Since at least 2008 the authors of this article have noted and expressed their collective concern about the antiquated state of New York’s 1981 franchise law, which has never been amended for consistency with other state or federal franchise laws. New York prides itself on being the world’s center of…

In an ironic twist, a retired defamation attorney must now pay $4.5 million to a trio of former colleagues he’s accused of defaming. Having convinced a federal jury to return the seven-figure verdict against defendant Lucian Lincoln “Lin” Wood Jr., plaintiff counsel with Beal Sutherland Berlin & Brown are now…

On Tuesday, Thomson Reuters announced it has acquired UK-based startup Safe Sign Technologies “to accelerate its AI strategy,” according to a press release. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Safe Sign, which focuses on developing legal-specific large language models (LLMs), was co-founded in February 2022 by Alexander…

Paul Hastings has recruited another Weil, Gotshal & Manges attorney, this time in Washington, D.C., while McGuireWoods has hired the former SEC crypto and cyber enforcement leader. The two firms, along with Davis Wright Tremaine and Polsinelli, are among the latest law firms to add to their litigation, tax, securities enforcement and M&A benches…

Lathrop GPM is combining with a Northern California law firm, adding about 62 attorneys and about $60 million in revenue, the firm said Wednesday. The upcoming combination with Hopkins & Carley in San Jose and Redwood Shores, California, will give Lathrop GPM, now ranked No. 169 in the Am Law…

King & Spalding is representing Google in several claims launched by the internet giant against three Russian media companies in London’s commercial court. All three claims were issued in August, according to information provided by case platform Solomonic.