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To Improve DEI Outcomes, Firms Must Address Pitches and Work Allocation, Consultants Say

"We can't just be focused on events and activities, and we can't just be focused on changing hearts and minds," said Alexis Robertson, director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Foley & Lardner. "It has to be more of a systems-focused approach."
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Litigation Funding Prepares for Growth in Europe

As Europe opens its arms, cautiously, to mass litigation and class actions, litigation funders are seeing opportunity—and ramping up their plans to seize it.
4 minute read

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Mishcon de Reya Is Hiring a GPT Specialist. Will Others Follow?

"I'm convinced that we'll see more of this. And again, it's going to be from the firms that are not just approaching this from a marketing and PR point of view," Jeffrey Brandt, chief information officer at Jackson Kelly, told Legaltech News.
5 minute read

International Edition

Government and Public Affairs Practices Are Booming in Brussels. Here's Why.

The need to offer legal services and government affairs under one roof has increased significantly as the European Commission ramps up its regulation of tech companies, foreign direct investment, and ESG, lawyers say.
7 minute read

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US, EU Agree It's Time to Regulate AI. Will They Agree on How?

While recent months have seen the U.S. and European Union collaborating on how to mitigate AI's potentially harmful impacts, the prospect of a transatlantic policy alignment is uncertain.
5 minute read

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Do Replika's GDPR Regulatory Troubles Portend Problems for AI Chatbots?

After AI chatbot Replika lost its privileges to collect data on Italian users, attorneys say the matter highlights a real risk for startups who don't pay close attention to the EU's various online age-verification rules.
5 minute read

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'A Terrible Situation' or 'Still Well Established': Where Do the Failed Merger Talks Leave Shearman?

Reacting to the end of the Hogan Lovells discussions, UK market opinion is split on whether Shearman & Sterling should now pursue other merger options, or double down in the US.
5 minute read

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How Tech and ESG are Driving German Dealmaking Through a 'Polycrisis' World

As private equity and M&A markets flounder, newer markets are keeping lawyers busy, according to partners at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hengeler Mueller, PwC Legal and KPMG Law.
8 minute read

International Edition

'Revolvers': The Growing Controversy Around Top EU Officials Switching to Big Law

Nearly 20% of competition lawyers at Brussels law firms have at one point served in EU institutions.
8 minute read

International Edition

Strong Market Remains for Partners in Australia Despite Slowing Economy

But overseas demand for associates has dropped, recruiters say.
4 minute read

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