Gunster Combines AI, Human Touch In New E-Discovery Biz
-
DC Pulse
Paul Weiss Chair Defends Trump Deal Amid OutcryPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP Chairman Brad Karp explained to the law firm's personnel on Sunday his decision to strike a deal with the Trump administration to avoid retribution related to the firm's selection of clients and DEI practices, a decision that has prompted public outcry among legal industry pundits and firm alumni.
-
Legal Tech
Legal AI Co. Legora Partners With Goodwin, Launches In USSweden-based legal generative artificial intelligence platform Legora is making waves in the U.S., opening an office in New York City, while striking a partnership with American international law firm Goodwin Procter LLP, the company announced Monday.
-
Daily Litigation
Trump Tells AG To Seek Sanctions On 'Vexatious' AttysPresident Donald Trump on Friday night directed the U.S. attorney general to seek sanctions against attorneys and firms who lodge "frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious" lawsuits against the federal government, focusing on immigration and BigLaw attorneys he claims "coach clients to conceal their past or lie" when seeking asylum.
-
California Pulse
Paul Weiss Stuns Legal Industry With Trump DEI DealPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's decision to strike a deal with the Trump administration to defuse an executive order targeting the firm has drawn criticism across the legal industry and highlights the challenges preventing BigLaw firms from taking collective action against the White House.
-
Courts
DOJ Seeks To DQ Judge From Perkins Coie's Exec Order SuitThe U.S. Department of Justice moved Friday to disqualify the D.C. federal judge presiding over Perkins Coie LLP's challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm for its diversity-focused hiring efforts and its political representation.
-
Daily Litigation
Wright Says Defamation Suit Did Not Violate Anti-SLAPP LawOnetime Federal Trade Commission member and law professor Joshua Wright, who recently dropped a $108 million defamation suit against two attorneys who accused him of sexual misconduct, is now fighting a sanctions bid brought by one of the women, arguing it hinges on "selective — and largely misleading — presentation of evidence."
-
California Pulse
Littler Selects Longtime Calif. Litigator To Lead Fresno ShopLabor and employment firm Littler Mendelson PC has tapped a longtime litigator to be the new head of its office in Fresno, California.
-
In-House
Corning's CLO Saw Comp Top $7.4M Last YearThe top attorney for Corning Inc. saw his compensation continue to rise last year, jumping from $5.7 million in 2023 to $7.4 million in 2024, according to a recent securities filing.
-
California Pulse
Law360's Legal Lions Of The WeekBoies Schiller Flexner LLP, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP, Grant & Eisenhofer PA and Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a D.C. federal judge upheld a $612.4 million jury verdict against the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
-
Daily Litigation
Armstrong Teasdale Adds Ex-DLA Piper Atty In NYAn intellectual property attorney with expertise in the life sciences and consumer electronics industries has moved her practice to Armstrong Teasdale's Manhattan office after three years at DLA Piper.
