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As Big Law Marches to Most Days in Office, Some 'Bank' Remote Days

The Davis Polk and Weil office policies are an acknowledgment that lawyers have been effective at working remotely, and it would be difficult to take away the concept in one fell swoop, some analysts said.
6 minute read

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Can an Emoji Seal a Deal? Canadian Court Says a Thumbs-Up Emoji Counts in Binding Contract

Even casual responses can lead to legally binding agreements that in this case ended up costing a grain farmer thousands of dollars.
3 minute read

International Edition

Many UK Legal Professionals Expect Generative AI to Change Nature of Client Relationships

The "Generative AI and the future of the legal profession" survey from LexisNexis found that in-house teams and large law firms in the U.K. are among the early adopters of generative AI tools.
5 minute read

International Edition

Will Debevoise Always Have Paris?

Rumors swirl after the exits of Brown Rudnick and Davis Polk, but Debevoise says its small presence in Paris plays a big part in its global strategy.
6 minute read

International Edition

Is the Third Try the Charm? EU Officials Say This Time the New Data Deal Is Legally Sound; Privacy Advocates Disagree

Privacy activist Max Schrems says the new framework fails to protect EU citizens and does not address all of the concerns previously raised by the European Court of Justice. Once again, he says he will challenge the new agreement in Europe's highest court.
6 minute read

International Edition

Taylor Wessing and ECIJA Claim Early Wins From Strategic Alliance

From client wins to referrals and secondments, the firms' managing partners say they have been surprised by the early success of the Anglo-Spanish relationship.
6 minute read

International Edition

As Law Firm Mergers Get More Complex, Fewer Are Crossing Borders

There are fewer cross-border unions materializing lately, despite "an awful lot" of interest among U.K. firms in the U.S. market.
4 minute read

International Edition

Another New Chinese Regulation: Are Companies and Law Firms at Risk?

The Chinese government amended its law to combat espionage. But it's the latest in a series of revised or new laws that have foreign businesses and law firms on alert.
4 minute read

International Edition

How a Fierce Arbitration Case Reignited Calls to Regulate Litigation Funding

The case, which has been fought out in Dutch, French and Spanish courts, has pitted the government of Malaysia and two leading European firms against one of the world's largest litigation funders and a UK barristers' chambers.
7 minute read

International Edition

If Kirkland & Ellis Can't Avoid Cyberattacks, Who Can?

"It proves that nobody is immune," said Zach Olsen, president of communications firm Infinite Global.
5 minute read

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