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CodeX Dispatches: 5 Takes on Successful (and Potential) Growth in Legal Tech

Five speakers from across the legal industry share their ideas and success stories about pushing efficiency and tech adoption forward.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Knockoff Chinese Juicer Hits US Kitchens, Says Quinn Emanuel

A federal court complaint on behalf of Juicero Inc. says a Chinese company has copied the "luxurious yet approachable" style of its juicer.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Alameda Judge Admonished Over Campaign-Fund Reporting

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Tara Flanagan was admonished by the state's judicial discipline agency Tuesday for failing to report the actual source of $25,000 in loans to her successful 2012 campaign.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Google Trouble Highlights Pay Equity Developments at Companies

Accusations of a gender gap in compensation at Google have brought to the fore the importance of pay equity for companies and legal departments.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Humanitarian Aid Lawsuit Targets Former Yahoo Lawyers

A lawsuit filed Tuesday claims only a fraction of a $17 million trust created under a Yahoo settlement has been used to provide humanitarian aid to Chinese dissidents.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Machines Are Organizing Legal's Data, But Not Fast Enough

Machine-learning powered data classification is providing better insight into internal and operational data, but it has yet to spread to all areas of legal work.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Report Faults Wells Fargo's Law Department in Sham-Accounts Scandal

Shearman & Sterling's report on the Wells Fargo sham-accounts scandal didn't hold any punches. And the bank's law department didn't escape scrutiny. The report found the law department "did not appreciate that sales integrity issues reflected a systemic breakdown in Wells Fargo's culture and values and an ongoing failure to correct the widespread breaches of trust in the misuse of customers' personal data and financial information." Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan said the report provides a new opportunity to "learn from our mistakes."
20 minute read

The Recorder

Morgan Lewis, Seeking Asia Growth, Adds Bay Area Partner

The Am Law 100 firm, which has been busy this year increasing its services for Asia-based clients, hired Nancy Yamaguchi as a corporate and technology transactions partner in San Francisco. Yamaguchi most recently served as a partner and global head of technology at Withers Bergman, a firm she joined in 2014.
70 minute read

The Recorder

California's Covington Team Calls Trump Immigration Claims 'Unsupported'

Covington & Burling lawyers representing the California legislature are demanding U.S. officials identify any state and local laws that "prohibit or hinder" immigration enforcement, an allegation leveled by Trump administration officials amid an escalation of tension between the Golden State and Washington.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Boies Schiller Bags Another Boutique, As Paul Weiss Adds Partner

Almost a year after acquiring a New York-based litigation boutique, the newly-minted Boies Schiller Flexner has absorbed Los Angeles-based litigation firm Caldwell Leslie & Proctor. The move comes amid a restructuring at Boies Schiller that has resulted in several partners leaving the firm as it re-focuses itself on high-end litigation work.
5 minute read

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