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The American Lawyer

Latham's New Academy Starts Associate Training on AI

The law firm will focus first on training first through fourth-year associates, but as the program expands, more attorneys, including partners, will participate.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

FIFA Takes the Field in Debut With Miami's Legal Community

"We are organizing the Club World Cup here," said Emilio Garcia Silvero, chief legal and compliance officer at FIFA. "So, we need legal advice for all these kinds of matters."
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

For the First Time, Texas Court Hears Oral Arguments

Justice April Farris said it appears the state's intent is to withhold everything and warned that, "at some point we have to draw a line," asking then where the line should be drawn.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Could AI Investments Be Another Driver of Law Firm Mergers?

Some law firms have said they are interested in a combination with a larger firm partly "to have the scale necessary to properly invest in technology," said one merger consultant.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Who Got the Work: Latham & Watkins and Shumaker Defend NASCAR in Antitrust Case

"This lawsuit is not about protecting competition; it's a bid by Plaintiffs to secure more money than they could through arm's-length negotiations," Latham & Watkins and Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick argued in court documents opposing a preliminary relief motion filed by Winston & Strawn.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

K&L Gates Looks to Extend Gen AI Expertise to Access to Justice Fight

The firm partnered with the Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School to lead the inaugural AI & Access to Justice Summit.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Long Island Midsize Firm and Managing Partner Sued for Sexual Harassment, Discrimination

Former Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone partner Laura Brancato said she was subjected to sexist and harassing behavior and ultimately fired after raising concerns about the climate for women at the firm.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

BCLP Adds Former Seattle Mayor to Lead White Collar Practice

Jenny Durkan was mayor of Seattle from 2017 to 2021. Before that she led Quinn Emanuel's cyber practice and served as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Female GCs Joining Corporate Boards in Large Numbers, Overcoming Biases and Stereotypes Along Way

"The biggest barrier is breaking into the networks, which traditionally have not included women and other diverse constituencies," said Tara Giunta, a partner at Paul Hastings.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Unchargeable Conduct: The Next Frontier for Sentencing Reform

Under the previous rule, a defendant who was convicted of one charge but acquitted of another could still face punishment for the acquitted conduct, so long as the government could convince the judge at sentencing that it was more likely than not that the defendant did in fact commit the crime.
3 minute read

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