“I utilized a diplomatic approach that I have found good success with over the years in situations where a potential defendant wants to settle a case early,” Kline & Specter’s Shanin Specter, who along with Philip Pasquarello, represented Ishmail Thompson’s mother.        

The criminal case in state district court eventually resulted in a parallel case in federal court that has since attracted, on appeal, friend of the court briefs from 25 organizations that advocate for First Amendment rights.        

The dissenting judges fell a vote short of reconsidering the Communication Decency Act’s immunity provision.        

From a host of law firm-created generative AI chatbots to new innovative client offerings and the launch of another law firm legal tech subsidiary, this year showed that law firms are confidently embracing their place in the legal technology market.        

A bill to be considered during the 2024 legislative session would require town and village justices to be admitted to practice law in New York for at least five years, as of when they would assume office. It’s the same requirement of city court judges in the Empire State.        

This article covers cyber trends and tips for organizations to explore in order to be better equipped to anticipate and respond to cyber incidents before a devastating breach occurs. The outcome? Diminished chance of class action activity, compliance violations, lost business, and mounting costs.        

Legaltech News looks back at all the funding news the team covered in 2023. Based on this year’s reporting, about 91% of the companies who raised funds had men CEOs.        

Competition chief Margrethe Vestager said Brussels officials had ‘enough’ evidence to open proceedings.        

At least 30 large law firms have announced some kind of leadership transition within the last year or so. “It’s been an exciting but challenging and exhausting few years,” noted one Am Law 100 leader.        

“We’re going to be working with [Thomson Reuters] on a whole suite of AI-powered tools,” said chief knowledge and management and practice services officer Colleen Nihill. “Because of Morgan Lewis’ depth and breadth across multiple geographies, I think they saw us as being well suited to all different use cases.”