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The Contract Network Raises $8 Million, With Help From Relativity Founder, Cooley's Investment Fund

Launched in April, and co-founded by a former DocuSign vice president, The Contract Network leverages generative AI and market data to help speed up contract negotiations.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Looking at the Impact of Venture Capital and the Future of Technology Innovation

A look at what happens when Washington seeks to regulate Silicon Valley by enforcement.
12 minute read

Corporate Counsel

KKR Gives New CLO Huge Stock Grant Contingent on Her Staying Five Years

The 100,000 shares doled out to Kathryn "Katie" King Sudol are worth $6.2 million at today's share price, but they won't vest unless the private equity firm's stock rises substantially.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Shareholder Support for ESG Proposals Plunges as Subject Becomes Toxic

The voting occurred this spring as ESG critics stepped up their attacks on what they derisively call "woke" capitalism.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Citadel Hires 2 Top Lawyers Away From Goldman Sachs

The exits come at a time the venerable investment bank, long known for its stability, already was rattling Wall Street with an exodus of partners.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Eckert Seamans Poised to Pay $45M Settlement Tied to Sprawling Fraud at Phila. Cash Advance Co.

The multiple civil and criminal cases involving the founders of Par Funding have drawn in a number of Philadelphia's top law firms and litigators.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Vinson & Elkins at Forefront of Major Business-Friendly Ruling

"This is a multi district litigation. So we're talking about thousands of claims. It's a pretty big deal to not have to try all those cases and be involved in all that discovery," Vinson & Elkins partner Chris Popov said.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

$16.5M Settlement: Meet the Lawyers Behind the 'Almost Impossible Task'

The far-reaching litigation included international victims, and lawyers in at least two states.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What's Inside: The Value of a Gift and Maximizing Gifting Strategies

With the $12.92 million lifetime estate and gift tax exemption and the $17,000 annual gift tax exclusion being at all-time highs and indexed for inflation, many advisers are recommending families review their willingness and ability to develop an annual gifting plan and implement more substantial gifting strategies.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Burden of Commercial Reasonableness Following a Default

Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) governs secured transactions, and Part 6 of this article governs the rights and duties of the parties in the event of default. In the event of default by a debtor, a secured party may repossess the collateral and dispose of it through a sale, lease, license, or other form of disposition.
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