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RIP: Barry Bayer, the OG of Legal Tech Reporting

RIP: Barry Bayer, the OG of Legal Tech Reporting

People have sometimes called me the OG of legal tech reporting. But that is not so. The true OG of legal tech was Barry Bayer, who died this week at the age of 81. Back in the day, Barry was the guy who would make legal tech execs shake in their shoes when he raised...

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AIAs: A Look At the Future of AI-Related Contracts

AIAs: A Look At the Future of AI-Related Contracts

AI's rapid market proliferation and regulatory expansion mirrors privacy's, and businesses should model their contractual AI compliance on the successes of privacy law's DPA and BAA.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by...

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Trump Ties Are Hot In Today’s Biglaw Lateral Market

Trump Ties Are Hot In Today’s Biglaw Lateral Market

(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [T]here’s a high demand [for lawyers with Trump ties]. I even had somebody… who’s at a law firm tell me that he’s gotten more client work because of that, because of the...

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Sitting Shiva For DEI And Junior Lawyers

Sitting Shiva For DEI And Junior Lawyers

Shiva is the Hebrew word for Judaism’s week-long mourning period for the deceased’s relatives. With the “off with their heads” attitude of the new administration, many of us, regardless of religious affiliation, are in mourning for the killing off of DEI initiatives....

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The Opening Shot Against Obergefell

The Opening Shot Against Obergefell

(Photo by Ted Eytan / Flickr) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which state’s House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution expressing their “commitment to restoring the definition of marriage as a union between one man and one...

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A Texas Lawyer Just Rose to the Trump Administration

A Texas Lawyer Just Rose to the Trump Administration

One of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's most prominent staff attorneys is joining the Trump administration as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by...

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No Injury: Despite Proven Claims, Antitrust Suit Fails

No Injury: Despite Proven Claims, Antitrust Suit Fails

A federal court judge found medical group plaintiffs alleging antitrust violations credibly argued a conspiracy to put them out of business, but dismissed the case in favor of the defendants by concluding the plaintiffs were not injured.       Hi there.The email you...

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Trump Ordered by UK Court to Pay Legal Bill Within 28 Days

Trump Ordered by UK Court to Pay Legal Bill Within 28 Days

The order stems from the U.K. legal costs for some previous litigation. During court proceedings, the lawyer representing Trump told the judge, "It's difficult to get instructions when your client is president of the free world and trying to turn everything upside...

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What Should Be on Your Law Firm Dashboard?

Brooke Lively | It takes more than a P&L and balance sheet to understand how your firm is doing. The post What Should Be on Your Law Firm Dashboard? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.Like the dashboard in your car, your law firm...

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The Company You Keep — See Also

The Company You Keep — See Also

Self-Described Woman Hater Is One Of The Newest Trump Administration Hires: Great to be in good hands. Wonder What Chief Justice Roberts Thinks About The Spending Freeze?: He already wrote about it at length! Let’s see if his opinion changes this go around. Biglaw,...

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‘A Long 6 Years’: No $150M for Goldman Sachs Investors

‘A Long 6 Years’: No $150M for Goldman Sachs Investors

Manhattan Civil Court's Justice Joel Cohen tossed the case, finding that the investors were “unreasonabl[y] attempting to use notice agreements to make Energy Transfer liable for delays beyond July 1, 2018.       Manhattan Civil Court's Justice Joel Cohen tossed the...

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Canadian Private Equity Firms Are Eyeing the Tech Sector

Canadian Private Equity Firms Are Eyeing the Tech Sector

Despite uncertain trade headwinds, lower interest rates and lots of available capital portend a busy 2025, according to outlooks from Canadian law firms.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent...

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Texas Asks Trump DOJ to Reject Housing Enforcement

Texas Asks Trump DOJ to Reject Housing Enforcement

Butler Snow attorneys, acting as counsel for the Texas General Land Office, wants the U.S. Department of Justice to reject a request from Housing and Urban Development to start a race discrimination in housing enforcement action.       Hi there.The email you just...

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Alina Habba Did What She Does Best (Lie)

Alina Habba Did What She Does Best (Lie)

(Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images)Alina Habba is back, baby. And she’s better than ever! And by “better” we mean even more hilariously indignant and wrong about the law than when she was just a rich bitch harassing a waitress at the breakfast bar....

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Trump’s Budget Freeze Just Constitutional Fan Fiction

Trump’s Budget Freeze Just Constitutional Fan Fiction

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)The Trump administration continues pumping out executive action at the pace rivaling a trashy romance novel pulp house. And, like the trashiest of romance novels, each installment makes you go, “Oh… I don’t think you’re supposed to...

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Tributes Pour in for Pioneering Miami Judge, UM Adviser

Tributes Pour in for Pioneering Miami Judge, UM Adviser

He died Jan. 20 at age 76.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an unknown third party who is not using FeedBlitz to send their emails or manage their RSS feeds. FeedBlitz hasn’t been...

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Dechert Sues Former Attorney for Not Returning Compensation

Dechert Sues Former Attorney for Not Returning Compensation

Dechert claims that former senior project attorney Kathleen Fay, who had been hired on a temporary basis, was erroneously paid more than $132,000 after her temporary work was revoked and that she has thus far failed to reimburse the firm.       Hi there.The email you...

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