The Court of Chancery has revamped its rule on confidential filings, allowing attorneys to make filings confidential without first obtaining permission from the court. The change to Rule 5.1 is included in the second tranche of amendments to Chancery rules Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick has approved as part of…

The international ambitions of Spain’s Pérez-Llorca have led the firm to Mexico, the fourth-largest economy in the Americas and a challenging legal market to penetrate. The firm hopes that what will set it apart in Mexico is its mode of entry—a combination with one of the country’s largest domestic law…

On Wednesday, LexisNexis announced the commercial availability of Nexis+ AI, its generative AI solution that looks to streamline corporate research and business intelligence. Nexis+AI was first announced in April 2024 and has been in commercial preview since then. A press release announcing Nexis+ AI’s public availability noted that its commercial…

Two groups on Wednesday sued to overturn a law extending the elected terms of Georgia’s public service commissioners, saying it violates the state constitution for the five Republicans to be allowed to serve terms longer than six years. Georgia WAND Education Fund, Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund and Brionte McCorkle,…

After growing from five to 27 lawyers over the last five years in Los Angeles, litigation-focused Shook, Hardy & Bacon is trying to reach “critical mass” in the city by adding roughly 20 more lawyers over the next five years. “To have critical mass, to really have a presence in…

A Fulton County State Court judge has entered a default liability judgment against an orthopedic surgeon after determining Dr. James L. Chappuis of the Spine Center Atlanta & Affiliates withheld discovery in an underlying medical-malpractice case brought against him. “[B]ecause of the spoliation and the willful and repeated discovery abuses,…