While Senior Judge Theodore A. McKee stressed that his remarks should not be interpreted as political, he contended that any "candid discussion” of the rule of law could not overlook current events.       While Senior Judge Theodore A. McKee stressed that his remarks...

Experts in the Blickstein Group's “Legal Ops: Top Challenges and KPIs—and Leveraging Technology for Positive Impact webinar discussed how legal operations professionals are in challenging positions but can adapt to new demands and responsibilities.       Experts in...

Experts in the Blickstein Group's “Legal Ops: Top Challenges and KPIs—and Leveraging Technology for Positive Impact webinar discussed how legal operations professionals are in challenging positions but can adapt to new demands and responsibilities.       Experts in...

The combined firm name will be McDermott Will & Schulte, with the merger closing by Aug. 1.       The combined firm name will be McDermott Will & Schulte, with the merger closing by Aug. 1.       

The combined firm name will be McDermott Will & Schulte, with the merger closing by Aug. 1.       The combined firm name will be McDermott Will & Schulte, with the merger closing by Aug. 1.       

“Before, it was all manual—emails, Excel and guesswork, Whataburger Legal Operations Manager Debra Baird said during a webinar Wednesday.       “Before, it was all manual—emails, Excel and guesswork, Whataburger Legal Operations Manager Debra Baird said during a...

“Before, it was all manual—emails, Excel and guesswork, Whataburger Legal Operations Manager Debra Baird said during a webinar Wednesday.       “Before, it was all manual—emails, Excel and guesswork, Whataburger Legal Operations Manager Debra Baird said during a...

A federal judge handed Meta a major win Tuesday in a closely watched copyright case over its use of books to train large language models, but the ruling stopped well short of giving tech companies blanket protection to scrape creative works for artificial...

A string of recent Supreme Court decisions backing President Donald Trump, Republican state policies and big business has led two of the court's three liberals to deploy increasingly pointed attacks on their conservative colleagues.       A string of recent Supreme...

Austin attorney Geoff Weisbart finds solitude outside the courtroom and his legal practice at his ranch in Manchaca breeding and riding world championship cutting horses. It's just one of his hobbies that provides stress relief. He's also a licensed...

President Donald Trump's nominee for the appeals curt refused to answer a Democratic senator's question on whether he consulted with the president or White House officials in advance of the U.S. Justice Department's move to dismiss corruption charges against New York...

"At the end of the day, the answer the firm keeps coming back to is you are not going to lose your job as a lawyer to AI, but you will lose your job to lawyers with AI," said AI co-chair Travis Wofford.       "At the end of the day, the answer the firm keeps coming...

"We're pleased that the appellate court agreed with us that the Citizens Participation Act was intended as a shield for good faith participation in the political process, and should not be weaponized to enable bad faith, politically motivated, and false allegations of...

Jillian Merns had been at Willkie for close to 14 years.       Jillian Merns had been at Willkie for close to 14 years.       

The complaint claims the insurance company had to pay out a judgment that was $2.5 million over the policy limit after its Lewis Brisbois counsel failed to accept a $25,000 settlement offer.       The complaint claims the insurance company had to pay out a judgment...

The firm, which announced a rebrand as Kasowitz LLP on Tuesday, thanked Dan Benson for his "decades-long dedication, contributions and friendship."       The firm, which announced a rebrand as Kasowitz LLP on Tuesday, thanked Dan Benson for his "decades-long...

The retirement opens a key opportunity to fill a pivotal seat.       The retirement opens a key opportunity to fill a pivotal seat.       

The retirement opens a key opportunity to fill a pivotal seat.       The retirement opens a key opportunity to fill a pivotal seat.       

The wave of cyberattacks and data breaches has turned information governance from a compliance afterthought into a required business function. Yet, despite well-publicized threats and skyrocketing costs associated with cyber incidents, most companies remain both...

This two-part article discusses the requirements for information to be considered a trade secret under U.S. law, focusing on courts' continued use of the six-factor test outlined in the Restatement of Torts. Part One covered the evolving tests for establishing a trade...

Am Law 100 firms leaped to a 12.3-to-1 equity partner pay ratio on average last year, according to ALM survey data.       Am Law 100 firms leaped to a 12.3-to-1 equity partner pay ratio on average last year, according to ALM survey data.       

“Even though we are speaking as part of Harvard alumni, our ultimate goal is to point out the fact that this isn't just about Harvard. This is about all higher education," said Crimson Courage spokesperson Evelyn Kim.       “Even though we are speaking as part of...

"In short, a reasonable person in Bryant's position might have overlooked it. Courts have routinely denied summary judgment and found a genuine issue of fact as to whether a condition was open and obvious where the plaintiff failed to notice a condition prior to...

“The overwhelming majority of the sophisticated legal departments I work with are growing—emphatically not plateauing or shrinking, said Jason Winmill, managing partner of the in-house consultancy Argopoint.       “The overwhelming majority of the sophisticated legal...

“Ultimately, this court's grace evaporates in the face of lies, misrepresentations, and omissions, wrote U.S. District Judge Cristina Silva.       “Ultimately, this court's grace evaporates in the face of lies, misrepresentations, and omissions, wrote U.S. District...

