"Being a practice leader is a responsibility—not a role. Whether establishing a new practice, growing an existing practice, or taking a practice in a different direction, do it in a way that includes and leverages every lawyer, law clerk, paralegal and administrative staff member in the practice—help everyone rise together as a team."

Jeff True, who was GC of the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks before joining Zoom in 2020, is returning to cybersecurity to serve as legal chief of one of its hottest startups.

"The thing with AI is it is such an evolving industry. There are no AI experts, and even those who call themselves experts aren't experts yet," said Anna Gorodetsky, a managing director on Major, Lindsey & Africa's in-house recruiting team.

The fact that so many new partners at Vinson & Elkins have newborns may reflect a changing dynamic that associates on the partnership track aren't delaying the start of their families.

The market downturn in Asia has forced many international firms to cut back on their operations in the region, especially in Greater China. In the past year, Latham & Watkins, Perkins Coie, Proskauer Rose, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld have all shuttered offices in mainland China.

Two former Big Law associates wandered into r/Biglaw looking to recruit for their remote, tech-forward firm. They were not made to feel welcome.

Ivana Kovacevic says legal tech saves a business time and money, and frees up in-house counsel to spend time on more value-added work.

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Chief Legal Officer Ava Harter is leaving Whirlpool, and receiving $2.9 million in severance, in the wake of the company's decision to make her job a non-executive position.

David Tatel also voiced concern for the fall of "Chevron deference."

The SEC issued its first two official charges against companies' "AI washing" practices on March 18, which sources expect to be "only the beginning."

Jeff Kray, of Marten Law in Seattle, accused of holding up DuPont's $1.19 billion water contamination settlement, called class counsel's sanctions motion an "intimidation tactic" based on a "fantastical conspiracy theory."

Armen Martin, the CEO and co-founder of virtual law firm Foundation Law Group said that, while he understands traditional law firms' concerns about the hybrid or virtual models, there are some advantages to both lawyers and clients.

The university also asked the court to declare the ACC's $140 million penalty to any university leaving the conference void by public policy and legally unenforceable. Clemson said the penalty imposes a nonexistent fiduciary duty on not only the university, but all conference members.

Trump's supporters at the high court include more than 20 Republican states, 28 members of Congress and two former U.S. attorneys general.

The court previously concluded that the state's wiretapping law, Section 165.540(1)(c) of the Oregon Revised Statutes, which bars secretly taping in-person conversations in public spaces, was unconstitutional, which effectively revived a lawsuit from Project Veritas.

ernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman and Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check are representing the plaintiff in the case, which brings Exchange Act claims against Chemours and several executives.

A wrongful termination suit brought under Pennsylvania's medical marijuana statute is not preempted by federal law governing collective bargaining agreements, a federal judge held.

"The court does not have the luxury to give increased attention to certain cases just because a party to the case thinks their case is more important than the rest," Fort Worth's U.S. District Judge Mark T. Pittman said.

"[W]hat everyone fails to realize is that if you're home on the couch doing what you're supposed to be doing, you won't ever be one of those numbers no matter what your race, religion, or political affiliation!" the employee posted about police killings of Black people.