Latham & Watkins Partners Latham & Watkins has announced the promotion of 19 counsel to its global partnership, effective March 1, 2025. This follows the firm’s earlier promotion of 24 associates to partner, which took effect on January 1, 2025. The latest round of promotions includes five new partners in London, where the firm experienced […]
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Fair Use for Legal Tech John Bowie A US federal court’s landmark decision relating to fair use in AI technology in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence offers some critical guidance for navigating AI and copyright law, signaling how courts may assess “fair use” in the age of machine learning. Judge Stephanos Bibas ruled that ROSS infringed 2,443
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Addleshaws in Warsaw Addleshaw Goddard is making a move in Central Europe by taking over Linklaters’ Warsaw office, marking its 20th global office and expanding its reach in Poland and nearby regions. The deal, expected to finalize by April 2025, is part of the firm’s long-term growth plan to meet rising client demands for cross-border
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Linklaters Puts Robot Lawyers to the Legal Test Ben Thomson, Legal affairs writer Magic Circle firm Linklaters puts AI through rigorous legal exams – and the results might surprise you. In a bold experiment that reads like science fiction but is very much our present reality, Magic Circle firm Linklaters has been subjecting artificial intelligence
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Law School Rankings Stanford University in California leads the 2025 global law school rankings by Times Higher Education, followed closely by Harvard University and New York University. While US institutions dominate the top three, the UK’s University of Cambridge and University of Oxford rank fourth and seventh respectively, marking a decline for Cambridge from its
Neal Katyal’s office is likely the only place where a Sikh bracelet, a pair of well-worn socks, and a Supreme Court robe share shelf space. The 54-year-old lawyer, who recently stunned the legal world by jumping from Hogan Lovells to Milbank to lead its appellate practice, has built a career on defying expectations—one landmark case at a time.
Born in Chicago to Indian immigrant parents—a pediatrician mother and engineer father—Katyal initially seemed destined for medicine.
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UK Decision on SLAPP Lawsuits Ignites Debate and Concern Tom Borman The recent decision by the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in the UK over Oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin’s lawsuit has set off a fierce debate within legal and media circles about the efficacy of current measures to combat Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). This
Mickey Haller Returns with Star-Studded Season 4 Sonia Hickey Good news for fans of Mickey Haller’s backseat jurisprudence: Netflix has greenlit Season 4 of The Lincoln Lawyer. The cameras start rolling this month, with the show tackling Michael Connelly’s “The Law of Innocence.” (No word yet on whether Mickey will upgrade to an EV Lincoln,
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Auckland Law School’s ‘Stacked Deck’ Committee The University of Auckland’s decision to exclude practising lawyers and barristers from the committee reviewing its proposed law and business school merger has raised eyebrows and concerns within the law profession, with critics questioning the committee’s ability to adequately assess the potential impact on the legal profession and the
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Ivo: AI-Powered Contract Review Revolutionizing Legal Work Ivo, a legaltech startup founded by a New Zealand lawyer and engineer, recently secured $16 million in Series A funding, signaling the investor confidence in its potential to transform legal work. Ivo’s AI technology tackles one of the most time-consuming tasks for in-house legal teams: contract review and
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