In one of the more explosive letters sent to lawmakers, a former colleague of Bove's raised serious allegations of partisan actions and advocating for lawyers to ignore court orders.       In one of the more explosive letters sent to lawmakers, a former colleague of...

In one of the more explosive letters sent to lawmakers, a former colleague of Bove's raised serious allegations of partisan actions and advocating for lawyers to ignore court orders.       In one of the more explosive letters sent to lawmakers, a former colleague of...

The firm's U.S.-based summer associates recently competed to build workflows with CoCounsel, alongside a number of first-years, partners and other staffers.       The firm's U.S.-based summer associates recently competed to build workflows with CoCounsel, alongside a...

U.S. District Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the District of Massachusetts ordered Janssen Biotech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, which manufactures and sells Remicade and Simponi ARIA, to produce related to the litigation, where it is...

A New Yorker represented by Wolf Popper had argued that he had bought Visa Vanilla gift cards, believing that the payments giant had taken measures to protect its cards from widespread card draining scams. But U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods for the Southern...

The number of ERISA class actions against Fortune 500 entities was up 162% in May, according to data from Law.com Radar.       The number of ERISA class actions against Fortune 500 entities was up 162% in May, according to data from Law.com Radar.       

After seven years as the top lawyer at Light & Wonder, the maker of Bally casino games, 64-year-old James Sottile is passing the legal reins to his top deputy, Susan Dawson.       After seven years as the top lawyer at Light & Wonder, the maker of Bally casino...

"Zillow has willfully maintained and abused its monopoly power in the residential real estate online search services market by adopting the anticompetitive and exclusionary policy that is the Zillow Ban and thus violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act," counsel for...

David Bissinger, law partner at Bissinger, Oshman, Williams & Strasburger in Houston, leverages his passion for audio systems and audio skills to improve courtroom presentations, linking music composition to legal arguments.       David Bissinger, law partner at...

“There's been no assertion and no finding that President Trump unequivocally and explicitly renounced his immunity in this case, his attorney said in pressing for the verdict to be reversed.       “There's been no assertion and no finding that President Trump...

"The goal is simple: Let AI handle the repeatable tasks so humans can focus on high-value, relationship-driven work," said Sabastian Niles, president and chief legal officer of Salesforce.       "The goal is simple: Let AI handle the repeatable tasks so humans can...

Communication, Collaboration, and Access to Partnership Agreement Details Are Key       Communication, Collaboration, and Access to Partnership Agreement Details Are Key       

In an era where AI-generated audio, video, and images can convincingly mimic real people, how are courts, attorneys, and lawmakers preparing to tackle the threat of falsified evidence?       In an era where AI-generated audio, video, and images can convincingly mimic...

While replacing problematic words may seem minor compared with other law firm actions, it's a high-stakes environment.       While replacing problematic words may seem minor compared with other law firm actions, it's a high-stakes environment.       

One thing is consistent: Almost no one currently working at a firm large enough to feel exposed wants to discuss DEI publicly.       One thing is consistent: Almost no one currently working at a firm large enough to feel exposed wants to discuss DEI...

As many law schools scale back their diversity, equity and inclusion messaging to avoid being targeted, some are wondering what another blow to DEI could mean for the future of diversity in the profession.       As many law schools scale back their diversity, equity...

Here's our demographic data on who makes up Big Law's talent.       Here's our demographic data on who makes up Big Law's talent.       

In recent years, inflammatory political rhetoric—regardless of party—has fueled a troubling surge in violence against judges. This kind of rhetoric not only undermines public trust in the judiciary, weakening the very foundation of our legal system, but also endangers...

Notably, the SEC did not take the position that any particular cryptocurrency asset was a security, but rather that the investment in the funds satisfied the security requirement, said David Oliwenstein, formerly with the SEC's Division of Enforcement and now a...

Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc. "plausibly alleges that CoStar has monopoly power in the relevant markets and engaged in anticompetitive conduct by entering de facto exclusive agreements and constructing technological barriers," Judge Anthony D. Johnstone wrote...

“In this difficult moment for the legal community, I believe it is more important than ever to instill in the next generation of lawyers the same principles that drove me to the legal profession: the imperative of speaking out on behalf of the vulnerable, standing up...

Stephen Broome, a partner at Quinn Emanuel who is representing OpenEvidence, acknowledged that though the complaint addresses some groundbreaking intellectual property disputes associated with emerging technology, the trade secrets at issue are, at their foundation,...

The companies received the green light for their $13.5 billion deal after promising not to direct advertising dollars toward or away from publishers based on political content.       The companies received the green light for their $13.5 billion deal after promising...

Jon Youngwood, global co-chair of Simpson Thacher's litigation department, said the Fifth Circuit's ruling that struck down a state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms "rests upon the wisdom of the First Amendment and the...

"The company's knowledge of Vincer's protected activity, coupled with a change in its response to Vincer's problematic behavior mere days after the protected activity, and the absence of any investigation, analysis, or documentation in his personnel file to otherwise...

Over the dissents of the liberal justices, the Supreme Court's conservative majority temporarily paused a lower court order blocking deportations to "third countries" such as South Sudan.       Over the dissents of the liberal justices, the Supreme Court's...