Partners at Ashurst and Perkins Coie have "overwhelmingly" voted in favour of the trans-Atlantic tie-up to create a $2.8 billion firm with around 3,000 lawyers.

       

"The Committee's rating of Ms. [Kathleen] Lane is based on issues with her experience, which is an important component of competence, not her temperament or integrity," the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary wrote in a letter explaining why the ABA rated Lane "not qualified" to serve as President Donald Trump's pick for a Montana federal judgeship.

       

Winston and Taylor Wessing have regulatory approvals, and they'll announce a final closing time within the range of May to June, said chairman Steve D'Amore.

       

A jury in Cook County Circuit Court hit Abbott with $17 million in punitive damages on Friday after awarding $53 million in compensatory damages on Thursday to the parents of four premature babies who developed a life-threatening gastrointestinal illness after ingesting its cow's milk-based formula.

       

There are 300 regulated coal facilities that contain 775 coal ash surface impoundments and landfills across the country. At least 91% of those coal plants are polluting groundwater above federal safety standards, according to Earthjustice.

       

Distributors of wound care products are cracking down on unpaid invoices as federal regulators seek to rein in "substantial and unusual" spending increases.

       

Michelle Morgante, regional managing editor of The Recorder, speaks with Amanda Bronstad about two recent verdicts that found social media platforms harmed the mental health of their young consumers.        

In-house lawyers say they're getting flooded with suits alleging website-tracking tools violate the California Invasion of Privacy Act.
       

       

Employers have plenty of spadework to do before the law kicks in in June 2027.

       

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's decision drew a line between a platform's liability for user-generated content and liability for a platform's own business practices.

       

"Start having candid conversations about what being a partner looks like in terms of skills, ability, and demands. Then, outline what you need to do to get there including identifying areas or skills you may not typically get exposure to and look for opportunities to dive into those things."

       

Five companies operating over 280 data centers nationwide and globally are in hot water over claims they infringed upon a company's patented cool technology in their facilities.

       

Data from the London Stock Exchange Group reveals that total deal values jumped significantly on the same period last year, even as overall deal counts softened.

       

"It has the potential to perpetuate the very best in us and the very worst of us," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said of artificial intelligence during a law school appearance Thursday. "For every student ... do not graduate this institution without learning how to master AI as a tool."

       

Lateral talent raids and exits among Am Law 50 firms have been more poignant in 2026, with nearly every day a Big Law firm announcing the addition of a practice group leader or rainmaker from a competitor firm.

       

"Good sense should dictate the correct decision here," Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote in a letter to Barry University School of Law Dean Leticia Diaz.

       

The use of AI does not alter fundamental obligations of accuracy, reasonableness and accountability. The legal risk lies not in the existence of hallucinations but in the failure to govern and verify them.

       

“On one side is a relatively contained risk of financial harm to a single private company," the D.C. Circuit stated. "On the other side is judicial management of how, and through whom, the Department of War secures vital AI technology during an active military conflict. For that reason, we deny Anthropic's motion for a stay pending review on the merits.

       

Seesawing compensation is nothing new for David Zapolsky, who's been the e-commerce giant's legal chief for 14 years.