In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Epiq Director of Information Simon Bayongas, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.

       

U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood of the Northern District of Illinois allowed claims to proceed alleging that Colgate%E2%80%91Palmolive and Tom's of Maine labeled and packaged certain fluoride%E2%80%91containing oral%E2%80%91care products in a way that misled parents into believing they were specially formulated for children.

       

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Lighthouse Client Experience Group Associate Director Beth Ashley, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.

       

Petitioner Rajeh Saadeh urges the high court to take his case because lower courts ruled that the bar association's policy of reserving leadership positions for members of minority groups was allowed on First Amendment grounds.

       

A Penn Carey Law School graduate and associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius co-wrote a paper with a Penn Carey Law professor explaining how firms making deals with the White House violate the American Bar Association's Model Rule of Professional Conduct.

       

These awards honor everything from lifetimes of achievements to unique collaborations, innovation in legal services and more.

       

Organizations selling in professional services markets are aware of how competitive the landscape can be. Getting buyers' attention and earning their business require more than just having a presence across different marketing channels. That's where omnichannel marketing comes in.

       

The dissenting judge said that the majority doesn't need to warn attorneys to use artificial intelligence responsibly, opining that "[n]o forewarning is necessary when it is clear what standard the attorney was required to follow."

       

Organisations face rising legal and governance risks from AI. Leaders must set clear accountability, strong oversight and proactive controls to prevent unintended outcomes before they escalate.
       

Boies Schiller Flexner and Edwards Henderson stated that the deal provided a substantial recovery for survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, while sparing them the risk of further litigation.

       

"Be responsive, take ownership of projects, and treat your clients' legal issues the same way you would treat your own."

       

Jen Fryhling, associate general counsel at Meta Platforms, which won the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Best Custom Legal Technology Development (In-House), discusses how AI will push client-firm relationships to become less transactional and more about partnerships.

       

Today, some firms “don't have the inventory of deals that they had a year ago, “and that's started to make them nervous," noted consultant Blane Prescott.

       

"After sleepless nights for staff and their families, many arrive at work exhausted and worried," one partner said. "It weighs on morale, but we keep working."

       

Social media comments from a Pentagon official suggest the U.S. Department of Justice will ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review whether a San Francisco federal judge erred in her preliminary injunction order blocking the Trump administration from designating artificial intelligence developer Anthropic a "supply-chain risk to national security" while the litigation plays out.

       

Today's war for associate talent is being fought during the 1L year. The pitfalls are clear, but correcting "mismatches" offers upside.

       

The legal industry's most celebrated indicators—rate growth, PEP, headcount—look solid in isolation but form an impossible shape when viewed together.

       

Broward County Circuit Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips concluded that Abbott, which provided its formula to doctors in hospitals, could not be sued for failing to warn Tiana Ennix, the mother of a premature baby named Iyiana, who contracted necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, after ingesting Similac Special Care.

       

Litigation is surging over the use of AI%E2%80%91powered product recommendation tools in the beauty sector.

       

The court looked to its revised framework under its 2024 ruling Bristol Asphalt v. Rochester Bituminous Products, to analyze special motions to dismiss under the state's anti-SLAPP laws, Massachusetts General Laws chapter 231 Section 59H.