Deepfakes, the hyper-realistic manipulation of videos and images, are a growing concern. While we’re familiar with their potential to disrupt elections and create social media memes, their impact on the legal system is even more alarming. Deepfakes threaten the very foundation of legal proceedings: evidence. Blurred Lines of Authenticity and…

Achieving a Win-Win: The Mental and Emotional Shift in Mediation | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/08/05/achieving-a-win-win-the-mental-and-emotional-shift-in-mediation/ Monica Delgado, left, and Jonathan Harris, right, of Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler. Courtesy photos COMMENTARY Mediation represents a pivotal juncture in any legal dispute, where parties have an opportunity to…

2024 has been widely described as the year of elections. Already, we’ve had dramatic general elections in France, the U.K., and Mexico, with the small matter of a U.S. presidential election coming up later this year. However, this year has also seen law firm elections under the spotlight—specifically, the elections firms hold…

When U.S. law firms flex, the global legal market feels the ripple—so leading German law firms can be forgiven for feeling a touch nervös. U.S. law firms are accelerating their stealthy, decades-long march into the world’s third largest economy with the likes of Kirkland & Ellis, White & Case, Gibson…

Multidistrict litigations are usually complex and often very expensive. A “typical” MDL progresses as follows: cases alleging similar misconduct by the same defendant (or defendants) are filed in various courts across the United States. Following motion practice, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decides whether to transfer and centralize those cases for all pretrial purposes,…

With demand increasing in litigation and transactional practices, and jumps in productivity and billing rates, as well as slowing expense growth, law firms “look stronger than ever,” according to new data from the second quarter of 2024. The Q2 Law Firm Financial Index report from Thomson Reuters tallied a 2.4% increase…