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The American Lawyer

For Law Firm Succession Planning, GCs Take Matters Into Their Own Hands

"I'm not reliant on any one specific attorney in any area I need assistance," said Utz general counsel Theresa Shea. "If someone were to retire, my primary billing contact might change, but my overall relationship with the firm would not."
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National Law Journal

A Preemptive Strike? Samsung Electronics Requests Declaratory Non-Infringement Judgment Against Oura Ring Patents

"Each and every time a major competitor has developed and/or released a product that competes in the smart ring market, Oura has filed a patent infringement action against that competitor," according to Samsung's complaint.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

11th Circuit Judge Uses ChatGPT in Deciding Appeal, Encourages Others to Consider It

In a proposal he said "many will reflexively condemn as heresy," Judge Kevin Newsom suggests that those who follow an "ordinary meaning" approach to law should consider how AI-powered LLMs such as ChatGPT can "inform the interpretive analysis."
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National Law Journal

'Legal Version of Flopping': Judges Spar Over Standing in Blocking Fund for Black Business Women

"At bottom, American Alliance and its members have shown nothing more than flopping on the field when it comes to establishing an injury in fact," Eleventh Circuit Judge Robin Rosenbaum wrote in dissent.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

TikTok Parent Hires Hollywood Heavy Hitter as Global GC Amid Showdown With US

Former Warner Bros. General Counsel John Rogovin is taking the legal reins of the popular social media app as its continued operation in the United States hangs in the balance.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

4th Circuit Reverses Qualified Immunity Award in Police Excessive Force Suit

The Fourth Circuit in a 2-1 decision reversed a district court award of qualified immunity to a police officer, finding he had violated a U.S. lieutenant's civil rights during a December 2020 traffic stop in Virginia.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

1st Circuit Seems Unsure of Overturning Order Barring American Airlines-JetBlue Alliance

"I thought he [the trial judge] listened to the experts that the defendants [airlines] put forward and assessed their testimony and expressly found they were biased and largely not credible," said First Circuit Judge William Kayatta Jr.
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National Law Journal

Amid Growing Battle for Talent, 3 DC and Virginia Firms Increased Their Equity Partner Pay Spreads

Six other Am Law 200 firms across Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia either kept these spreads at the same level between 2022 and 2023 or decreased the spread.
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National Law Journal

Quinn Emanuel, Paul Weiss Stock Up on Antitrust Talent in DC

Former FTC general counsel Kevin Arquit joined Quinn Emanuel from meat processing giant JBS, while former DOJ trial attorney Chris Wilson came to Paul Weiss from Gibson Dunn.
4 minute read

Law.com

A Novel (and 'Funnier') Ranking System for Law Schools: How Many Mentions in the Times

Alternatives to the U.S. News & World Report Law Schools Rankings have gotten a lot of press lately, and one University of Kentucky law school professor is the latest to offer one: a "funnier" rankings system.
5 minute read

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