Employment and labor and cybersecurity, data protection and data privacy remain top of mind for in-house lawyers focused on litigation. Still, there’s mounting concern about the threat of large damages verdicts.
February 01, 2025Ross Todd
The Trump administration wants to sell two-thirds of the government’s office stock to the private sector. The actions could have a significant impact on the DC property market. Many landlords depend on the government as an anchor tenant. If the space is suddenly cut loose, it could fall in value and leave owners without many options.
February 01, 2025Erik ShermanA look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
February 01, 2025Entertainment Law & Finance StaffIn a 72-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit directed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to clarify for Coinbase Global Inc. “how and when the federal securities laws apply to digital assets” like cryptocurrencies and tokens.
February 01, 2025Michael A. MoraMusic publishers have reached a partial agreement with Anthropic that requires the Amazon-backed artificial intelligence company to implement “guardrails” around its use of copyrighted song lyrics to train its flagship product, Claude.
February 01, 2025Michelle MorganteU.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that a lawsuit, in which the plaintiff alleged that Alex Mashinsky, the founder and ex-CEO of Celsius Network, caused the insolvent crypto lender to incur billions of dollars in damages, can move forward because the terms of the agreement to stay stated that it would be lifted when the litigant’s criminal trial ended.
February 01, 2025Michael A. MoraOften, pay for nonequity partners can approach or overlap with compensation of senior associates, counsel as well as some equity partners, firm leaders and consultants say. The increasingly blurry pay lines between the lawyer ranks are causing some conflicts.
February 01, 2025Andrew MaloneyA confluence of macroeconomic forces — including generative AI adoption, political shifts and evolving generational expectations — are intersecting with industry-specific dynamics like changing leverage models, consolidation, and record-high compensation levels. These combined trends are reshaping the legal workplace and redefining the types of opportunities and demands firms will face in 2025 and beyond.
February 01, 2025Marcie Borgal ShunkOur friends at Edge Marketing are ending the year by sharing their predictions for 2025. From the continued evolution of generative AI and its many uses to an increase in multimedia and hypertargeting, these are some of the key factors that will guide legal marketing strategies in the new year.
January 16, 2025Vicki LaBrosse and Mary Obregon and Tanya Amyote and Nicolle Martin and Jennifer Marsnik and Cindy Kremer Moen and Amy JuersAs organizations enhance their e-discovery processes and infrastructure, the expectation to leverage technology to maximize service delivery increases. However, legal professionals must balance innovation with humanity.
January 15, 2025Ari Kaplan
