Last summer, the legal industry was deep in the throes of figuring out how to harness the power of generative AI for legal work, while avoiding the pitfalls of improper use. The need for training quickly came into sharp focus, and not just for current practitioners. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe…

Among the 12 disciplinary actions listed in the State Bar of Texas May report is a Houston attorney convicted in federal court of conspiracy to defraud, a Fort Worth attorney who lied to a state court to get a continuance, and Dallas attorney who didn’t know how to handle a…

Embattled U.K. firm Travers Smith has suffered its latest partner defection as one of its infrastructure partners has joined Sidley Austin, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Ben Thompson, who has been at Travers for just shy of three years, initially joined from another U.S. firm Weil,…

Pa. High Court Agrees to Eye Whether Employer Must Pay for Injured Worker’s CBD Oil | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/05/02/pa-high-court-agrees-to-eye-whether-employer-must-pay-for-injured-workers-cbd-oil/ Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices. Courtesy photo NEWS According to claimant Mark Schmidt, the court’s phrasing of the question was broader than what his employer raised in its…

Four partners who specialize in venture capital & private equity have left Brazil’s TozziniFreire Advogados this week, taking seven associates with them. Partners João Busin, Juliana Maluf and Beatriz Seixas have joined crosstown rival Demarest Advogados along with associates Isabella Koshyama, Bárbara Queiroz, Ilson Maciel and Pedro Vecci, while partner…

Linklaters, Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira and Davis Polk & Wardwell are representing Spanish fashion and fragrance brand Puig in its IPO. Linklaters’ Madrid arm is acting as the lead advisor on the float, which is worth approximately €2.9 billion, according to the IPO prospectus. Partners Iñigo Berricano, Luis Roth and Pablo Medina are leading the…