In April, Legal Speak spoke with a legal audience of general counsels, technologists, executives and industry professionals from multinational companies live on location at the General Counsel Midwest […]
Over 60 General Counsel Sign Amicus Brief Supporting Perkins Coie
In a show of increasingly vocal support from the national legal community, a group of 67 current and former general counsel has signed onto an amicus brief in […]
Judge Who Sanctioned Abbott’s Counsel Tosses NEC Defense Verdict, 50+ Firms Are Now Leading Wildfire Litigation Against Edison
Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. This week: A Missouri judge who sanctioned Abbott’s lead lawyer at […]
The American Lawyer Industry Awards, Corporate Counsel Best Legal Departments and Litigation Departments of the Year
Firms are limited to two entries per category for The American Lawyer Industry Awards. We’re accepting nominations this year for the following categories: Lifetime Achievement Law Firm Distinguished […]
How In-House Counsel Can Extract Value Out of Rising Legal Costs
Sponsored by: Legal departments are under increasing pressure to control costs while maintaining the highest level of service. With legal spend under scrutiny, in-house counsel must find innovative […]
Struggles Getting Stakeholder Buy-In Slow AI Adoption by In-House Counsel, Users Say
Generative AI is giving in-house legal teams powerful new tools to speed up document review, surface key evidence and refine case strategies, but getting leadership, IT and external […]
DOJ Seeks Urgent SCOTUS Review in Case Over Head of Office of Special Counsel
The Trump administration is seeking emergency relief from the U.S. Supreme Court after lower courts prevented the White House from firing Hampton Dellinger as the single head of […]
Trump Administration Appeals US Judge’s Reinstatement of Fired Special Counsel
Federal government attorneys defending President Donald Trump’s firing of an independent government watchdog argue former President Joe Biden set the 2021 precedent of removing an agency head without […]
Roundup Special Master’s Report Recommends Lead Counsel Get $0 in Common Benefit Fees
A special master in the Roundup multidistrict litigation recommended returning an estimated $24.4 million in common benefit fees that were allocated for lead counsel, who called the report […]
LSU General Counsel Quits Amid Fracas Over First Amendment Rights of Law Professor
Louisiana State University General Counsel Winston DeCuir Jr. has submitted his resignation after five years in the role, a departure that comes as the university escalates a legal […]