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What Is Your Case Really Worth? A Mediator's Approach to Smarter Settlements
Imagine your client calls, eager to file suit. Your trial team sees five key hurdles: obtaining favorable evidence in discovery, surviving a motion to dismiss, defeating summary judgment, winning a jury verdict and prevailing on appeal. They assure you the chance of overall victory is excellent, as they estimate a 75% likelihood of success at each step. What should you do?
Japan's Big Four Push Deeper into Europe as East West Dealmaking Intensifies
Japan's Big Four are planting deeper roots in Europe, each with different scale and ambition but the same bet: as the world turns more bilateral, clients want lawyers on the ground for Japan Europe deals going both ways.
OpenAI Moves Into Legal Tech With Hire of Ironclad Co-Founder Jason Boehmig
OpenAI joins fellow tech giants Anthropic and Microsoft in developing AI tools for legal work.
'They Don't Like These Cases': Rule Change Could Crowd Federal Dockets
"It's another burden for federal courts that Congress specifically didn't want to go to federal courts," Matthew Dietz, disability law specialist with Dislaw Consulting LLC, told Law.com about the change involving emotional support animals.
New York-Based Touro Law to Establish Campus in Montana
The campus in Great Falls, Montana, will offer a hybrid learning model based on Touro Law Center's FlexTime J.D. program.
Law Firms Are Using AI as Strategy Tool, Not for Reliable Forecasts of Litigation Outcomes
Attorneys are using the predictive functions of AI to corroborate or identify potential holes in their thinking about litigation strategy.
Supreme Court Seeks Solicitor General's View of Robinhood's Appeal of Alleged IPO Omissions
The high court called for D. John Sauer's view on an appeal from stock trader platform Robinhood Markets, which is facing an investor suit over its $2 billion initial public offering in 2021.
CFTC Opens Door to Crypto Perpetual Futures in US
Unlike traditional futures contracts, perpetual futures have no fixed expiration date, allowing investors to hold onto positions indefinitely. Perps offer around-the-clock trading and are highly leveraged, sometimes allowing investors to trade up to 100 times the amount of money they invested.
Seagate Reaches $175M Deal to End Investor Lawsuit Over Huawei Sales
The proposed settlement was negotiated by co-lead counsel for the investors, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann and Motley Rice, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, which represented Seagate.
Private Equity Giant Carlyle Group Hires Former CIA Legal Chief
Kate Heinzelman, who has served under Democratic and Republican administrations, will succeed Jeffrey Ferguson, who is retiring after 27 years as Carlyle's general counsel
