The fact that generative artificial intelligence has reigned over the conversation mill at the International Legal Technology Association Conference 2024 (ILTACON) should not surprise anyone. However, the way companies—at least some companies—are talking about the technology has markedly changed since 2023. For one, generative AI integrations alone are no longer…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to dismiss its civil suit against former Mylan executive Ramkumar V. Rayapureddy, in what his Linklaters counsel are deeming as a “second victory” after the government also dismissed parallel criminal charges earlier this year just shy of a trial. In a stipulated dismissal Tuesday,…

Dementia is a heartbreaking condition that robs individuals of their cognitive abilities. When those suffering from this disease are placed in the care of nursing homes, it’s expected that they will receive the highest level of care and compassion. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Vulnerable and Alone Individuals…

McGuireWoods has appointed Jeffrey Connor as its new chief operating officer, the firm said Thursday. He has served as the firm’s chief financial officer since 2015. As CFO, Connor oversaw a three-year transition of the firm’s practice management and financial system that continued through the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership,…

Andrew Goodman, a mergers and acquisitions partner focused on shareholder activism, has left Goodwin Procter and joined Paul Hastings, the latter said Thursday. Goodman, who spent most of the last two decades at Goodwin, will split time between his new firm’s Boston and New York offices. Goodman said he was…

At least nine large law firms drew work from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest enforcement action this week against 26 broker-dealers, corporate insiders and others for widespread recordkeeping failures. Davis Polk & Wardwell; Sidley Austin; Foley & Lardner; Milbank; Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr; King & Spalding;…