," said Rep. Andy Ogles.

       

Former President Trump Sues ABC News in Miami Court

Mon, 2024-03-18 17:58

The lawsuit stems from a show where ABC host George Stephanopoulos questioned Rep. Nancy Mace on her stance as a rape victim supporting the Republican party presidential candidate and former president in light of the May jury verdict in his recent civil trial brought by E. Jean Carroll.

       

'We're Down the Homestretch': Opposing Counsel Say Lin Wood Defamation Trial Could Happen in 2024

Mon, 2024-03-18 17:46

"[The latest order] is an unusual ruling insofar as the judge found falsity, which is usually a major factual issue in a defamation case," plaintiff's counsel Andrew Beal said

       

Appellate Court Reinstates Consumer Protection Suit Against Boston-Area Marriott

Mon, 2024-03-18 17:31

Associate Justice Gregory I. Massing said that Fairfield Inn's alleged knowledge about the plaintiffs' business stay and its "failure to tell them in advance that they could not do business there was unlike neglecting to warn that an elliptical machine in the hotel gym was out of order, and more akin to neglecting to tell arriving guests that rooms are not furnished with beds."

       

Supreme Court Seems Sympathetic to Biden Administration, NRA in 1st Amendment Cases

Mon, 2024-03-18 17:29

"My biggest concern is that your view has the First Amendment hamstringing the government in significant ways in the most important time periods," Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said.

       

AI Risks Are Evolving—And Organizations May Not Be Keeping Up

Mon, 2024-03-18 16:08

Focusing on defining AI or taking on unnecessary burdensome vendor oversight obligations may no longer be the most effective strategies to mitigating AI risks, Debevoise & Plimpton attorneys said during a Monday webinar.

       

Kirkland Seeks Dismissal as Defendant, Sanctions in Suit Against Former Bankruptcy Judge

Mon, 2024-03-18 16:07

Kirkland & Ellis seeks to be dismissed from a federal lawsuit filed against former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones that is connected to an undisclosed romantic relationship between Jones and Elizabeth Freeman, a former partner in Texas' Jackson Walker.

       

Gibson Dunn Breaks $3B Revenue Mark With Litigation, Transactions Firing on All Cylinders

Mon, 2024-03-18 15:40

Gross revenue was up 12.3% while profits per equity partner rose 13.4% during the firm's 28th consecutive year of revenue growth.

       

'Tip of the Iceberg': Appellate Ruling Provides Roadmap for Bias Suits Over DEI Training

Mon, 2024-03-18 15:21

"I think there's going to be a huge number of reverse discrimination type cases filed this year and in subsequent years," said employment lawyer Jason Schwartz.

       

Firm Leader Exits Highlight Challenge of Filling Those Roles

Mon, 2024-03-18 15:00

"Very few people want to do it and many of those who want to do it aren't really qualified to do it, so you end up with a qualified pool that's really quite small."

       

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