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
September 22, 2023 | Law.com
What the Global 200 Rankings Say About Big Law's Past, Present and FutureIn this week's episode, Law.com Editor-in-Chief Zack Needles sits down with Law.com International Editor-in-Chief Paul Hodkinson to talk about the biggest takeaways from this year's Global 200 law firm rankings.
By Zack Needles | Alaina Lancaster
1 minute read
September 22, 2023 | The Recorder
A Light at the End of the Tunnel: Rebounding Biotech Transactions Provide Hope for Life Sciences CompaniesThe broader biotechnology equity capital markets have rebounded from their more recent lows in June 2022, according to Sidley Austin's Frank Rahmani, Istvan Hajdu and Carlton Fleming.
By Frank Rahmani, Istvan Hajdu and Carlton Fleming
7 minute read
September 22, 2023 | The Recorder
Blum's Attack on Diversity: Forcing BIPOC Attorneys to 'Show Their Papers'"Blum's efforts make the unfounded yet persistent whispers of white displacement equal to the actual lived reality of millions of BIPOC," says Shandyn Pierce, an associate at Hanson Bridgett.
By Shandyn Pierce
5 minute read
September 21, 2023 | The Recorder
9th Circuit Judges Criticize Court's Early Open Door to Anti-SLAPP AppealsNinth Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown said the court has "turned a blind eye to the incongruity" of reviewing on interlocutory appeal denials of anti-SLAPP motions to strike "for too long."
By Alaina Lancaster
4 minute read
September 21, 2023 | Law.com
Bar Groups Mull Succession Planning Rules Amid Law Firm ClosuresRequired succession planning might lead to less scrambling and uncertainty for law firms and clients alike, and perhaps even fewer firm implosions in the aftermath of leadership changes.
By Alaina Lancaster
6 minute read
September 20, 2023 | The Recorder
How California's Push to Be 'Safe Haven' for Transgender Youth Could Hit a Wall at the Supreme Court"Either the laws should be uniform for child custody jurisdiction, or they aren't, and once they aren't, all bets are off," says Alphonse Provinziano of Provinziano & Associates.
By Alphonse Provinziano
5 minute read
September 20, 2023 | The Recorder
What Is Your Law Firm's PR Share of Voice?One highly effective means of assessing your law firm's positioning in this evolving landscape is by evaluating your Share of Voice within public relations, according to Elizabeth Lampert and Siena Dibene of Elizabeth Lampert PR.
By Elizabeth Lampert and Siena Dibene
6 minute read
September 15, 2023 | Law.com
How and Why Davis Wright Built Its Own GenAI ChatbotIn this week's episode, Law.com legal technology reporter Isha Marathe spoke with Vid Prabhakaran, Davis Wright Tremaine partner and member of its AI steering committee; and Dan Szabo, the firm's director of enterprise projects, about DWT's very own chatbot that looks a whole lot like ChatGPT.
By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles
2 minute read
September 15, 2023 | The Recorder
Plaintiffs Drop Privacy Suit Against OpenAI, Microsoft Warning of 'Catastrophic Risk to Humanity'In a court filing Friday, attorneys from the Clarkson Law Firm notified U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco that plaintiffs were dismissing the case without prejudice.
By Alaina Lancaster
2 minute read
September 15, 2023 | The Recorder
Covington Taps DLA Piper E-Discovery Litigator to Grow Team Amid AI RevolutionCovington & Burling has hired DLA Piper's Leeanne Mancari to help grow the firm's e-discovery presence on the West Coast, as well as nationally.
By Alaina Lancaster
6 minute read