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With Higher Optimism in Deal Market, Big Law Firms Recruit M&A Partners to Kickstart Year

Fri, 2024-01-05 15:20

For partners, make-whole signing bonuses are trending up again, said Major Lindsey recruiter Kirsten Keegan Vasquez, as firms become more comfortable spending on talent than they were in 2023.

       

Inside the NYT-OpenAI Legal Skirmish: The Proof Is in the Prompting—Or Is It?

Fri, 2024-01-05 14:47

The New York Times' copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft is said to be AI's 'Napster Moment.' But observers are torn about the case's legal merits, citing differing views around how exactly LLMs are trained.

       

'I Was Just White-Shamed': Employee Sues Over Fallout From Diversity Training

Fri, 2024-01-05 10:00

"We feel like there's a lot of allegations here that would show that the school district really deliberately went after [the plaintiff] and retaliated against him for exercising his constitutional right," The Fairness Center's Nathan McGrath said.

       

White and Male: Men Account for 68% of Georgia's Judicial Appointments

Fri, 2024-01-05 09:31

After being reelected to a second term, Gov. Brian Kemp appointed more than two-dozen judges to Georgia state, superior and appellate courts in 2023.

       

Start 2024 By Considering The Synergy Between Retirement and Succession Planning

Fri, 2024-01-05 07:40

Attorney retirement and succession planning are critical issues that are often overlooked at the management level of law firms. A key question arises: What should come first, retirement or succession planning? Although they go hand in hand, many firms avoid addressing both.

       

Will Slaughter and May's New Flexible Work Offering Actually Work?

Fri, 2024-01-05 06:55

That a firm of Slaughters' calibre and conservatism has put forward a solution to an age-old problem is refreshing, but lots of questions remain, writes The London Lawyer.

       

Cross-Border and Big Law Mergers May Heat Up in 2024: The Morning Minute

Fri, 2024-01-05 05:00

The news and analysis you need to start your day.

       

Orrick's Data Breach Was Bigger Than Previously Reported

Fri, 2024-01-05 04:00

An additional 176,000 people were added to the affected cohort, while several other firms reported new data breaches at the end of 2023.

       

IQVIA Ends Merger Deal With Propel Media Amid FTC Opposition, Judge's Order

Thu, 2024-01-04 23:52

The health care industry has been a focal point for the FTC, ensuring mergers do not harm competition, raise drug prices or harm the labor market.

       

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