by RG | Sep 23, 2025 | above the law
Longtime readers of this column know that I have often shared insights from both the LF Dealmakers Forum and the IP Dealmakers Forum. For the former, which continues as a flagship event in the litigation finance industry, my first recap was written all the way back in...
by RG | Sep 23, 2025 | above the law
Earlier this month, the Michigan state Judicial Tenure Commission filed an eight count ethics complaint (available in full below) against Judge Thomas D. Wilson, alleging a variety of inappropriate behaviors during his time on the bench. According to the complaint,...
by RG | Sep 23, 2025 | above the law
We have some incredibly unfortunate news to report out of New York, where the former chair of Am Law 100 firm Paul Weiss recently passed away. Alfred Youngwood, 87, joined the firm in 1964 following a clerkship in the Southern District of New York. While at Paul...
by RG | Sep 23, 2025 | above the law
I recently was working on a blog post on how various stresses placed on lawyers could result in unchecked citations. The title of the post was Billable Hour Demand, Shadow Use of AI and Law Reality: It’s a Hot Mess. After it was more or less complete, I ran it by one...
by RG | Sep 23, 2025 | above the law
My first experience with technology adoption for a law firm was probably in 1993. I was attending a partner meeting for a top Am Law firm to demonstrate the first version of Lexis on Microsoft Windows. My pitch was strong enough to get a partner to grab the mouse and...
by RG | Sep 23, 2025 | above the law
Law school dean changes usually occasion a LinkedIn update, but the change in command at LSU was a little more complicated. For publicly unspecified reasons, LSU asked then law school dean Alena Allen to step down from her position. After an alleged attempt at being...
