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01/17/2025

Morgan Lewis Shutters Shenzhen Office Less Than Two Years After Launch

The firm's former Shenzhen head left for DLA Piper in November.

01/17/2025

Annual Self-Check: Testing For Bias On The Bench

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Judge Josh Thacker, who presides over the Spalding County State Court in west central Georgia, opens up about a tradition he engages in every Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day to help ensure he remains unbiased on the bench.

01/17/2025

This year lawyers will face an overwhelming array of fresh challenges as AI becomes more widely used by clients and firms alike.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.law.com/international-edition/2025/01/15/ai-in-2025-five-key-predictions-on-how-it-will-reshape-law-firms/

01/17/2025

Crypto Entrepreneur Claims Justice Department's Software Crackdown Violates US Constitution

“By filing this complaint now, you still get to have your flashy lawsuit and get into federal court without taking on and making enemies with a new administration," said Tony Phillips, a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman who is not involved in the matter.

01/17/2025

The Law Firm Disrupted: Tech Investment Is Necessary Yet Expensive. The Big Four Have a Leg Up

The latest details on KPMG's bid to deliver legal services in the U.S. arrive in conjunction with a fresh look at how law firms aspire to put generative AI to use.

01/17/2025

A judge ordered squabbling lawyers to have lunch. The order has sparked widespread discussion in the online legal community about the importance of professionalism and civility. Here's what happened (and who paid the tab).

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2025/01/15/a-judge-ordered-squabbling-lawyers-to-have-lunch-heres-what-happened-/

01/16/2025

Chicago-based attorneys with Crowell & Moring represent Little Caesars in the dust up over the term "Pizza Puff." They just asked a federal judge to stay a Dec. 19 preliminary injunction that ordered the pizza chain to "immediately stop using" the term.

"Little Caesars has made immediate and significant efforts to comply with the court’s preliminary injunction order," the Crowell & Moring lawyers said in a motion filed Tuesday asking for a 20-day extension for the restaurant to be fully compliant. "Although the vast majority of the materials with the term 'Pizza Puffs' have been removed or destroyed, Little Caesars is dealing with some logistical issues relating to physical drive-thru menus at Little Caesars restaurants with drive-thru operations."

Law.com's Allison Dunn has the story: https://www.law.com/2025/01/16/nlj-500-firm-seeks-20-day-extension-for-restaurant-clients-injunction-compliance-/

01/16/2025

Trial Court Had No Authority to Reopen Voir Dire After Jury Impaneled in Civil Case, State Appellate Court Rules

"The parties have cited no statute or case law, and we have found none, specifically addressing the trial court’s authority in a civil action to reopen jury voir dire and allow challenges for cause or peremptory challenges after the jury has been impaneled," North Carolina Appellate Judge Allegra ...

01/16/2025

Trump's Second Term Spurs Unusual Alliances Between US and European Law Firms

The re-election of Donald Trump has ushered in a new era of transatlantic cooperation within the legal sector with several unexpected alliances.

01/16/2025

From Paul St. Clair, head of compliance at Convoso: "Avoiding Legal Risks: Crafting a Strong Do Not Call Policy for Compliance"

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.law.com/2025/01/16/avoiding-legal-risks-crafting-a-strong-do-not-call-policy-for-compliance/

01/16/2025

From Jazmyn Ferguson, a member of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes Practice Group: "Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Intellectual Property"

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.law.com/2025/01/16/exploring-generative-ais-impact-on-intellectual-property/

01/16/2025

Willkie Farr & Gallagher Drives Legal Challenge for Uber Against State's Rideshare Laws

Uber alleges that new regulations require it to "'prominently display'" and use "'design techniques intended to draw the eye'" to certain information on the app and provide purportedly inaccurate messaging that "Uber does not sufficiently compensate its drivers,'" the complaint said.

01/16/2025

False Claims Act Causation Standard Continues to Divide Federal Courts

A federal judge in Massachusetts reached the same heightened causation standard as applied in the court's 2023 decision in U.S. v. Regeneron. However, two other judges have applied a less stringent "'causal connection.'"

01/16/2025

ICYMI. Michelle Reed, co-chair of data privacy and cybersecurity group at Paul Hastings, shared recently with reporter Kat Black about the biggest takeaways from the firm's first SEC Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure Report.
https://www.law.com/2025/01/14/be-prepared-and-practice-paul-hastings-michelle-reed-breaks-down-firms-first-sec-cybersecurity-incident-disclosure-report/

01/16/2025

Class Action Settlements Totaled $40B+ Three Years in a Row: 'We're in a New Era'

The total dollar value of class action and mass tort settlements dropped in 2024 but continued to surpass $40 billion for the third year in a row, according to the Duane Morris Class Action Review 2025.

01/16/2025

ICYMI. Allstate Is Using Cell Phone Data to Raise Prices, Attorney General Claims
https://www.law.com/2025/01/14/allstate-is-using-cell-phone-data-to-raise-prices-attorney-general-claims/

01/16/2025

'Pay What Is Owed': State Appellate Court Affirms $19M Verdict for Software Contractor

"We are very pleased with the court’s opinion and we hope the decisionmakers at the state will finally come to their senses and pay what is owed instead of spending more taxpayer resources on litigation trying to avoid their debts," Julian Dayal of Akerman in Chicago said on behalf of the plaintif...

01/16/2025

ICYMI. Sullivan & Cromwell is making waves with its updated its office manual.
https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2025/01/09/sullivan--cromwell-signals-5-day-rto-expectation-as-law-firms-remain-split-on-optimal-attendance/