Ivana Kovacevic has some advice for other general counsel wanting to win support for legal tech in their organizations: introduce eSignatures. The benefits of using eSignature application DocuSign, for example, have been felt across the business because it’s the business that signs the agreements, said Kovacevic, group general counsel of Australian…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has agreed to rehear a case regarding Oregon’s wiretapping law, after already striking down the law as unconstitutional. The court previously concluded that the state’s wiretapping law, Section 165.540(1)(c) of the Oregon Revised Statutes, which bars secretly taping in-person conversations in public spaces,…

Uncertainty at the end of 2022 helped Morrison & Foerster finish 2023 with nearly 19.4% more net income, thanks in part to a 6.2% increase in gross revenue, as all of the firm’s major practices experienced growth over the course of the year. But a good year in litigation, bankruptcy,…

The Atlantic Coast Conference responded Wednesday to Clemson University’s recent lawsuit seeking a declaration of certain media rights for its athletics programs by filing a 133-page countersuit for its enforceable contract. The ACC filed its complaint in North Carolina’s Superior Court for Mecklenburg County, claiming the university signed a contract in 2013 and 2016 to…

London-headquartered DAC Beachcroft has expanded its office in Mexico, absorbing a 12-person team led by three experienced litigators. Elisa Márquez, Beatriz Castelazo and Alberto García Cárdenas, partners at Márquez & Castelazo, are highly skilled in civil, commercial and international arbitration, including complex litigation and bankruptcy matters, the firm said.

In 2013, Los Angeles-based Foundation Law Group was one of the few law firms operating in a fully virtual capacity. As the firm celebrates its 10 year anniversary, it’s finding that it’s far from alone. Today more law firms have gone the hybrid or virtual route, though those changes have not…