In search of greater autonomy over their financing practice, three Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld partners have joined distributed firm Rimon in London and Washington, D.C., with the expectation that an additional four to six additional lawyers and staff will follow suit in the coming days. London-based corporate partner…

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series on generative AI startup Harvey. You can read Part 1 here. Harvey has not responded to multiple requests for comment from Legaltech News from Dec. 2022 to the time of publication. Harvey, the OpenAI-backed legal and professional services software provider,…

Gov. Abbott Announces Judicial Appointments to 3 New Business Courts | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/06/13/who-will-preside-judges-named-for-new-business-courts-in-dallas-austin-fort-worth/ Andrea Bouressa, left, and William Whitehill, right, gubernatorial appointees to the Dallas Division business court. Credit: Office of the Governor and Condon Tobin Sladek Thornton Nerenberg The courts will be tasked with handling…

In a ruling handed down this week, the European Court of Justice reaffirmed that fines unduly collected must be repaid with interest, and further ruled that this obligation extends beyond EU authorities to those of the member states. The judgment has implications for ongoing litigation—including a half-billion-euro claim against the…

A new lawsuit accuses Pryor Cashman of knowingly abetting a fraudulent real estate transaction and seeks nearly $6 million in damages. The complaint, filed Wednesday in Manhattan Supreme Court, alleges that the firm “participated in and provided substantial assistance” to fraud while representing client Josh Schuster during a 2019 deal.

“We bought top-of-the-line software with all the bells and whistles. We expected it to track of all of our clients, prospects, alums, pitches, and data. But it just doesn’t work.” Bring together 10 or more lawyers, and you have a law firm that needs technology and process management to operate…