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Global Law Firms

  • News

    Reed Smith Launches Tech Program for Select Summer Associates

    Dan Packel | April 19, 2018

    In a new twist on law firms' race to innovate, five summer associates in the United States and the U.K. will take on projects aimed at applying technology to legal services.

  • News

    How Lawyers Used CFIUS Review to Defeat Broadcom’s Takeover of Qualcomm

    MP McQueen | April 18, 2018

    The White House blocked Broadcom’s $117 billion bid to take over Qualcomm by issuing an executive order in March, citing national security concerns. Could it be the "poison pill" of the future?

  • Analysis

    The Law Firm Disrupted: The Most Bedeviling Aspect of Law Firm Change

    Roy Strom | April 12, 2018

    What the fast greens of the nation's most historic golf course can teach us about the pace of legal industry change.

  • News

    Deadline for The American Lawyer Awards Approaching

    Gina Passarella Cipriani | April 12, 2018

    Check out the categories in our American Lawyer Awards for which submissions are due week. Some exciting new opportunities for those in the industry to show how they are revolutionizing the way legal services are delivered.

  • Analysis

    The Essential Ingredients to Rolling Out a Global E-Discovery Playbook

    Wendy King and Daryl Teshima, FTI Technology | April 10, 2018

    You need experienced people, advanced technology and targeted processes—and there isn’t one that’s more important than the others.

  • News

    Cyber Attack Doesn't Stop DLA Piper From Big Gains in Revenue, Profit

    Anna Ward | April 03, 2018

    DLA Piper grew revenue and profits in 2017 as the firms international arms performed strongly and it rebuilt from the cyber attack that downed its systems last summer.

  • News

    UK Law Firms Struggle to Understand Financial Value of Legal Technology

    Rhys Dipshan | April 02, 2018

    A survey by LexisNexis found that though many U.K. law firms believe using legal technology improves their bottom line, few are measuring the ROI of their tech investments.

  • Analysis

    Law Firms Are Investing in Tech Before It Overtakes Them

    Rhys Dipshan | Roy Strom | March 26, 2018

    The definition of a law firm is shifting as firms invest in technology to stave off competitors and give clients what they want.

  • News

    Pinsent Masons Sells 'New Law' Compliance Business to Dow Jones

    Alex Berry | March 19, 2018

    U.K. firm sells Cerico compliance business it co-founded in 2013.

  • Analysis News

    Life in the (Regulated) Fast Lane: Companies Must Navigate Global Privacy Rules on Self-Driving Cars

    Caroline Spiezio | March 12, 2018

    The race is on to develop the best technology for autonomous vehicles, but there are also drives to increase regulation around the data these cars and trucks collect, a situation that poses challenges for in-house counsel.

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  • Analysis

    Doing Discovery in Japan? Ganbatte! Privacy, Propriety, and Preparation

    Michael C. Zogby and Yodi S. Hailemariam, Drinker Biddle & Reath | March 06, 2018

    Inside the current data privacy landscape in Japan, with key logistical and cultural issues that practitioners should consider when seeking or conducting discovery in the country.

  • Linklaters Joins Accord Project in Bid to Define Smart Contract Future

    Rhys Dipshan | February 28, 2018

    The law firm will join The Accord Project’s financial services working group to help standards for financial-based smart contracts.

  • News

    GDPR Still a Top Concern, but Some Global Legal Departments Play the Waiting Game

    Caroline Spiezio | February 21, 2018

    The GDPR has caused no shortage of uncertainty, and some legal departments are playing it out by waiting it out, according to a new survey.

  • Podcast

    Innovate to Eliminate Bad Ideas? Holland & Knight Leader on Changing the Business Model

    Ian Lopez | February 21, 2018

    In this Legalweek 2018 podcast, the head of Holland & Knight’s innovation committee talks practical approaches for a tech-forward firm.

  • News

    Tips on Preventing Cyber Extortion at Health Care Facilities

    Kristen Rasmussen | February 12, 2018

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights offers pointers for how to avoid cyber extortion, which involves cybercriminals demanding money to stop or delay their malicious activities that often include stealing sensitive data or disrupting services.

  • News

    Trifecta of Change: How Innovation Takes Shape at Law Firms

    Rhys Dipshan | February 07, 2018

    Legal technology is becoming easier to use and install, but whether law firms will bring such tech in-house often depends on market forces and its own internal culture and staff.

  • Analysis

    Doing Discovery in Japan? Ganbatte!

    Michael C. Zogby and Yodi S. Hailemariam, Drinker Biddle & Reath | February 07, 2018

    Recent amendments to the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure might affect how you conduct discovery in Japan.

  • News

    As Law Firms Stall, Who Will Overtake Them in the Innovation Race?

    Roy Strom | January 30, 2018

    Efforts by the Swiss arm of global accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers could be a harbinger of things to come when it comes to delivering high-end legal services.

  • News

    Cooley Recruits MoFo’s Drone Practice Leader

    Xiumei Dong | January 29, 2018

    William O'Connor, chair of the unmanned aerial vehicle/drones and aviation and airports group at Morrison & Foerster, is headed to Cooley in San Diego.

  • News

    From Public Wi-Fi to Encrypted Emails, Panel Probes Security of Lawyer Communications

    Christine Simmons | January 23, 2018

    One takeaway from a New York State Bar Association discussion centered around data security in a lawyer’s day-to-day-practice and related ethical obligations is the importance of using encrypted communication devices for client information.

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  • News

    Cooley Adds 3 Cybersecurity Experts in 3 Cities

    Meghan Tribe | January 23, 2018

    Two practice leaders at Norton Rose Fulbright, as well as another partner from fellow global legal giant Dentons, are heading to Cooley in Denver, New York and Washington, D.C.

