In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Exterro Chief Marketing Officer John Vincenzo and Chief Security Information Officer Anthony Diaz, live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference in New York.

The New England Legal Awards stand as a distinguished celebration of professional excellence within the legal community across Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

Part of the award offset equity Jared Sine forfeited when he resigned from his prior employer, Match Group.

The five law firms, Trump said, will provide an aggregate of at least $600 million in pro bono work “and other free legal services."

Through either hyperbole or debasing the meaning of the term, the president's actions has put a spotlight on gratis legal work.

At least six cash advance companies were hit with class actions across the country alleging they preyed on active-duty military service members and their dependents in March and April.

The U.S. Supreme Court has shown a willingness to overturn some of President Donald Trump's early court losses during his second term, though it remains to be seen what happens with his most ambitious assertions of executive power.

In 2023, after affirmative action opponent Edward Blum threatened to sue the firm over its diversity programs, Susman Godfrey responded by expanding the programs.

The DOJ must separate itself from the American Bar Association to continue to represent all Americans without appearing to undermine the department's goal of "advancing the legitimate and lawful statutory and policy decisions made by the political branches of [the] government," Todd Blanche wrote.

Sovereign wealth funds and large, regional corporate clients are expected to form a significant part of Skadden's work.

"This sends a message to Robinhood, Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini and all of the others that you better have your know-your-customer and anti-money laundering compliance on point," said John Deaton, the founder of Crypto-Law.US.

For the last several years, I've become obsessed with a particular legal, technological, and philosophical question: Can a robot invent on its own?

In the not too distant past, no one would mistake a law firm for a legal tech company. Now, it's not always as clear cut.

"Somewhere, some place, there is a court that will see the case for the farce it became," Norm Pattis of Pattis & Paz, counsel for Jones during the trial, said. "The court of last resort is the United States Supreme Court. I hope Alex petitions. At least Justice Ecker was paying attention."

Amazon said David Zapolsky's stock awards were due in part to "the quality and thoroughness of his counsel and advice to management and the Board on legal, regulatory and policy issues" amid the company's growth.

Ex-U.S. Attorney John Bash has announced plans to run for the Texas Attorney General. This comes after Texas AG Ken Paxton said he would run for the Senate seat currently occupied by Republican Sen. John Cornyn.

In addition, “noncompetes are back on the radar, United Airlines Managing Counsel Jenny Schwab said during a panel discussion Wednesday.

Of the schools listed in this year's T14, four are marked as participating.

"Part of the way I'll spend some of the money that we're getting from the law firms," Trump said, will be to "represent us with regard to the many, many countries that we'll be dealing with."

"He's taking the helm of the SEC on a time of transition and will work alongside the CFTC [Commodity Futures Trading Commission] to implement a new crypto regulatory framework," said Renato Mariotti, a partner at Paul Hastings. "Given all the uncertainty and change at the commission, his confirmation will provide much needed direction to the SEC."