How Law Firms Get And Keep Elite Status
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In-House
Ex-Associated Press Atty Remembered As Media ChampionRichard N. Winfield, a U.S. First Amendment lawyer who represented The Associated Press for three decades and died Tuesday at age 91, is being remembered as a champion of freedom of expression for journalists around the world.
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California Pulse
Stigma Of Disability In Legal Industry Is 'Very Real,' Panel SaysPeople with disabilities still face challenges when pursuing a legal career, but law firms, law schools, bar associations and corporate legal departments can take steps to help advance disability equality, according to panelists speaking Tuesday for National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
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Daily Litigation
NJ Justices Cast Doubt On Out-Of-State Atty Referral Fee BanNew Jersey Supreme Court justices on Tuesday sounded skeptical of an ethics rule change that would ban certified attorneys from paying referral fees to out-of-state lawyers, questioning an advisory panel's conclusion that such fees represent an authorized payment for legal services.
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DC Pulse
Companies Steadily Revealing More Cyber IncidentsAmong the latest cyber trends, more criminals are using generative artificial intelligence, launching more attacks on corporations and leading to public companies disclosing greater amounts of information about cybersecurity, according to a recent Ernst & Young look at Fortune 100 companies.
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Courts
Del. Justices Set Guardrails For How Courts Can Use AIThe Delaware Supreme Court has adopted a brief interim policy to guide judicial officers and court personnel in the use of generative artificial intelligence, permitting the "safe and appropriate" use of the technology in First State courts.
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California Pulse
Norton Rose Names Atty Duo As Global Arbitration LeadersNorton Rose Fulbright has elevated the firm's U.S. arbitration team leader and a London-based partner to co-lead its global international arbitration practice, shaking up the group's leadership for the first time in over a decade, the firm announced Tuesday.
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California Pulse
Lawyers For Good Government Recognizes Yale Law, 3 FirmsThe nonprofit Lawyers for Good Government, or L4GG, announced the recipients of its 2024 Pro Bono Awards on Monday, recognizing three law firms and Yale Law School for their work in support of environmental justice, immigrant rights, children's rights, racial equity and reproductive freedom.
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Legal Tech
Ariz. Firm Axiom Advice Adds DLA Piper Atty In PhoenixArizona-based law firm Axiom Advice & Counsel, has welcomed a corporate and securities attorney from DLA Piper, growing its offerings to private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, venture-backed entities and closely held businesses, the firm said.
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California Pulse
Haynes Boone Adds Fish & Richardson Patent Atty In SFHaynes and Boone LLP announced Tuesday the firm has added a patent prosecutor from Fish & Richardson PC to its San Francisco office, where the leader said the new partner's AI experience will assist the firm in helping clients to innovate and remain competitive.
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Modern Lawyer
Winston & Strawn Boosts Transactions Team With NY Tax AttyAs Winston & Strawn LLP continues to build out its transactions team, the firm has hired a new attorney from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP with a focus on the tax aspects of real estate financing.
