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The Daily Journal’s “slow and terrible” road to LegalTech success
The ABA Business Law Section's Legal Analytics Committee will meet on Friday, April 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST during its virtual spring meeting. If you are interested in the content of this article, you may be interested in…
Much Obliged: Massachusetts Lenders Shouldn’t Have to Lose It Over Lost Notes
Like it or not, the real estate market relies on mortgage lenders trading mortgage loans like kids used to trade baseball cards.* And large companies, like kids who traded baseball cards in the days of yore, sometimes lose things. Luckily,…
Kirkland has $ 5 billion in sales as it remains the top-selling company in the world
Kirkland & Ellis added $ 680 million to its return on sales to name Latham & Watkins the world's top-selling law firm as global revenue grew 16% to $ 4.83 billion.
The Chicago-bred giant saw a sharp surge in private…
The data dilemma: regulating the lifeblood of fintech innovation
At the ABA Business Law Section's virtual spring meeting in April 2021, a panel of industry experts will discuss data aggregation and the role of data aggregators in today's financial services market. The discussion will focus on the…
Dealwatch: Cazoo and Arrival fill up on SPAC bonanza while Slaughters concludes the Covid vaccine…
The madness and coronavirus of the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) have pushed the market further in the past few days. Transatlantic corporate teams steer the multi-billion dollar Cazoo and Arrival deals, while…
Minority Oppression and the LLC: Manere v. Collins, the Uniform Act, and Comment 701
For many decades, the law of closely-held businesses was the law of closely-held corporations. For entrepreneurs and attorneys, the corporate liability shield was the key desideratum, and before the advent of limited liability companies…
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as Art Loan Collateral
Digital art, represented by NFTs (non-fungible tokens), made a spectacular hit in March with Christie's auction sale of a collage by digital artist Beeple valued at $ 69.3 million (in ether). The buyer is the founder of an NFT fund in…
Der Oberste Gerichtshof stellt fest, dass für eine bestimmte Gerichtsbarkeit keine „But-For“…
Der Oberste Gerichtshof der USA erließ am 25. März 2021 eine wichtige Entscheidung in der Rechtssache Ford Motor Co. gegen Montana Eighth District Court, 592 US ___ (2021) Forumkontakte des Beklagten und die Verletzung des Klägers, um eine…
Revolving Doors: Simmons hires Dutch staff twice as Bakers expands finance practice
In the last round of side hiring, Simmons & Simmons significantly strengthened its presence in the Netherlands with two side partner appointments.
David Shearer, former partner at Dentons, and ex-AKD partner Robert Jean…
Vodafone focuses on ESG in a new advisory body with eight companies
Vodafone has completed the latest update of its Legal Advisory Board and has selected eight companies that advocate shared ESG diversity and best practices.
Latham & Watkins, Deloitte and TLT are the new additions from…