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Thomson Reuters Acquires UK Startup Safe Sign Technologies, Developer of Legal-Specific LLMs

Founded by a current trainee solicitor at A&O Shearman, Safe Sign is the second major generative AI acquisition for Thomson Reuters, following on the company's acquisition of Casetext for $650 million in cash in 2023.
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Litigation Daily

Snell & Wilmer's Andrew Young and the Case of the FBI's Secret Encrypted Phone Company

The book "Dark Wire" features work that Young did as a federal prosecutor helping to run ANOM, an encrypted phone company that gave the FBI a window into international drug cartels.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Which Law Firms Are On Course to be in the Global Elite?

A breakaway group of law firms will need scale, profitability and geographical reach—but not many have all three.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: In Case Prosecutors Described as Silicon Valley's Biggest Corporate Fraud, Two Complete Defense Verdicts

With Steptoe's Brian Heberlig and Clifford Chance's Christopher Morvillo representing former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch and Gary Lincenberg of Bird Marella representing former vice president of finance Stephen Chamberlain, jurors found both defendants not guilty of charges of padding the revenues at the software company to defraud its acquirer, Hewlett-Packard.
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Legaltech News

Lexis Announces General Availability of Lexis+ AI in the UK

Lexis officially expanded the generative AI platform to the U.K. after a commercial preview program that lasted several months, and after announcing similar availability for Lexis+ AI in Australia earlier this month.
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Daily Business Review

Slew of Litigation Hurdles Ahead in Case of Alleged Pro Sports Sexual Harassment

"If I'm representing the team, I would take the position that employers are not vicariously liable," said Broward attorney Michael Ekins, who is not connected to the lawsuit.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Letter From Asia: The Americans Are Leaving China in Droves, but Will It Level the Playing Field?

The risks inherent to running a legal business in China now far outweigh China's appeal. But over the past 18 months, no U.K. law firms have exited China, nor have they closed any offices on the mainland.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

How One of the World's Largest Institutional Investors Approaches Litigation

Beata Gocyk-Farber, the lead litigation counsel for Norges Bank Investment Management, spoke about the Norwegian pension fund's "cautious but assertive" approach to securities litigation.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

EY Turns to Veteran of NYC Office to Fill Global GC Post

Michael Solender, who's been the accounting giant's top lawyer for a decade, is passing the legal reins to top deputy David Weintraub.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-GC of Autonomy Says Accounting Turned Odd Before $11B Sale to HP

Joel Scott, the former general counsel of the U.K.-based tech company Autonomy's U.S. division, took the stand Thursday in the fraud trial of former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch, accused of padding his company's revenue to dupe HP into the purchase.
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