Adele Maloney, formerly a corporate partner at Kirkland & Ellis who became its deputy assistant general counsel in 2018, has joined Paul Hastings in New York, where she will serve as its general counsel, the firm said Monday. Maloney will replace Mark Pollack, who will retire from the firm. He…

On Monday, LexisNexis announced that it has completed its acquisition of Belgian contract drafting startup Henchman. The legal research provider first announced an agreement to acquire Henchman, which provides generative AI-powered contract drafting and negotiation technology, in early June. At the time, Lexis noted that it moved to acquire Henchman…

Blockchain analysis claims to be able to break through the supposed anonymity of blockchain transactions and identify the individuals involved. But when such analysis is proffered in litigation, can it meet the Daubert gatekeeping test for reliable, admissible evidence under Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence? Even under…

On Monday, the American Arbitration Association (AAA), in partnership with Suffolk University Law School, announced the launch of an Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Innovation Clinic that will develop a number of digital tools for unrepresented litigants in low-contest divorces and family law cases in Massachusetts. The clinic will run for…

While it is hardly unusual for large U.S.-led law firms to hire well known partners in London, Proskauer Rose’s hire of A&O Shearman’s private capital co-head Philip Bowden and leveraged finance partner Megan Lawrence earlier this month stood out as a statement of intent. Bowden is no minnow. Up until…

Expert Perspectives on Biggest Court Cases Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/litigationdaily/2024/07/22/the-career-paths-that-lead-3-big-law-litigators-to-practice-leadership/ L-R: Brendan V. Johnson of Robins Kaplan ,Saina Shamilov of Fenwick, and Ilene Farkas of Pryor Cashman. Courtesy photos ANALYSIS Retracing the unique professional journeys that have led Fenwick’s Saina Shamilov, Robins Kaplan’s Brendan Johnson and Pryor Cashman’s Ilene Farkas…