In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Cedra Mayfield interviews American Negotiation Institute Founder Kwame Christian, live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.
A Law.com analysis reveals that 20 firms have achieved compound annual growth rates in revenue of greater than 8% since fiscal 2000. Meanwhile, growth multiples range from 6.88x to 22.46x.
A wave of arbitration claims alleges that personalized recommendations Sephora provides violate a California civil rights law because they're based on customers' skin tones and age ranges.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said the SEC can be nimble to provide the crypto industry market clarity but that "nothing future-proofs things like a statute."
“The rules haven't really changed, but we're just having trouble following them when the output of some AI is so seductively good, said Adams & Reese legal ethics expert Lucian Pera. “And it's hard. It's hard to convince people to do it.
Three big wins for antitrust enforcers—the Live Nation suit and the Google search and ad-tech suits—all relied on the rarely used Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
"Finding the right environment is, in my view, the most important factor in making partner. I would tell an associate to focus on three things: fit, work ethic, and attitude."
In-house leaders say the starting point for efficient budget management is identifying which matters are routine and which are so high-stakes that penny pinching would be reckless.
In this episode, co-host Patrick Smith interviews Harshita Ganesh, associate at CMBG3 Law, live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.
"A more concentrated equity structure gives firms more room to compensate star partners or attract major rainmakers, sometimes at the $20-plus million range," said one legal recruiter. "In this fiercely competitive market, flexibility at the top matters enormously.”
It's hard to tell how judges would receive the new rule, which would govern disputes that are becoming more common with the rise in outsourcing, staffing agencies and franchises.
