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How I Made Partner: 'Play to Your Strengths,' Says Ervin Nevitt of Coplan + Crane

Mon, 2024-04-08 11:00

"Play to your strengths and find a firm that appreciates your unique talents."

       

State Appellate Court Slaps Down Class Action Challenging Policy Change that Impacted Unemployment Benefits

Mon, 2024-04-08 10:38

The plaintiffs sued after the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reportedly cut off their weekly benefits without notifying them of a new provision requiring them to conduct at least one job search per week using the SC Works Online System (SCWOS).

       

Preliminary US News Law School Rankings Release Raises Questions

Mon, 2024-04-08 09:00

It is unclear how many schools actually—fully—participated in the survey.

       

Meta CLO Blasts FTC Antitrust Suit, Says Agency Shouldn't 'Punish Companies for Innovating'

Mon, 2024-04-08 07:45

The tech giant argues that the government is defining the social media market in a "contrived" way that ignores the reality that features offered by its apps are available across the internet.

       

How I Deal With Stress: A Clifford Chance Partner on Feeling Overwhelmed and Accepting Help

Mon, 2024-04-08 06:40

In the third in a series on how senior lawyers are confronting their mental health challenges, CC's UK head of global financial markets Matt Fairclough talks about vocalising his problems and weekly psychotherapist sessions.

       

Elite New York Law Firms Outperformed Market, as Firms Invested in Both Equity, Nonequity Tiers

Mon, 2024-04-08 05:00

Several New York law firms last year even bested their 2021 performance during the heyday of the deal market.

       

The AI Revolution Is Here. Who Will Be the Winners and Losers in Legal Services?

Mon, 2024-04-08 05:00

"If they figure out how to incorporate this technology into their comp model, then they'll be the winners," said Stephanie Corey, co-founder of the legal ops consulting firm UpLevel Ops, on the rise of AI and how it will disrupt the way law firms do business.

       

GCs and C-Suites See Vastly Different Legal Challenges Looming

Mon, 2024-04-08 00:24

"As GCs prepare their departments to be tomorrow's value center, they will need to be as ready to advise the business on these future issues as they are comfortable today advising on labor and litigation matters," Thomson Reuters says in a recently released report.

       

Has a Law Professor Found a Better Way to Quantify Circuit Splits for the Justices?

Fri, 2024-04-05 18:16

Stanford's Joseph A. Grundfest says his percentages-rich method involves more than simple "nose counting."

       

As 'Social Inflation' Helps Fuel 'Nuclear' Verdicts, Insurers Address 'Legal System Abuse'

Fri, 2024-04-05 17:44

In this week's Legal Speak episode, James Whittle with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association dives into the impact of what the organization has dubbed "legal system abuse" as social inflation—the belief that large corporations are "bad actors with deep pockets"—helps fuel "nuclear" verdicts.

       

Da Vinci Partners Sues Kili Technology, Claiming Gen AI Tool 'davinci' Infringes Trademark

Fri, 2024-04-05 16:36

Swiss patent law firm Da Vinci Partners sued Kili Technology for trademark infringement and unfair competition over the naming of its generative AI-powered patent drafting tool davinci, arguing the lines between "goods" and "services" have blurred. This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

       

6th Circuit Judge Worries Court AI Disclosure Rules Could Deter Use of the Tech

Fri, 2024-04-05 16:14

"[S]houldn't the output stand on its own—whether it was drafted by a robot, a first year associate, or an experienced partner?" said John Nalbandian.

       

Judge Allows Third-Party Cannabis Advertisers Into NY's Pot Industry

Fri, 2024-04-05 16:07

The judge who made the decision, Justice Kevin Bryant, had originally sent shock waves through the cannabis legal community when his initial decision invalidated major portions of New York cannabis regulations.

       

Spencer Fane Notches 16.5% Topline Growth as Firm Seeks Out More Markets

Fri, 2024-04-05 16:05

Lateral partners are paid the same as they would be if they were in the equity tier, so they're not serving as "de facto leverage" for the existing equity partners, noted the firm's leader.

       

Manhattan Jury Finds Terraform, Do Kwon Liable in Crypto Civil Fraud Trial

Fri, 2024-04-05 15:54

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York said he intends to rule on penalties no later than the first week of May, after receiving briefs from the defendants and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

       

'It's Just Really Frustrating': Microsoft IP Contract Dispute Removed to Federal Court on Eve of Pretrial Conference

Fri, 2024-04-05 15:41

"I think [Microsoft is] trying to avoid a trial and an adverse ruling on summary judgment," said Mark Walters of Lowe Graham Jones.

       

SEC Pauses Climate Disclosure Rule Amid Legal Challenges

Fri, 2024-04-05 15:36

"[T]he Commission will continue vigorously defending the Final Rules' validity in court and looks forward to expeditious resolution of the litigation," the SEC said.

       

$239K Sanction Against Law Firm Lifted: Judge Abused Discretion

Fri, 2024-04-05 15:29

The judge had come under previous scrutiny for two fictional novels she wrote and published, which critics claim appear to be based on real litigation.

       

Massachusetts Court: 'Real Time' Clinical Trial Data Not Needed to Avoid Securities Claims

Fri, 2024-04-05 15:16

U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley wrote that Latham & Watkins-repped Homology Medicines Inc. "had no duty to disclose data in real time."

       

Wilmer Sees Growing Share of Fees From Meta, as Firm's Total Revenue Expands

Fri, 2024-04-05 15:11

Law firms may face business risks if a single client's bills make up more than 5% of a firm's total revenue, some consultants suggest, while others say the threshold would have to be much higher.

       

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