Citing attorney-client privilege, dozens of law firms are urging a federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s order that required a company to turn over documents from internal investigations conducted by Jones Day and Squire Patton Boggs. Kirkland & Ellis, Cooley and DLA Piper are among 39 prominent law firms…

A judge’s use of ChatGPT in a recent judgment has prompted outrage, disbelief and concern in the Netherlands. A judge in the Dutch center-east province of Gelderland used the popular language model in a June 7 decision to determine the efficiency loss of solar panels in a dispute between two neighbors.…

Personal injury firm Trantolo & Trantolo is in a legal battle with two attorneys who left to create their own firm—and allegedly poached clients and copied business practices in the process. The defendants, Agron Etemi, Lulzim Etemi and Etemi Law, have denied all the allegations. They also brought counterclaims, according to court…

I found out this week that Weil Gotshal & Manges’ Shanghai office webpage is no longer active. We reported in March that the firm had closed its Beijing office and was considering shuttering its Shanghai outfit too, and then two months later, sources told me Weil was already winding down its…

August is finally here. Like many of you, I will be spending time at the Jersey Shore (“the beach” for all you non-Jersey folks) with my family. It’s a summer tradition, after all. As a dad to three young boys, though, there is a lot to worry about when spending…

Law firms are leveraging training for rising lawyers in their transactional practices to further both attorney and client engagement as well the development of individual capabilities, tackling three concerns for the price of one. While training efforts traditionally focus on building associate skillsets and depth of practice knowledge—a good example of…