Gone are the days when partners take clients out to lunch and give the news that their billing rates are going up, even more so than before. Now, it’s increasingly common that lawyers rely on firmwide engagement letters or online e-billing platforms to alert clients of rate increases, even though…

With ITLACON 2024 winding down, here’s a look at the product releases, integrations, new hires and other news you may have missed at the conference. Actionstep: On Sunday, New Zealand-headquartered practice management provider Actionstep announced plans to integrate accounting software Soluno—now called Legal Accounting—into the Actionstep practice management platform, according…

Justice Juan Merchan Will Not Recuse From Trump NY Criminal Case | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/08/14/rife-with-inaccuracies-merchan-denies-third-trump-bid-for-recusal/ Acting Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan of New York County, Criminal Term. Courtesy photo “Stated plainly, Defendant’s arguments are nothing more than a repetition of stale and unsubstantiated claims,” the…

Mining is the order of the day in Canada, with the second multibillion-dollar deal in a month announced and two court challenges in the mining sector coming to light this week. McCarthy Tétrault, Bennett Jones, and Cassels Brock & Blackwell are the legal advisers in South African-based Gold Fields Ltd.…

Nearly two years after putting down roots in Miami, Venable is moving into new office space downtown while firm leaders set their sights on expanding head count. Venable’s original Miami office, which opened in November 2022, has mostly focused on integrating the merger that allowed the firm to absorb local boutique Genovese Joblove…

‘A Prime Target’: AT&T Hit With Class Action One Month After Disclosing Massive Data Leak | The Recorder Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/therecorder/2024/08/14/a-prime-target-att-hit-with-class-action-one-month-after-disclosing-massive-data-leak/ AT&T store inside the Towson Town Center shopping mall in Baltimore. (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM) NEWS The claim, brought on behalf of class members who had different wireless…