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'The Most Peculiar Federal Court in the Country' Comes to Berkeley Law

After sitting together as a panel to hear arguments in three cases Tuesday morning, Federal Circuit Judges Timothy Dyk, Raymond Chen and Judge Kara Stoll answered law students' questions about the qualities of winning advocates.
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Conversation

Focusing an Economic Lens On the Decrease In Federal Civil Jury Trials

"I think the [decline in] civil jury trials in the federal court can be styled to be a market failure because the price is too high," says Ninth Circuit Senior Judge Carlos Bea.
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Analysis

What to Watch For in the Upcoming SCOTUS Term

A curtain-raiser on the U.S. Supreme Court term that starts today courtesy of our Law.com colleague Jimmy Hoover.
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Q&A

Litigators of the Week: Kirkland Fends Off Antitrust Claims for Thomson Reuters Against AI-Backed Start-Up

Kirkland's Dan Laytin, Christa Cottrell and Cameron Ginder won a summary judgment ruling finding ROSS Intelligence hadn't shown that Thomson Reuters' Westlaw inappropriately tied its public law database to its search tool in violation of antitrust laws.
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Quick Takes

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Runners-up this week include teams litigators from Jones Day and Robbins Geller.
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Analysis

Law Firms Mobilize To Respond to Anti-DEI Backlash

With employers left wondering if their affinity group or hiring initiative will get them dragged into court, law firms are bulking up their offerings to clients worried about litigation risk.
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Analysis

How Senior Litigators Are Dealing With the 'Biden Effect'

Introducing a new series of stories from Law.com's litigation desk discussing how litigators approaching their 70s and beyond are approaching career transitions.
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Data-Driven Legal Strategies

Join the webcast and discover how AI can enhance your decision-making with advanced search tools and analytics.
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New Revenue Streams: Getting the right skills in place is essential

The rising adoption of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology in the legal profession is having an impact on all areas of law firm…
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Conversation

'Corporate Lawyers Who Happen to Litigate': A Closer Look at a Recent Securities Litigation Hot Streak at Freshfields

Boris Feldman and Doru Gavril, who joined the firm from Wilson Sonsini a little more than four years ago, both rank among the top 10 busiest defense-side securities lawyers over the past three years.
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