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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

PRECAUTIONS – International law firms with offices across Greater China and Hong Kong are adopting special measures in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. Simon Lock reports that firms, among other things, are paying for employees to take taxis to the office to avoid mass transit and canceling travel to high-risk areas. The only major international law firm with a presence in the city of Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have originated, is Dentons.

WRAP UP - President Trump's legal team is set to rest its defense of the president in the Senate trial today, arguing that Trump did nothing wrong and that his conduct didn't reach the level of impeachment. Next up will be the Senate's questioning of both House and Trump's lawyers, before a highly anticipated vote Friday on whether former national security adviser John Bolton will be subpoenaed for his testimony in the trial.

ROBOTS – Not to be outdone by defense counsel and in-house departments, plaintiffs firms are increasingly relying on  data analytics tools and predictive coding to help them litigate cases. However, as Max Mitchell reports, they're using much of the technology for good old case management as opposed to more sophisticated applications like figuring out how a judge will rule or what approach will sway jurors.

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EDITOR'S PICKS

Ex-Kirkland, Wilkinson Walsh Partner Calls It Quits to Escape Stress and Just 'Go Home'

2 Pierce Bainbridge Partners Depart for Armstrong Teasdale

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

BIG MOVE – Orrick's Rome office has lost a seven-lawyer team to local firm Chiomenti. Varsha Patel reports that leading the team is partner Gianrico Giannesi, who was at Orrick for 14 years and was deputy head of its banking and finance department.

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WHAT YOU SAID

"It's felt good to spend time with the family and feel unburdened by the stresses and pressures that I've been dealing with for 25 years."

— Brant Bishop, a former litigator at Wilkinson Walsh, who recently resigned from the firm he helped found in order to step back from the pressures of work.

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