By Isha Marathe | July 17, 2023
Each year, more cases in U.S. courts treat emojis as legally binding. However, giving the same weight to emojis as one would give to signatures comes with its own set of security concerns, and increased ambiguity.
By Chris O'Malley | July 17, 2023
"Proving that any particular plaintiff's cancer was caused by aspartame, as distinguished from the many other possible causes, could prove to be an insuperable obstacle to recovery," said Kenneth Abraham, a University of Virginia law professor.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Andrew Maloney | July 17, 2023
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.
By Trudy Knockless | July 14, 2023
"If they are not provided with the tools that can make them work more efficiently, they're going to look for another job," Danielle Sheer, general counsel of Commvault, said.
By Maria Dinzeo | July 14, 2023
"Don't exaggerate what your AI can do. And what the FTC means by this is that your performance claims have to have scientific support behind them," artificial intelligence expert Cara Hughes said at a webinar Thursday on the regulatory risks around AI.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | July 14, 2023
Performance improvement plans allow slow practices to hedge against hopes of higher demand, according to Big Law recruiters and associates.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Amanda O'Brien | July 13, 2023
Attorneys, from junior associates to other firm partners, need to create backup plans well in advance of a rainmaker or founding partner retiring, experts say.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | July 11, 2023
More Big Law firms are hiring lawyers to focus on specific areas of pro bono work, a move that makes the firms' priorities clear and offers a roadmap for growing other social programs.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | July 11, 2023
For the Am Law 200 firms that participated in The American Lawyer 2023 Pro Bono Scorecard, average pro bono hours per lawyer were flat.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | July 11, 2023
The firm gets paid 60% to 80% of investment banks working on the same deals and two to three times its billable rate on "premium-billing" litigation matters, according to a court filing.
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