Alm Staff

September 29, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Applying artificial intelligence to the practice of law is no longer the stuff of science fiction. But what does legal AI really offer right now? How fast is it improving? And who stands to benefit the most? Meet the people and firms pioneering the answers to those questions below. New technologies will change the way you practice. Here's how.

By ALM Staff

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July 21, 2016 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday sued to block the proposed $37 billion merger between Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc.

By ALM staff

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July 21, 2016 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday sued to block the proposed $54 billion merger between Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp., two giants in the health insurance industry.

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July 08, 2016 | National Law Journal

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday, in the aftermath of the attacks on officers in Dallas and the police killing of two men earlier in the week in Louisiana and Minnesota: "To all Americans: I ask you not to allow the events of this week to precipitate a 'new normal' in our country. I ask you to turn to each other, not against each other as we move forward. And I urge you to remember, today and every day, that we are one nation."

By ALM staff

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June 21, 2016 | National Law Journal

Absent a divide among federal appeals courts about gun regulations, the NLJ's Marcia Coyle tells PBS NewsHour host Gwen Ifill, "the court will wait for a conflict."

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June 20, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Hank Grezlak's role with ALM as Regional Editor-in-Chief for the Northeast—including The Legal Intelligencer—has been expanded to include oversight of all regional brands including the New York Law Journal, The Recorder, Texas Lawyer, Daily Report and the Daily Business Review. The move is one of several promotions ALM has made to its senior editorial leadership team as part of its efforts to move toward a more digital-first, global newsroom.

By ALM Staff

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May 18, 2016 | National Law Journal

Justice Sonia Sotomayor this week said she's in favor of "forced labor"—mandatory pro bono. Not a new concept, sure, but the justice's remarks generated considerable buzz. Tell us what you think. Good idea, or bad? How would it work? Join the conversation.

By ALM Staff

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April 04, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The international legal community had its Edward Snowden moment this weekend, when newspapers around the world began publishing excerpts from an unprecedented document leak tied to the law firm Mossack Fonseca.

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February 18, 2016 | National Law Journal

With the stock market down so far this year, is it a surprise that lawyers' financial strategy is to keep working through 2016? In a recent survey conducted across ALM's legal news websites for about three days, 170 respondents out of more than 200 said they would work longer or stay the course to stave off investment pinches. The approach dovetails with the culture at many law practices, where seniority means more power and business. Nearly every stock index has fallen this year since Jan. 1, with the exception of some Latin American markets, so law firm partners across the U.S. this week asserted that their plans to stay in the workforce have not wavered.

By ALM Staff

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December 22, 2015 | Law.com

From crude comments to inappropriate gifts, bad decision-making landed these judges in hot water in 2015.

By ALM Staff

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