Alaina Lancaster

Alaina Lancaster

Alaina Lancaster, based in San Francisco, covers disruptive trends and technologies shaping the future of law. She authors the weekly legal futurist newsletter What's Next. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @a_lancaster3

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June 28, 2024 | Law.com

The Week in Data: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Catch up on this week's data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the NLJ 500, deal challenges under current regulatory leadership and debated multidistrict litigation statistics.

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

June 25, 2024 | The Recorder

Stein Saks Taps Defense Counsel in RICO Suit From Experian, Jones Day

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

June 25, 2024 | The Recorder

Sequoia Capital Taps Ropes & Gray in Trademark Dispute

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

June 21, 2024 | Law.com

Wilson Sonsini Reps Autodesk in Proposed Securities Class Action

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

June 21, 2024 | Law.com

Kirkland Steps Into Proposed Digital Privacy Class Action Against Edtech Company

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

June 05, 2024 | Law.com

Law.com's Top 100 Verdicts of 2023

The nation's highest-ranking verdicts were compiled by Law.com analyst team VerdictSearch.

By VerdictSearch

2 minute read

May 15, 2024 | Law.com

A Controversial Regulation: How the FTC Noncompete Ban Might Affect the Legal Industry

Follow how the regulation might affect the legal industry from across the Law.com Newsroom.

By ALM Staff

3 minute read

April 02, 2024 | Law.com

Meet Law.com's New Editor in Chief

"One of the aspects of this new role that I'm most excited about is getting to meet even more litigators and legal professionals from around the country, but I think it's only fair I share a few things about myself first."

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

March 21, 2024 | Law.com

More Judges Voice Their Concerns as AI Enters Courtrooms

As generative AI funnels into court proceedings, more judges are confronting head-on the threats and opportunities the technology poses.

By Alaina Lancaster

6 minute read

March 12, 2024 | The Recorder

'Privacy Nightmares': Mayer Brown's Tony Weibell on Why Judges Are Paying More Attention to Privacy Claims

Mayer Brown partner Tony Weibell, who moved to the firm from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati earlier this year, said that some judges' perception of privacy has changed so quickly that the companies can't keep up.

By Alaina Lancaster

7 minute read