“Most organizations have some type of multifunctional committee set up to evaluate generative AI applications. Those committees are overwhelmed right now because there are so many tools popping up," said Matt Bohn, senior counsel at Amgen.

       

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Legal and energy innovators at SXSW discussed ways to deal with complex regulatory frameworks. The panelists acknowledged that sometimes it's best to approach each new energy product or innovation with a beginner's mindset and to look for opportunities and instead of obstacles.

       

“Most organizations have some type of multifunctional committee set up to evaluate generative AI applications. Those committees are overwhelmed right now because there are so many tools popping up," said Matt Bohn, senior counsel at Amgen.

       

"Settling this case was a difficult decision, but it allows me to continue my advocacy work without the distraction or continued trauma of ongoing litigation," Kirkland & Ellis partner Elyse Dorsey said of her defamation case settlement with former Scalia Law professor Joshua Wright. Wright released a statement saying he has been "fully vindicated."

       

“You can't say that you're in favor of judicial independence only when it comes to decisions that you like," Ho said of the Federal Judiciary Association. "That's not protecting the judiciary. That's politicizing the judiciary.

       

Legal experts at SXSW discussed problems associated with using AI in businesses and at law firms. They also talked about AI's benefits in increasing efficiency and portentially providing greater access to legal services among the underserved population. But everyone agreed guardrails in using AI need to be put in place at every business.

       

"We think shareholder activism in the U.S. and globally is poised to have a record-breaking year," Olshan Frome Wolosky lawyers Andrew Freedman and Ryan Nebel wrote in a report.

       

The justices have agreed to review whether Colorado's ban on anti-LGBTQ counseling for children violates the constitutional right to free speech.

       

"Don't compromise on what makes you unique (and therefore an asset) to the firm. This is a constant lesson. As a gay lawyer, I face the recurrent internal pull between fear of non-acceptance and the courage to live authentically. The longer I practice at Quarles, the more comfortable I feel releasing fears that once hindered me. Personally, I wish I would have been able to let go of those fears a bit earlier."

       

The federal judge awarded the Immanuel Baptist Church a third of the $679,910.25 it initially asked for in its petition.

       

Test-takers who had been practicing issue-spotting for months knew what they had to do. They filed two federal class action lawsuits against Meazure Learning, the vendor hired by the California bar.

       

Michael Diz had several leadership roles at Debevoise, including helping the firm build out its Northern California presence in the last few years.

       

The aircraft maker took a cleaver to executive stock awards after the blowout of a 737 Max door panel in January 2024 renewed scrutiny of its safety practices.

       

Chair Frank Lopez and managing partner Sherrese Smith have been elected to their second three-year term.

       

In what some lawyers called a "feeding frenzy," plaintiffs' firms have hosted town halls, webinars and lunches, left brochures in hotel lobbies, and paid for extensive advertisements on radio and billboards, all in an effort to convince victims of the Eaton fire, one of several wildfires in Los Angeles earlier this year, to sign up for their legal services.

       

"Neither the circuit court nor this court is authorized to resolve these claims, however, because the arbitration agreement—which, on its face, purports to bind him with respect to his personal injury claim—contains a delegation clause in which he agrees to arbitrate threshold matters relating to the 'scope, arbitrability, or validity' of the arbitration agreement," the court said.

       

The New York comptroller's office has released the updated total of more than $60 million in combined legal expenses associated with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's embattled administration. It includes $17.9 million for Cuomo's state-paid defenses covered by the state's Public Officers Law, $11.7 million for state investigations paid through special state budget appropriations, and $31.3 million in other legal costs covered by appropriations.

       

The ranks of trial court judges who describe themselves as Latino or Hispanic dropped by five between 2023 and 2024, according to figures released by the state.