"Millions of people and partners worldwide use Uber every day to go anywhere, get anything, or earn, and as the innovation in this space accelerates, data privacy, security and AI governance will continue to be essential," said Krystal Denley Bowen, Uber's chief privacy officer.

"You need to have a good understanding of what your colleagues want from those in leadership positions. And you need to have that understanding well before you are promoted into those positions. The only way to do that is to be willing to take the time to help your colleagues when they ask for help and listen to them when they want to discuss an issue."

There are sound reasons for partnering with PE, but they largely fall apart at law's elite level, writes the Global Lawyer.

"I think it's going to set a precedent, and I think the pending litigations with the other music generative platforms are ... likely going to end up in a similar situation," said Seth Berman of Abrams Fensterman.

"Under the exceptional circumstances before the trial court, we do not find the trial court's ruling was so arbitrary and unreasonable as to shock the sense of justice and indicate a lack of careful consideration," said Judge Gary D. Witt, who authored the opinion.

Tenth Circuit Judge Timothy Tymkovich wrote in the dissent that in adopting the Federal Reserve's interpretation of the law, the majority endorsed a reading of “federal law that allows unappointed bank officials to exercise significant yet unreviewable executive authority.

“On one hand, we've been very, very lucky to be able to find alternative projects for our students, but it's not easy for the students, said one law school externship director.

“When firms are trying to be all things to all people, they're going to suffer, because the market is facing disruption, said legal consultant Kristin Stark.

Allowing defense counsel to review the transcript and audio recordings of the grand jury proceedings would allow indicted former FBI Director James Comey to learn whether interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan of the Eastern District of Virginia used a "tainted agent's testimony" to secure the indictment, Comey's attorneys wrote in court documents.

IRS crackdown on charitable donations drives litigation.

"I would tell my younger self to build and expand solid, meaningful relationships. (...) You don't need to go to networking events to meet potential clients. Instead, potential clients might be your next-door neighbor, a parent at your child's school, or the person you see every month to cut your hair."

“My clients, who are going to spend millions of dollars for an AI solution—they're skeptical that what people are putting in front of them is all going to fly, and they're waiting to see what's really going to work, what's going to create value for the buck," said Gregory Ramos, a partner at Armstrong Teasdale.

In today's climate of rising interest rates, stretched borrower balance sheets, and starkly uneven recovery across asset classes, defaulted loans have emerged as a prime hunting ground for investors with legal acumen. Capturing this opportunity requires more than a blunt foreclosure “hammer — it demands a surgical enforcement playbook.

AI has seen demand for data centres spike—and Kirkland is riding the wave.

Big Law's emphasis on improving the billing and collections process is confronting challenges and variance in practice area performance.

Fears that a lengthy government shutdown could grind the civil docket to a halt or cause the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to demand more information from merging parties have not materialized, according to Big Law antitrust litigators.

The District of Columbia has postponed registration for the February bar exam due to the government shutdown and Maryland is restricting seating to 400, with priority being given to those retaking the UBE.

"Technology has essentially erased the relevancy in most instances of geographical borders in business transactions," said Alan Rosenberg, a partner at Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog who is an expert not involved in the matter.

On Thursday, the Washington Supreme Court reinstated a $185 million verdict against Monsanto over PCB exposure at a school near Seattle.

Contracts that once were perfunctory now are getting parsed and recast.