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The divergence of opinion is affecting the way firms are implementing AI technology, with some firms continuing to trial programmes while others remain more sceptical of adopting the tech firmwide.
Proskauer Rose Investment Management Trio Jumps to Stradley Ronon
Stuart H. Coleman, David Stephens and William T. MacGregor are moving from an Am Law 50 firm to a 200-plus lawyer shop that punches above its weight in the investment management arena.
Are Single-Tier Partnership Law Firms Fighting the Wind?
Recruiting and retaining senior associates—that gold mine of Big Law leverage—may now be more challenging to single-tier firms.
Auction of Shohei Ohtani's Famous Ball Continues Amid New Lawsuit
A new plaintiff has emerged, claiming to be the rightful owner of the baseball that became an instant million-dollar collector's item when Shohei Ohtani became the first player in Major League Baseball history to reach 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.
'Substantive Deficiencies': Judge Grants Big Law Motion Dismissing Ivy League Price-Fixing Claims
"The deficiencies in the Complaint that are the basis for granting the motion to dismiss are substantive in nature," U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson wrote in the court order, "and nothing in the plaintiff's papers suggests that they could amend the Complaint to overcome these substantive deficiencies."
Bitnomial Exchange Preemptively Sues SEC Over Alleged Enforcement Conflict With CFTC
"This is about future contracts and who has jurisdiction over the trading of futures contracts," said Matthew F. Kluchenek, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman.
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Counsel for the plaintiff, Termaine Hicks, devised a "scream test," where a looped recording of a woman screaming at 122 decibels played for over an hour, starting at 5:30 a.m. Sept. 23. Area residents apparently weren't warned ahead of time.
Which 1-Judge Division Districts Have Adopted Anti-Forum Shopping Guidance?
"Judge shopping sounds very sinister... but lawyers often look for venues and places they think will be favorable," said Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Supreme Court Will Decide If the 5th Circuit Allows 'Blatant Forum Shopping'
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