An Idaho doctor who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho against state and local officials charged with enforcing the state’s ban on abortion, seeking a declaration that they are unconstitutional and unenforceable. The physician, Stacy Seyb, practices within a…

On Tuesday, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced the launch of a generative artificial intelligence-powered commercial contracting tool, becoming one of the first law firms to bring agentic AI—a newer generative AI technique that makes AI systems more autonomous—to their clients. The tool is the newest part of Neuron, the…

Venable said Tuesday that it has entered the Colorado market, opening an office in Denver with the addition of eight lawyers from Sherman & Howard, a firm based in the city. It’s another example of Big Law competition growing in the Mile High City and in Colorado, as more Am Law 200…

Big Four Japanese firm Nishimura & Asahi has added a new partner from the Tokyo office of Hunton Andrews Kurth. Sean Conaty will initially be based in Nishimura’s Tokyo office but will eventually relocate to Vietnam, where the Japanese firm operates offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

A federal judge’s dismissal of a cutting-edge antitrust case over room prices at Las Vegas casino hotels has created a court split over the use of algorithmic pricing. On May 8, U.S. District Chief Judge Miranda Du of the District of Nevada granted dismissal of the Las Vegas class action after…

The election in February of lawyer Reiko Fuchigami as president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) was hailed a victory for gender equality in Japan. Her election made domestic and international headlines, as she is the first woman to be named chief of Japan’s largest organization of lawyers,…