Rice's appointment, approved on Aug. 22, comes after lawyers reached more than $13.5 billion in settlements with 3M and DuPont that resolves lawsuits over the forever chemical PFAS in public drinking water supplies.

Some of this is more staff, part of this is inflation. But another part is actually a shift toward higher-value support personnel.

The new rules for PE firms and hedge funds will likely create more work for regulatory partners, as well as increase demand for recent public sector lawyers with regulatory agency experience.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has once again challenged the validity of a union purported to represent cannabis workers.

Ankura Consulting Group says voice-cloning using AI only requires about a five-minute sample of a person's voice.

"It is taking over our lives, whether we know it or not," said Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, a member of the California State Assembly. "How do we ensure decisions are being made that are not discriminatory?"

"Not all case-staffing decisions are commercial in nature; the nuances of assigning work to associates and paralegals within a firm is a matter of legal discretion," the court wrote. "However, when a law firm makes factual representations about case staffing in order to obtain a client, as is alleged here, that is commercial conduct."

While several West Coast firms have pledged to resist mandates, firms with more disparate preferences within their ranks may be the most challenged to foster some meaningful person-to-person time.

"No party argues that the agreement is not a valid contract," stated Justice William G. Montgomery, in his written opinion for the court. "But the contract is between husband and wife as a couple and the settling defendants in a personal injury lawsuit. Nowhere does the agreement state that husband and wife have agreed to distribute their property between each other in a particular way."

After wading into explosive social issues in recent years, the Supreme Court's conservative majority will turn its attention to an old familiar foe: the administrative state.

The Judicial Council of Georgia has unanimously voted to accept a recommendation to reform judicial pay. Under the proposal, Georgia jurists' base salary rates would increase to become comparable to federal judges' for fiscal year 2024.

The first World Cup to span three countries will present a range of cross-jurisdictional issues, as well as challenges tied to intellectual property and sustainability, according to Los Angeles partner Nicole Buffalano.

Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit considered whether "gruyere" cheese can be registered as a trademark in the United States, or whether it is merely a generic term that is not entitled to trademark protection.

The majority of large UK law firms expect GenAI to impact their approach to the billable hour, according to a Law.com International survey.

This complaint was first surfaced on Law.com Radar.

"The IRA was like gasoline on a fire," said new Steptoe partner Chris Zentz, referring to the Inflation Reduction Act's effect on renewable energy projects.

Hedge fund manager found to have violated SEC rule argues criticism of biotech company was constitutionally protected.

"By enhancing advisers' transparency and integrity, we will help promote greater competition and thereby efficiency," SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.

U.S. leasing activity in the first half of 2023 was the highest it's been since the pandemic, as more firms push for a return to the office.

Craig Harbaugh, a federal public defender for Tom Girardi, cross-examined Dr. Diana Goldstein, a neuropsychologist and expert for the federal government, on Wednesday, the first day of a mental competency hearing.