The Rise of Unserialized Weapons in the Golden State By MyRightsLawGroup.com, CA California has long stood at the forefront of firearms regulation, but few issues have tested its legal framework as intensely as the rapid proliferation of unserialized or unregistered firearms—commonly known as “ghost guns.” These weapons, assembled from unfinished frames or kits lacking serial […]
The man who sent rockets into orbit while simultaneously disrupting the automotive industry has articulated a management philosophy that’s equal parts brilliance and brutality.
And while we can’t all aspire to his sleep schedule or his Twitter habits, there’s something law firms, those bastions of precedent and process, might learn from a leader who treats bureaucracy as “a substitute for thinking” and regards failure as the admission price to innovation.
So what might the key to building a successful law firm be if Elon Musk was on the management committee?
First, let’s consider the five key, “Musk steps{ that are simple but devastingatinlgy effective.
The masters of the M&A universe are discovering what the rest of us have known all along – that litigation pays, and it doesn’t evaporate when the dealmakers take a sabbatical.
Fresh data from Bloomberg Law reveals that some of the legal industry’s most ludicrously profitable firms, the ones that built fortunes advising private equity titans, are now scrambling to stockpile litigators like they’re preparing for the apocalypse.
Four heavyweights – Kirkland & Ellis, Paul Weiss, Davis Polk, and Paul Hastings – have inflated their litigation benches by at least 22 percnt since early 2024. It is noteworthy that these are firms that climbed to the top of the profitability charts primarily by perfecting the art of billing seven figures for corporate transactions, not courtroom combat.
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Perplexity AI has landed itself in yet another courtroom. Following lawsuits from Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun in Tokyo, Britannica and Merriam-Webster have now filed in the Southern District of New York, accusing the AI answer engine of wholesale scraping and misattribution. The complaint alleges that Perplexity’s model “systematically harvests” copyrighted definitions and reference content without
The Top 10 John Grisham Screen Adaptations Tom Borman, Lawfuel contributing editor The 90s films still set the bar, but USA Network’s new Rainmaker series shows there’s life in Grisham’s case files yet. That doesn’t surprise me with Grisham’s trademark tight plotting and David vs. Goliath themes that deal with major issues from environmental scandal
BigLaw’s Billable Hour Gets a Funeral While law firms continue their often theatrical performances about embracing AI—all while billing rates climb 9 percent year-over-year—one startup has decided to skip the performance and host a proper funeral. Eudia, fresh off raising $105 million in Series A funding, literally hired an actor dressed as a priest to
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The Law Firm Billing Myth Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor The legal profession has always been fond of a long lunch, a late night, and a generous definition of billable. But every now and then, someone pushes the grift so far it becomes a morality tale, which is what just occurred with an associate at
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LawFuel power briefing: Fiol & Morros Law Group Since 1966, the Cuban Adjustment Act has given Cubans a path unlike any other nationality in the U.S. immigration system. It allows a direct route to permanent residency after a year of physical presence. That unique status makes it central to Cuban migration to the United States.
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LawFuel Power Briefing: Moran & Associates, Attorneys, Florida Photo by Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels The sudden death of a law firm’s key partner, or rainmaker, exposes a critical vulnerability at the intersection of corporate governance and personal estate planning. While a firm’s partnership agreement may be meticulously crafted to ensure business continuity, a partner’s failure
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Article Source: Clear Horizons Legal Solutions After your work visa application gets denied, previous plans may seem to have turned on a dime. Whether you were excited about a new employment opportunity overseas or simply returning to work in a place you have come to love, a refusal is certainly stressful. But the thing is
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