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October 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Time to Act: A Call for Accountability Amid a Crisis of Female Representation

Work-life pressures and numerous other challenges have led to women being included in law firm leadership at rates that lag far behind female leadership in other industries. These pressures also contribute to women struggling to envision a long-term career path in the law that adequately balances their work and personal aspirations.

By Mary Beth H. Gray

8 minute read

April 10, 2024 | International Edition

Lawyer, Mother and the Dark Night of the Soul: What We Are Doing to Women at Law Firms

Given everything I had been told about my firm caring about retaining women, I had no doubt it would be open to a flexible work request. It didn't cross my mind it would say no.

By Megan Gray

6 minute read

November 15, 2023 | The Recorder

October Term 2023 Supreme Court Preview: White Collar Criminal Defense

The docket is a work-in-progress and there are still plenty of cases that should be of interest to lawyers practicing in the white-collar space, according to Keker's Brook Dooley and Cody Gray.

By Brook Dooley and Cody Gray

13 minute read

November 28, 2022 | Legaltech News

The Limits of Howey: What the SEC May Be Signaling Through its Approach to NFTs and F-NFTs

While the SEC has yet to weigh in on the question of whether NFTs are securities, its increased attention on fractionalized NFTs may signal a shift in how the agency intends to test whether digital assets are securities in the future.

By Mark Cianci, Charles Humphreville, Kelley Chandler & Ty Owen, Ropes & Gray

7 minute read

October 08, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Retaining Female Attorneys in the Great Resignation

The pressing need to sustain and retain female attorneys wasn't a problem created during COVID-19, but the pandemic exacerbated longstanding gender inequalities within the legal industry.

By Mary Beth H. Gray

6 minute read

June 01, 2022 | International Edition

Addressing the Burgeoning Culture Crisis in the Legal Sector

Increased remote working has been liberating for some but a lack of face-to-face time in the office has led to an increase in mental health challenges as the boundaries between the home and office are blurred.

By Deborah Gray, Totum Partners

6 minute read

August 31, 2021 | Legaltech News

Analytics and Predictive Coding Technology for Corporate Attorneys: Six Use Cases

This second part of a series examines six specific ways that corporate legal teams can put analytics and predictive coding technology to work in the e-discovery and compliance space to improve cost, outcome, and efficiencies.

By Jennifer Swanton, Medtronic; Shannon Capone Kirk, Ropes & Gray; and John Del Piero, Lighthouse

8 minute read

August 05, 2021 | Legaltech News

Analytics and Predictive Coding Technology for Corporate Attorneys: Demystifying the Jargon

At times, tech folks can forget that the majority of their clients don't live in the world of developing and evaluating new technology. Here are some common terminology and definitions, so that in-house attorneys are prepared to have better, more practical real-world discussions with technology providers.

By Jennifer Swanton, Medtronic; Shannon Capone Kirk, Ropes & Gray; and John Del Piero, Lighthouse

10 minute read

June 02, 2021 | Legaltech News

An Emerging Digital World: The Possibilities and Legal Gray Zones of Non-Fungible Tokens

For companies planning to bet on NFTs, the ability to navigate their gray areas effectively is crucial to realizing the company's strategic objectives.

By Matt Rizzolo. Regina Sam Penti and Raffi Teperdjian, Ropes & Gray

8 minute read

February 04, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Broken Halos: The Goal of the Mediator Is to Balance Assessments

How is it that the expectations of parties to an action can be so different? Can it be the law and facts are unknown to one party? Or can It be that parties are not abstract representatives of a side but human beings.

By Ed Gray

8 minute read