CMS study reveals an ‘explosion' in class action claim values—fueled by opt-out rules and litigation funding.

Sidley Austin represented Moving Mountains, a leading hospitality company specializing in luxury property management and vacation home rentals in its investment by StayTerra, a collection of premier vacation rental brands for guests in top destinations across America. David Grinberg, a partner in the firm's Century City office, was the leader of Sidley's deal team; he was joined by partner Ryan Hicks and associate Daniel Gessner, also of the Century City office. Grinberg offers this perspective on “How the Deal Got Done.

”GCs and legal leaders often have a poor understanding of what is needed for effective technology implementation and use,” said Maesea McCalpin, senior principal for research in Gartner's assurance practice.

Law firms are increasingly tracking share value increases each year, sometimes using this as leverage to make their case internally to partners and laterals.

The lone dissenting Judge Ilana Rovner called the majority opinion “an untenable restraint on employers' decisionmaking.

Do Hyeong Kwon pleaded guilty Tuesday to a conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud.

ALM teamed up with AI legal experts at McDermott Will & Schulte to create a comprehensive treatise on all things AI and the law, covering the gamut of legal areas that AI touches, from the history of AI to its impact on intellectual property, employment law, data privacy, ethics, contracts, torts, risk mitigation, as well as gather all of the U.S. federal and state laws on AI as well as international laws and industry standards in one place.

Eric Grant, a onetime partner at litigation firm Hicks Thomas, is a veteran of the previous Trump administration.

The sudden passing of a Big Law partner in Hong Kong is serving as a stark reminder to legal industry professionals that they all have a part to play in preserving mental health. But how soon until we forget and move on in pursuit of the next big deal, the Asia Legal Briefing asks.