  • News

    Raising Its Bet on Analytics, Littler Adds First Chief Data Analytics Officer

    Roy Strom | January 09, 2018

    Littler Mendelson is hiring a chief data analytics officer, Aaron Crews, as the global labor and employment giant looks to bring more of its data scientists' ideas to life in the form of technology products.

  • With 'Innovation Think Tank,' Garrigues Upends How Its Attorneys Work

    Rhys Dipshan | January 04, 2018

    The global law firm is challenging its staff to work smarter through collaborating on legal tech projects.

  • The 'Next Generation of Legal Services': A Q&A With UnitedLex’s New Legal Business Solutions VP

    Ian Lopez | December 22, 2017

    Peter Krakaur joins UnitedLex with experience in both major law firms and corporate legal operations. The new legal department, he says, needs data scientists and others that can drive overall company value.

  • Q&A

    Cyber Risks and CFIUS: A Conversation With MoFo's John Carlin

    MP McQueen | December 19, 2017

    John Carlin, former assistant U.S. attorney general in charge of the National Security Division, who is now chairman of the global risk and crisis management team at Morrison & Foerster, talks with the National Law Journal about proposed legislation to overhaul the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' review process.

  • News

    CEO Shift at Nextlaw Labs Points To New Structure for Dentons' Innovation Arm

    Gabrielle Orum Hernández | December 08, 2017

    As Nextlaw Labs' new CEO, Marie Bernard will be charged with developing "NextLaw Labs 2.0."

  • News

    Wall Street Wakes Up to Legal AI for Due Diligence

    Roy Strom | November 30, 2017

    Kira Systems Inc., a maker of machine learning software to make due diligence more efficient, announced this week that it had signed up two top Am Law 100 firms to use its services.

  • Dentons, in Latest Growth Bid, Launches In-House Consulting Service

    Roy Strom | November 15, 2017

    The growing global legal giant plans to use its stable of former GCs to help current in-house legal chiefs cope with a changing market for legal services.

  • Commentary

    New Rivalries Emerge as Law Firms Race to Innovate

    Roy Strom | November 10, 2017

    Reactions to a new EU regulation show one way firms are increasingly competing not only with each other, but also with alternative legal service providers.

  • Analysis

    As Paradise Papers Sizzle Appleby, What’s Next for Offshore Firms?

    Roy Strom | November 06, 2017

    The offshore legal industry largely avoided a regulatory crackdown in the wake of the Panama Papers. Will the same be true after the Paradise Papers?

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  • News

    Big Offshore Law Firm in Spotlight as Data Hack Spills Client Secrets

    Anna Ward | November 06, 2017

    Bermuda-based Appleby is facing intense scrutiny amid a massive cybersecurity breach that has released millions of documents into the public domain.

  • News

    Artificial Intelligence Beats Big Law Partners in Legal Matchup

    Chris Johnson | October 31, 2017

    Lawyers from DLA Piper, Allen & Overy and other firms were soundly beaten in a first-of-its-kind challenge against software developed by Cambridge University law students.

  • News

    An Inside Look at How Cooley, Davies Manage Cybersecurity

    Ian Lopez | October 20, 2017

    Technology professionals at Cooley and Davies discuss the cyber issues impacting law firms and their clients.

  • Major Lindsey Unveils Legal Cost-Saving Tool for Corporate Clients

    Meghan Tribe | September 18, 2017

    In the seemingly never-ending quest by in-house legal departments to trim their expenditures on outside lawyers, legal recruiting giant Major, Lindsey & Africa has released its Make-Buy Analysis tool to help GCs decide between hiring a new attorney for their in-house staff or rely on external counsel.

  • European Human Rights Ruling Provides Insights on Privacy for U.S. Companies

    Ed Silverstein | September 11, 2017

    Companies may want to tell employees that if they 'do not want the company to access information, please do not store it in our systems,' advises attorney Harriet Pearson.

  • Will Facebook's New 'Colorful Balloons' App Survive China's Regulators?

    Ed Silverstein | August 17, 2017

    After Facebook and its related proprietary apps were banned in China, the company looks for a new way through the country's regulatory regime.

  • AI Drive Gains Momentum as Baker McKenzie Signs Machine Learning Deal

    Chris Johnson | August 04, 2017

    The global legal giant has become the latest Am Law 100 firm to begin using artificial intelligence software in an attempt to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

  • Tech Scene Pulls Firms to Pittsburgh, but Not Just for Clients

    Lizzy McLellan | July 12, 2017

    Legal industry watchers in Pittsburgh say more large firms are likely to build outposts in the city, as they aim to be close to its research institutions and young talent pool.

  • Australia's MinterEllison Ventures Into IT Consulting

    Anna Zhang | July 05, 2017

    The firm continues expansion outside of law by acquiring Sydney-based technology advisory firm ITNewcom.

  • Ransomware Attack on DLA Piper Puts Law Firms, Clients on Red Alert

    Roy Strom | June 27, 2017

    The implications of network-crippling malware may be just as damaging for a deadline-driven service industry that holds the fate of companies' legal issues in its palm.

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  • Canadian Firm Launches Fund Targeting Tech Industry Clients

    Meghan Tribe | June 23, 2017

    Blake, Cassels & Graydon has earmarked C$1 million (roughly $756,000) to subsidize the legal costs for 30 to 40 startups in the Canadian technology scene.

  • Inside Asia's Legal Technology Evolution With Anaqua's Karen Taylor

    Rhys Dipshan | April 12, 2017

    Corporations operating in Asia are turning to legal technology to manage IP assets and work more efficiently on a global scale.

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