36% of Lawyers Have a Drinking Problem: Attorney Mental Health in Focus | Daily Business Review Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2024/04/30/36-of-lawyers-have-a-drinking-problem-attorney-mental-health/ Credit: Tom Wang/Adobe Stock “I had a lot of lawyers reach out to me and share with me, in confidence, the struggles that they were going through,” said attorney and…

The fast-paced legal tech world is constantly evolving. At Legaltech News, we always try to bring you the latest news on hirings, product and feature releases, new integrations, legal tech mergers and acquisitions, and more. The Legal Tech Rundown is a periodic update of legal tech stories that might have…

In the 18 months after a federal judge ordered patent lawsuits going to the Western District of Texas-Waco Division be randomly assigned, new patent filings dropped by 71%, according to a university research paper. Based on a statistical analysis showing patent filings dramatically shifted to other courts, especially to courts in…

Allen & Overy and Shearman Sterling completed their merger, the combined firm said Wednesday, with firm leadership boasting of a union that creates a $3.5 billion-grossing international law firm with nearly 4,000 lawyers, including 800 partners.  Still, firm leadership said more steps are underway for the merged firm, A&O Shearman,…

Will the FTC Noncompete Ban Mean a Major Shift for Legal Tech? | National Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2024/04/26/will-the-ftc-noncompete-ban-mean-a-major-shift-for-legal-tech-398-130635/ Credit: Sebastian/Adobe Stock Many in legal tech are split on whether the FTC’s ban on noncompetes will bring massive changes in hiring and talent acquisition or come up short. April…

Boehringer Ingelheim, the world’s largest private pharmaceutical company, was hit with an antitrust class action alleging that the company is using expired patents to delay competition between brand name and generic inhalers. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Connecticut federal court, was followed Tuesday by the Federal Trade Commission’s announcement that it…