On Monday, law firm McGuireWoods announced the appointment of Thomas Trujillo as its new  chief innovation and artificial intelligence officer, a C-suite AI leadership role the firm created in 2023. Trujillo joined McGuireWoods in Oct. 2021 as senior vice president and director of MWAccel, a legal operations consulting group created by the firm.

A man who suffered an injured elbow as a result of a slip and fall has won a $220,000 settlement. The case, Rodriguez v. Chen, was filed in Bergen County Superior Court. The plaintiff was represented by Paul Romano of Brandon Broderick LLC in River Edge, NJ. Marshall Dennehey lawyer…

Following Raid, Holland & Knight Considers Future of Six-Year-Old Office | The American Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2024/07/24/holland-knight-weights-fate-of-philadelphia-office-following-polsinelli-raid-405-145747/ Holland & Knight office sign. Courtesy photo ANALYSIS The firm first entered Philadelphia with a cohort of 11 partners from Reed Smith in 2018, and a number of these attorneys are likely…

GOP Members of FTC Worry Lina Khan Is Going in Too Many Directions | Corporate Counsel Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2024/07/24/gop-members-of-ftc-worry-lina-khan-is-going-in-too-many-directions/ Andrew Ferguson, left, and Melissa Holyoak, right, attended their first Federal Trade Commission meeting this spring. Courtesy photos NEWS “Many of these rules are unlawful, and the pace of rulemaking…

Securities fraud claims against a Canadian manufacturer of cannabis-related products have been dismissed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom represented Canopy Growth Corp. in the case.

Brazil’s Lefosse plans to slow down its lateral hiring following a rapid and dramatic period of head count and business expansion over the past few years. Since 2021, Lefosse has invested in lawyers with expertise in infrastructure, antitrust, compliance and restructuring, which the firm says has contributed to double-digit annual growth…