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How AI and Open-Source Intelligence Are Redefining Risk in Legal Operations
May 31, 2025
No longer is legal risk management confined to checklists and backward-looking assessments. AI and OSINT are enabling legal professionals to anticipate, adapt, and act with greater speed and precision. But realizing the full potential of these tools requires more than technical integration. It demands a new operational mindset — one that prioritizes intelligence, agility, and continual learning.
Real Property Law
May 31, 2025
Mutual Mistake About Ownership Does Not Defeat Cotenant’s Adverse Possession Claim; Servient Owner’s Laches Defense Reinstated In Easement Dispute; Constructive Notice Precludes Village’s Claim to Be Free of State’s Unrecorded Easement; Complaint Does Not Support Claim That Deed Was Forged
Law Firm Leasing Boomed During Q1 of 2025
May 31, 2025
Law firm leasing boomed during the first quarter of 2025, with double the volume during the same period of 2024, and 68.8% of firms chose to stay in place, a significant increase from recent years.
Managing Consumer Data In Bankruptcy Proceedings
May 31, 2025
Consumer genetics company 23andMe’s bankruptcy in late March set off a scramble among consumers to delete their personal information held by the company, driven by fears of how an acquiring party might attempt to use or monetize their data.
DOJ Shifts White-Collar Crime Enforcement Strategies
May 31, 2025
The DOJ announced on May 12, 2025, a strategy shift in its approach to white collar enforcement, identifying specific high-impact areas of focus; an expansion of whistleblower and self-disclosure incentives; and a narrowed use of corporate monitorships. These strategic shifts present significant opportunities for companies and individuals currently facing government investigations, particularly where those investigations no longer align with DOJ priorities.
Players On the Move
May 31, 2025
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
FDIC Report Tells Concerning Story for CRE
May 31, 2025
The latest quarterly report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation underscores mounting pressure in the commercial real estate sector, signaling potential headwinds for the industry.
Third Circuit Reinstates Sanctions Against Law Firm for Failing to Fully Disclose Its Fees In A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
May 31, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has reinstated sanctions against Spector Gadon Rosen & Vinci for failing to fully disclose its fees in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
AI and the Billable Hour: Transactional Work First to See Changes
May 31, 2025
The end of the billable hour has been prophesied for years. But, as the steady adoption of artificial intelligence upends how legal work gets done, the promised efficiencies from automation are most likely to emerge in certain elements of deal work, like due diligence and contract review and analysis.
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