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Faegre Drinker Hits $1 Billion in Revenue

Tue, 2025-04-01 11:59

In its fifth year since a blockbuster merger, the firm increased gross revenue by 7.1%, while profits per partner grew by 12.7% to reach $1.27 million.

       

Willkie Believes It's the Next Target of Trump Executive Order

Tue, 2025-04-01 10:15

The New York law firm has “started to make preparations and take necessary steps, said one of the sources, declining to elaborate on those steps.

       

Xfinity Faces Lawsuit Over $650K Crypto Heist

Tue, 2025-04-01 10:02
This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,600 state and federal courts. Click here to get started and be first to act on opportunities in your region, practice area or client sector.        

The GC Who Took Facebook Public Takes Legal Reins of NFL

Tue, 2025-04-01 09:48

Ted Ullyot is a prominent Republican who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, advised President George W. Bush and was chief of staff for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

       

Logistics Company Can't Shake Suit Over AI-Powered Driving Monitoring Software, Judge Says

Tue, 2025-04-01 09:35

"Maybe the costs of giving notice and obtaining a release would significantly impact prices, routes, or services. Or maybe not," U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang wrote, denying a request to dismiss a biometric privacy suit against a trucking company.

       

Choosing 'Opportunity Over Security' Has Propelled Adobe Deputy GC to the Frontiers of AI

Tue, 2025-04-01 08:18

"AI is accelerating innovation at a pace we've never seen before, and the time frame for legal decision-making has shrunk dramatically," said Karen Robinson, senior vice president and deputy general counsel of Adobe.

       

Legal Speak at Legalweek 2025: Alston & Bird's Monette Smith

Tue, 2025-04-01 05:59

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Monette Smith, the Director of Technology & Consulting Services at Alston & Bird, live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference in New York.

       

Legal Speak at Legalweek 2025: HaystackID's Christopher Wall

Tue, 2025-04-01 05:59

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Christopher Wall, the Data Protection Officer at HaystackID, live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference in New York.

       

The Cybersecurity Confidence Paradox in Law Firms: Trends, Threats and Best Practices

Tue, 2025-04-01 00:24

There is a lack of understanding that like all technology, cybersecurity threats are ever evolving. A robust software can manage many threats, but strong data security means team training, and additional safeguards like encryption and two-factor authentication.

       

Elon Musk's X Corp. Moves to Enforce Arbitration in Claims Brought by Fired Ex-Employees

Mon, 2025-03-31 21:37

Elon Musk's X Corp., the social media site formerly known as Twitter, is seeking to compel seven former Twitter employees to pay their portion of arbitration fees in underlying gender-based discrimination and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act disputes. X Corp. is represented by counsel from Morgan Lewis & Bockius and Clement & Murphy.

       

Federal Judge Denies Arbitration in Thompson Hine Sexual Harassment, Discrimination Case

Mon, 2025-03-31 18:42

The suit, brought by a former partner at the firm, alleges partners created a 'toxic boys club locker room' environment and targeted her and other female colleagues for harassment.

       

Latham & Watkins Attorney Pulls a 'Hat Trick,' Winning Three Cases in One Day

Mon, 2025-03-31 17:42

“It's sort of wildly improbable that all the decisions would come out on the same day, said Jeff Hammel, who co-leads Latham & Watkins' New York Litigation & Trial Department.

       

Heading to the US? Lawyers Are Advised to Take More Precautions

Mon, 2025-03-31 17:40

Clean devices and keeping client information in the cloud are the best ways for lawyers to avoid delays and trouble when crossing the border.

       

Amicus Brief Supporting Perkins Coie Gets 170 Signatures so Far, but Few Am Law 100 Firms

Mon, 2025-03-31 17:00

As of Sunday, only a handful of Am Law 100 firms have signed onto the amicus brief, sources say

       

Less Than Half of Surveyed US Judiciary Staff Willing to Report Wrongful Conduct at Work

Mon, 2025-03-31 17:00

“We want to see a much higher number of people that feel confident in reporting and also in using the procedures, the EDR [employment dispute resolution] procedures specifically," said U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson of Kansas.

       

SCOTUS Turns Back Bid to Pause Transition of New York State Medicaid Program

Mon, 2025-03-31 16:54

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's denial of the application filed by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher lawyers kept two lower court rulings intact. Tuesday remains the deadline by which New York is set to phase out more than 600 fiscal intermediaries, as the state government transitions its Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. The high court denied an emergency application seeking to stop the switch to a single fiscal intermediary.

       

Can Solos Get 50-to-1 ROI from AI? CJ Grisham Says ‘Yes'

Mon, 2025-03-31 16:50
In a recent law.com podcast, solo practitioner CJ Grisham talks about how his AI investment has delivered him a 60% time savings and a 50-to-1 return on investment.        

Everything's Bigger in Texas—Including the Cost of 'Nuclear Verdicts'

Mon, 2025-03-31 16:22

Two proposed laws aim to curb nuclear verdicts, and narrow trucking-company liability. It's part of a movement to reduce so-called nuclear verdicts, or those over $10 million. A new study claims Texans are paying more for goods and services because of these verdicts.

       

DLA Piper Surpasses $4B in Revenue, Nears 5K Lawyers as Firm Strives to Expand in Key Areas

Mon, 2025-03-31 16:05

Driving profitable revenue in “white hot markets and practice areas is top of mind for DLA Piper in 2025.

       

Miami GC Refuses Retraction Over Alleged Mayor Affair, Defamation Warning

Mon, 2025-03-31 15:59
“The reporter believes the story is accurate in all respects and under New York Times v. Sullivan, truth is a complete defense to a defamation action, said David Winker, who represents the Political Cortadito and its reporter, Elaine M. De Valle.        

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