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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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August 11, 2023 | The Recorder

Quinn Emanuel Reps OpenAI in IP Suit Involving 'Nearly Identical' Trademark

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

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

August 11, 2023 | The Recorder

Twitter's X Corp. Hit With Employment Class Action Over Alleged FMLA Violations

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

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

August 11, 2023 | The Recorder

Health Care Firm Hit With Privacy Suit Over 'Imminent Risk' of Data Breach

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

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

August 11, 2023 | Law.com

How the Billable Hour, Among Other Factors, Pushes Women Out of the Legal Profession

In this week's episode, Elizabeth Manno, partner at Venable and co-chair of the National Association of Women Lawyers research committee, discusses some of the issues attorneys have pointed to that could explain the steady and significant attrition of women from law firms relative to the number of women entering the profession as associates.

By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles

1 minute read

August 10, 2023 | The Recorder

The Recall Is Raw Democracy

Officials targeted with a recall, the most personal of the direct democracy devices, are unsurprisingly unhappy about having to defend against it. But voters should not be fooled when their targets complain about risks to democracy, according to Joshua Spivak and David Carrillo of Berkeley Law's California Constitution Center.

By Joshua Spivak and David A. Carrillo

5 minute read

August 09, 2023 | The Recorder

Avoiding Ethical Risks in Your Online Bio

By being mindful of several issues, lawyers can help ensure that their bios continue to boost their profiles, rather than create risk, according to Dentons' Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair.

By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair

6 minute read

August 08, 2023 | The Recorder

INDICTED: SF Law Firm's Ex-Office Manager Accused of Embezzling $1.1M

The former office manager pleaded not guilty to the charges.

By Alaina Lancaster

2 minute read

August 04, 2023 | The Recorder

New Excess Verdict Demand Letter Requirements

There have been no express judicial or legislative standards of when and how reasonable settlement demands should be made, until now, according to Arnie Levinson of Signature Resolution.

By Arnie Levison

6 minute read

August 04, 2023 | Law.com

Beyond the Numbers: Clients Want to Know About Culture of Diversity at Law Firms

Clients are pushing law firms to disclose more and more diversity-related information in order to earn their business, according to Lloyd Freeman, chief diversity officer at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.

By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles

2 minute read

August 04, 2023 | The Recorder

Air Pollution Agency Created 'Systemically Discriminatory' Workplace, 2 Former Employees Claim

The lawsuits filed by attorneys at the Joseph Saveri Law Firm claim that leaders of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District have enforced gendered dress codes, mocked an African American woman's hair and have made derogatory remarks about women's bodies.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read