Harvey, the generative artificial intelligence-powered professional services and legal technology startup, announced on Tuesday that it raised $100 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its valuation to $1.5 billion. The round was led by Google Ventures, with participation from OpenAI, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Elad Gil and SV Angel,…

Ticketmaster parent Live Nation has moved to transfer a historic antitrust case filed by the Department of Justice to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, arguing that terms of a consent decree mandate that the case be litigated in the nation’s capital and not Manhattan. The DOJ and…

Trade secret cases present an intrinsic conflict between the open court principle and the confidential nature of trade secrets. Plaintiffs are often unwilling to identify and define their trade secrets with particularity, even under protective orders. However, this strategy denies defendants fair knowledge of allegations against them. Courts should ensure…

‘This Is Not Going Away’: Smackdown in Novel Cybersecurity Case Unlikely to Send SEC Into Retreat | Corporate Counsel Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2024/07/23/this-is-not-going-away-smackdown-in-marquee-cybersecurity-case-unlikely-to-send-sec-into-retreat/ The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a fraud lawsuit against SolarWinds last year, marking the first time the agency sued a public company over its response to a cyberattack.…

The first six months of 2024 has been the busiest first half for partner hiring at top London law firms for five years. In between January and June 2024, there were 100 lateral partner moves at Am Law 50 and Magic Circle firms, according to data from transatlantic recruitment firm…

On Tuesday, Canada-headquartered practice management software provider Clio announced that it raised $900 million in a series F round led by new investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from additional new investors Goldman Sachs, Sixth Street, CapitalG and Tidemark. The round, which also included a handful of participating existing investors…