The winners of the 2024 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards were announced on Jan. 29, honoring the most cutting-edge innovation in the legal industry from law firms, in-house legal departments, legal technology providers and ALSPs. This year’s award finalists were our most impressive yet, with the winners truly moving the needle on how…

Adam Alper and Michael De Vries of Kirkland & Ellis have made a habit of trying—and winning—high-stakes cases as co-lead counsel. Last week the pair extended their tandem win streak to seven trials in a row by securing perhaps their biggest win to date. After a weeklong trial in Waco,…

A federal judge in California stayed lawsuits brought over 23andMe’s data breach, despite concerns raised by some plaintiffs’ lawyers about the possibility of continuing privacy violations. At a Thursday hearing, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, who is overseeing most of the 35 lawsuits against 23andMe in the Northern District of…

The U.K. government is backing a Bill allowing judges to dismiss “spurious claims” before they go to trial, as part of legislation against SLAPPs (strategic litigation against public participation). The government’s endorsement of the Bill is its strongest intervention into the SLAPPs debate to date.

Herbert Smith Freehills, and Addleshaw Goddard have advised on the sale of the iconic BT Tower in London to a U.S. hotel group. The BT Tower, opened in 1965 by the-then prime minister Harold Wilson, is set to be turned into a hotel after being acquired by American hotel owner-operators…

A venue dispute in a malpractice case against global firm Baker McKenzie has put the structure of Swiss vereins in the spotlight, with many commentators highlighting the existence of unanswered questions about the liability of these entities when a member firm faces malpractice allegations. Last week’s ruling from an Illinois appeals…