by RG | Sep 4, 2026 | above the law
* Skadden and Kirkland fined $2 million after judge deemed firms engaged in “a widespread, long-running cover-up.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Clients of Pogust Goodhead and Quinn Emanuel say they’re dropping their firms, but the firms argue that they can’t be...
by RG | Sep 4, 2026 | LawSite
Last week’s ILTACON, the annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association, brought what may have been the busiest news cycle I can remember for this conference, with a torrent of product announcements dominated by two themes: agentic AI and the...
by RG | Sep 4, 2026 | Law.com
Two new reports say the move could improve judicial security. Related StoriesWhich 1-Judge Division Districts Have Adopted Anti-Forum Shopping Guidance? Two new reports say the move could improve judicial security. Related StoriesWhich 1-Judge Division...
by RG | Sep 3, 2026 | above the law
Private equity circles the legal profession like a vulture. Even elite law firms are reportedly taking meetings and while none of them appear ready to hand the keys over to private equity yet, the fact that they’re even taking meetings means the idea cleared the first...
by RG | Sep 3, 2026 | above the law
The NCAA has suffered a lot of self-inflicted legal injuries over the years, but the entity decided it couldn’t sustain the revelation that its lawyers from Holland & Knight — man, two Holland & Knight stories in one day! — were privately dissing the judge and...