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August 28, 2024 | The Recorder

Yelp Sues Google for Alleged Antitrust Violations, Citing Previous 'Watershed' Government Ruling

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by Hausfeld attorneys Sathya Gosselin and Swathi Bojedla, accuses the Big Tech giant of violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act and California's Unfair Competition Law by exploiting its position as "the largest information gatekeeper in existence" to "steer users to its own inferior content to pad its massive revenues."
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August 28, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Even Private Equity Bows to the Market Power of the NFL

The initial list of six approved investment firms will limit the fresh opportunities for Big Law, but expect more chances for dealmakers to unfold over time.
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August 28, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Harry Caray Trademarked 'Holy Cow!' And There's Litigation Over It

Chicago-based Harry Caray Ltd. filed suit in Texas against a company with operations in Texas and New York, alleging trademark infringement of the late Major League Baseball game day announcer's trademarked "Holy Cow!" catchphrase.
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August 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

Legal Fate of FTC Noncompete Ban Far From Resolved

"The validity of the rule is likely to come before the Third, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and the possibility of circuit conflict also means that the issue could potentially receive Supreme Court review," according to an analysis from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
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August 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal

AFAs Will Grow as Firms Increase Gen AI Usage, New Survey Finds

"When we first saw AFAs hit the market, it was totally client-driven. With this new shift, it could be law firm-driven, because their profitability is at stake," said Barnes & Thornburg's Cassie Vertovec, one of the authors of the study.
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August 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Cigna Taps Rising Star as Chief Legal Officer

Longtime legal chief Nicole Jones, who's taken on an array of additional leadership roles in recent years, is staying with the company and will continue to have oversight of legal.
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August 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Women IP Lawyers Say Winning More First-Chair Roles Hinges on Communicating Effectively, Not Swagger or a 'Lawyerly' Voice

LinkedIn IP head Renee Brown said she wants emails from outside counsel that tell her what she needs to know in no more than two paragraphs. "I can't get into the weeds—I just don't have that kind of time," she said.
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August 27, 2024 | Legaltech News

Mary O'Carroll on Her Move to Goodwin: Law Firms Are at the Heart of Industry Disruption

O'Carroll, who formerly worked in a legal-ops role at Google and at CLM provider Ironclad, believes that law firms are at an inflection point when it comes to meeting the business needs of their clients.
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August 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

'This Is a Huge Miss!': More Companies Requiring JDs for Legal Ops Roles, a Trend Vets of the Field Call Nonsensical

"This is a way to gatekeep and to feel safe without actually being safe," said Akshay Verma, a former Meta legal ops chief whose recent LinkedIn post calling the requirement needlessly exclusionary attracted dozens of comments of support.
7 minute read
August 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Trailblazer at International Monetary Fund Handing Over Legal Reins After 27 Years With Agency

Liberian native Rhoda Weeks-Brown said she had lived her dream "of working for an organization with a mission that could change the world for the better."
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