https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSdr6--KP-0 John Bowie* Willkie Farr & Gallagher has placed its co-chairman, Gordon Caplan on a leave of absence following the US college fraud scheme that has lead to the arrests of dozens of people and embroiled actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlan. The scandal involves bribes used to get the children of wealthy individuals, … [Read more...]
Ghosts in the Machine: Revisited: Survey sees Artificial Intelligence as an opportunity and threat by financial services sector
Baker & McKenzie - The use of AI technology has seamlessly shifted from science fiction to everyday fact. Financial institutions are leading the way, as AI and machine learning technology has come to play an integral role in a range of operations. The opportunities and challenges as we edge closer to an AI-centric world are highlighted in our global survey of 355 senior … [Read more...]
The Growth of ‘Climate Change Litigation’
White & Case - An increased sense of global urgency and public awareness around climate change-related risks, along with national laws and international commitments, is driving a new class of litigation. Crucially, the science of climate change is developing linkages to potential duties of care, facilitating alternative approaches for those seeking to demonstrate … [Read more...]
How Getting Up From Your Desk Can Lose You Weight & Keep You Healthy
*Susie Whitney - One of the worst things many lawyers can do - along with many others in sedentary lifestyles - is to fail to take steps to 'move the body' and avoid prolonged periods of sitting on what can be an increasingly sizable backside. It's difficult to avoid when so many of us and so much of working time is sitting in front of a computer, but it can also create some … [Read more...]
ISIS NYC Pipe Bomber Convicted
AKAYED ULLAH CONVICTED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT FOR DETONATION OF A BOMB IN NEW YORK CITY Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict today against AKAYED ULLAH in Manhattan federal court on all six counts of … [Read more...]