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AI Native Firms Gain Foothold In Changing Legal Industry

By Emma Cueto

"AI native" law firms are a growing phenomenon sitting at the intersection of artificial intelligence and rising tide of outside investment in the legal industry, aiming to use legal technology to automate work and overhaul the law firm business model — while doing away with the billable hour in the process.

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    Connecticut Pulse

    How Silver Golub Won $49M Verdict Over Missed Cancer

    A Silver Golub & Teitell LLP team's work to simplify a complex medical malpractice case and get a treating physician to admit she failed to diagnose a preventable precancerous condition that later progressed to advanced cervical cancer recently convinced a Connecticut jury to hand down a $49 million damages award.

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    Mid-Law

    McCarter & English Lands Another Tax Pro From Riker Danzig

    McCarter & English LLP announced this week that it picked up a tax and corporate special counsel from Riker Danzig LLP after bringing on the chair of its tax and corporate group in late April.

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    Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Logo Looks To History, Credibility

    Last month, Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP pulled back the curtain on how their leaders are thinking about the firms' combination.

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    California Pulse

    DLA Piper Names 62 New Partners, Including 24 In US

    DLA Piper announced Wednesday that 62 attorneys have joined its global partnership ranks, as of May 1, with the U.S. logging more promotions to partner than other regions, with 24 total.

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    California Pulse

    Jeffer Mangels Brings On Raines Feldman Atty As IP Chair

    California firm Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP has announced an experienced Los Angeles-based attorney has joined the firm from Raines Feldman Littrell LLP as a partner and chair of its intellectual property and media practice.

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    Mid-Law

    Scarinci Hollenbeck Adds 4 Lawyers In NJ, NY Growth Push

    Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC has announced a slate of attorney hires, with two partners, a counsel and a senior associate adding to its bench in bankruptcy, corporate transactions, litigation and other practice areas.

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    Dilworth Paxson Hires Real Estate Trio From Commercial Firm

    Midsize northeastern firm Dilworth Paxson LLP has announced it has hired three attorneys from corporate and commercial law firm Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC, saying their hires "[strengthen] the firm's capabilities in complex commercial real estate transactions, leasing, and related litigation."

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    Mid-Law

    FisherBroyles Expands To Nashville With Spencer Fane Hire

    Distributed law firm FisherBroyles LLP announced that a veteran corporate attorney with over 30 years of experience has joined the firm from Spencer Fane LLP as a partner, marking the firm's entry into the fast-growing Nashville, Tennessee, market.

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    California Pulse

    Workday Legal Chief Sees Pay Drop For 2nd Year In Row

    The compensation of Workday Inc.'s legal chief declined for the second consecutive year to $7.8 million, according to a securities filing late Tuesday.

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    California Pulse

    Feds Say Stolen BigLaw Deal Info Aided Huge Trading Scheme

    Federal prosecutors on Wednesday unveiled indictments outlining a massive insider trading scheme that allegedly netted tens of millions of dollars using nonpublic information about mergers and acquisitions worked on by some of the nation's biggest law firms.

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