We’re Entering the Golden Age of Legal Technology | Legaltech News Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/2024/04/15/were-entering-the-golden-age-of-legal-technology/ Credit: S. Wilkins/ALM via DALL-E 3 image generator. COMMENTARY Technological capabilities—including the ability to automate workflows and leverage artificial intelligence to obtain greater insight into data—are being introduced to the legal market faster than ever.…

In another past week of big deals, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer led Johnson & Johnson’s $13.1 billion acquisition of Shockwave Medical (represented by Fenwick & West) while Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett worked with Blackstone Real Estate Partners X in its $10 billion buy of Apartment Income REIT Corp (which itself was…

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has agreed to pay $8 million to settle claims with members of a class action who said their personal information was compromised in a data breach that affected more than 600,000 people, according to settlement documents filed in federal court last week. The settlement, coming after eight…

Big Law Better, Explained | The American Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2024/04/15/big-law-better-explained/ Ira J. Coleman, of McDermott Will & Emery. In this week’s Legal Speak episode, McDermott Will & Emery chair Ira Coleman explains “Big Law Better”, his idea on where the legal sector is moving and what elements of…

There are likely more artificial intelligence-powered tools looking to automate time-consuming tasks for law firms and legal departments on the market than ever before. But that doesn’t mean that in-house lawyers are all well placed to use them. Jeffrey Solomon, vice president and general manager of LegalView BillAnalyzer, Wolters Kluwer’s AI-powered spend…

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday issued a final rule for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, saying the regulation provides clarity and guidance to employers regarding their legal obligations to employees and job applicants experiencing pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.  “The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is a…