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Delaware Business Court Insider

'The No. 1 Thing' on Larry Cunningham's Mind: Special Litigation Committees

"The SLC, as they call it, is always the focal point of litigators in corporate governance, and the treatment of the SLC evolves over time," said Cunningham, director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware.
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Legaltech News

Reed Smith's New Emerging Tech Partner Sees 'Much Overlap' Between AI Regulation, Privacy Laws

Tyler Thompson, Reed Smith's new emerging technologies partner, explained that data privacy and tech regulation attorneys are "going to always need to be learning" given how fast laws are evolving.
8 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Cultivate Strong Relationships With Your Colleagues,' Meredith Lees of RumbergerKirk

"Being an effective firm leader requires a willingness to learn about the business of the firm and its people. In addition, accept leadership roles on committees and make an impact on those committees. Most importantly, contribute positively to the firm culture and cultivate strong relationships with your colleagues."
4 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Soak Up as Much Knowledge and Experience as You Can,' Says Sophia Agathis of Seward & Kissel

"Make it known that you want to make partner, and make yourself indispensable to key partners, so that they know losing you would hurt. To get to that point, you have to be a sponge and soak up as much knowledge and experience as you can."
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: The Eighth Circuit Knocks Out a $564M Verdict Against BMO in Ponzi Case

Debevoise's John Gleeson, Mayer Brown's Richard Spehr and Elaine Goldenberg of Munger Tolles helped convince the Eighth Circuit that the bankruptcy trustee of a company run by a convicted Minnesota Ponzi schemer couldn't pursue aiding and abetting claims against the bank because the company bore responsibility for its own injury.
10 minute read

The Recorder

'Disclose, Disclose, Disclose': A Conversation With Stradley Ronon's David Piper on the Rise of CIPA Claims

"Our philosophy is that privacy policies and data security are just part of what I would term 'good security hygiene,' at this point, for companies. I think that they need to take a hard look at their privacy policies on a regular basis," said Piper.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New Phila. Barristers' Leader Talks Expansion Plans and Election Challenges

Richardson said the rhetoric and legal disputes surrounding the upcoming presidential election "make it a pivotal time for us as attorneys, as people, and us, more specifically, as Black people in America."
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Where Privacy Laws and Litigation Trends Collide: A Conversation with Covington & Burling's Lindsey Tonsager and Kate Cahoy

The pair say that as case law under the Video Privacy Protection Act has become unfavorable to plaintiffs, they've seen creative attempts to apply other untested laws bearing statutory penalties to online technologies.
8 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Don't Be Afraid to Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone,' Says Evan Hill of Skadden

"Be proactive, curious and highly responsive. Focus on how you can be most effective and contribute to the team. Seize opportunities to present and lead calls or meetings, starting with discrete items that you have mastered. Do not be afraid to step outside of your comfort zone and take risks."
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Matt's Corner: Legal Malpractice Standing and Unexecuted Estate Plans

Can I sue the drafting attorney for failing to effectuate a testator's unexecuted intents that would have otherwise rendered me a beneficiary?
2 minute read

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