I found out this week that Weil Gotshal & Manges’ Shanghai office webpage is no longer active.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…

I found out this week that Weil Gotshal & Manges’ Shanghai office webpage is no longer active.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…

California resident and serial plaintiff Jerry Aviles has sued RELX Inc., the parent company of LexisNexis and Lex Machina, alleging that it deployed web tracking software on its Lex Machina website without users’ prior consent, in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). CIPA, passed in 1967, protects against eavesdropping…

More than two months after voters decided retiring Georgia Court of Appeals Presiding Judge M. Yvette Miller’s replacement at the polls, an election result challenge continues to stew. During a motion for dismissal hearing Monday, counsel for Judge-elect Jeff Davis and additional respondents challenged the validity and vitality of the…