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September 12, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

King & Spalding Grows in Texas With 6 Partners from 3 Law Firms

A Vinson & Elkins litigation partner, a Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom energy transactions partner, and four Butler Snow product liability and mass torts partners joined King & Spalding in Austin, Dallas and Houston this week.
5 minute read
September 12, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Here's What Texas Attorneys Are Expecting From the State's New Business Courts

Many are optimistic about the courts' potential but expect it will take at least a year to build up the jurisprudence that could make them a reliable venue for business litigation.
5 minute read
September 12, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Web 3.0: How Will Blockchain Impact Your Practice?

"There have been no shortage of government enforcement actions in this space, yet the law is far from settled," write Sidley Austin's Lilya Tessler, Scott Parel and Angela Zambrano.
8 minute read
September 12, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Below-Market Associates Believe They Deserve the Market Compensation. Are They Right?

Midlevel associates say below-market compensation may cause them to leave, especially when billable hours match expectations at better-paying competitors.
5 minute read
September 11, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

'I'm Sorry for What I Did': Judge Gets Public Admonishment

The former city of Teague municipal court judge was found to have had ex parte communications during the course of trying to dismiss a traffic citation for an acquaintance, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct found.
2 minute read
September 11, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Revisits Standard for Reckless Police Conduct

"You just said that a series of (negligent acts) is never enough, so I'm left wondering why we even conduct this inquiry if nothing is ever enough?" Justice Brett Busby asked.
4 minute read
September 11, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

'Commit Yourself to Act': Actionable Guidance for Ethical Dilemmas

"Lawyers need not be a tortured Prince Hamlet, strutting back and forth, agonizing over an ethical dilemma," writes columnist Michael P. Maslanka.
6 minute read
September 11, 2024 | Law.com

AI Abroad

In this episode of AI Here and Now podcast series, IP Partner Cory Fisher and Privacy Partner Camila Tobón discuss how other countries are regulating AI and what that may mean for you.
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September 10, 2024 | The Recorder

Snowflake Faces Avalanche of Federal Lawsuits Over Massive Data Breach

James Pizzirusso, a co-founder and partner at Hausfeld who is representing plaintiffs in cases filed against Snowflake, said that the company "should have taken extra precautions here given the sensitivity of the data that it hosted" and "the massive number of breaches that have been occurring in the last decade."
3 minute read
September 10, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Second 50 Law Firms Are Moving Up With Game-Changing Combinations

If you're outside the top 50, it's harder to grow through laterals without being dented by attrition of your own, industry analysts say.
5 minute read

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