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Benesch Adds Chief Information Officer From Ice Miller
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP has found its chief information officer in a veteran technology executive who most recently worked at Ice Miller LLP.
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Ex-Gunster Client Says Firm Can't Shake Data Breach Suit
A former client urged a Florida federal court Tuesday to reject a bid from Gunster Yoakley & Stewart PA to toss a proposed class action related to a data breach in 2022.
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Calif. Atty Can't Escape Billing Scandal's Hacking Claim
A San Fernando Valley attorney will have to face his ethics case that alleges he tried to hire "Israeli military hackers" to access personal accounts of a judge overseeing a public utility class action, after the California State Bar court rejected his motion to dismiss.
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GCs Expect Bigger Budgets And Deeper Focus On AI In 2025
Fifty-five percent of general counsel saw a budget increase in 2024 for their legal departments, and that number is expected to rise even higher next year, according to a new report from alternative legal service provider Axiom.
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HR Software Provider Workday Buys Contract Platform Evisort
Human resources and finance software provider Workday Inc. is acquiring contract management platform Evisort, the company's second acquisition this year.
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Legal Education Co. Barbri Acquires SkillBurst Interactive
Dallas-based Barbri Global, which sells bar exam preparation courses, announced on Wednesday the acquisition of on-demand learning platform SkillBurst Interactive, effectively expanding the company's services in professional education.
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PwC UK Adds Ex-Syke COO As Partner For Legal Tech Team
A former legal technology executive joined Big Four accounting firm PwC as a partner Tuesday to help clients transform how they manage contracts and legal services.
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Law Firms Embrace Technology To Foster Ethnic Diversity
Asian and Black students face more discrimination and have fewer opportunities for work experience or sponsorship at law firms as they go through the education system — but law firms are embracing technical solutions to try to tackle the problem.
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Reed Smith Adds Privacy, Tech Atty From Greenberg Traurig
Reed Smith LLP bolstered its new emerging technologies practice group this week, adding a partner who counsels firms on artificial intelligence, data privacy and more from Greenberg Traurig LLP.
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E-Discovery Services Co. Proteus Makes 1st Acquisition
Indianapolis-based e-discovery services and consulting company Proteus Discovery Group has acquired Portland-headquartered e-discovery provider Novitas Data, marking the company's first acquisition.
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Eversheds US Chief-Elect Talks Firm Goals, DC Move Plans
Eversheds Sutherland named Lino Mendiola III the chief executive-elect for the U.S. side of the firm on Monday. Here, Mendiola talks to Law360 about his goals, his plans to continue the firm’s culture of innovation and why he’s transferring from Austin, Texas, to Washington, D.C., with the promotion.
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Record Retrieval Co. Hit With Suit Over Data Breach
Medical record retrieval company Compex Legal Services Inc. is facing a proposed class action in California federal court over an April data breach that exposed consumers' personal and health information.
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Why Ballard Spahr Leaned On An AI Startup For Litigation
While initially hesitant about using generative artificial intelligence because of confidentiality concerns, Ballard Spahr LLP eventually adopted an AI tool from a startup that cut down on time spent in litigation.
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Kennedys Adds 2 Knowledge Management Pros In London
Kennedys said on Monday it has boosted its back-office technology and knowledge management teams with the hire of two experienced experts in legal procedures and practices and IT.
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Burford Capital Adds Chief Development Role In London
Burford Capital LLC said Monday that it has appointed a legal finance specialist to the newly created role of chief development officer as part of ongoing efforts to expand the legal funder's business in the U.K., the U.S. and beyond.
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The 2024 Regional Powerhouses
The law firms on Law360's list of 2024 Regional Powerhouses reflected the local peculiarities of their states while often representing clients in deals and cases that captured national attention.
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Legal Tech Roundup: FiscalNote, AffiniPay
A global policy and intelligence solutions provider hiring a former product vice president from legal research company Casetext tops this roundup of industry news.
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K&L Gates, AltaClaro Partner On Gen AI Supervisory Course
Legal training provider AltaClaro released a generative artificial intelligence supervisory course for law firm partners that it developed with law firm K&L Gates LLP.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
Another BigLaw firm merger and a report about rising litigation spending rocked the second week of September. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Fried Frank Information Chief Moves To Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown LLP said Thursday that a former chief information officer from Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has joined the firm in the same role.
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Accuracy, Security Top Firms' Concerns As AI Use Rises
Most law firms are using artificial intelligence tools for routine tasks over the coming year or plan to use them, but lawyers are concerned about the accuracy and security of the technology, an industry survey revealed on Thursday.
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French Legal Research Startup Jus Mundi Raises $22M
Paris-based international law and arbitration research startup Jus Mundi announced that it raised $22 million in series B funding to fuel artificial intelligence development and continue its international expansion.
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Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive
A substantial number of large companies are expecting to increase their litigation spending by double digits next year in the face of more complex and hard-fought cases — and they are more open to bringing in new legal talent to navigate the matters, according to a report released Thursday.
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Sheppard Mullin Promotes CFO, Announces Innovation Chief
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP said Wednesday that it has promoted its chief practice management officer to the role of chief financial officer and hired a former senior director from Fenwick & West LLP to be its chief knowledge and innovation officer.
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Investor 'Blindsided' By Dye & Durham's Increasing Debt Load
Activist hedge fund Engine Capital LP said in a letter Wednesday that it was "incredibly disappointed" and "blindsided" by news in legal tech provider Dye & Durham Ltd.'s fourth quarter results that it made two acquisitions for a total of nearly CA$70 million, instead of focusing on reducing debt.