What Summer Associates Learned From Working At Firms
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California Pulse
State Farm Attorney Sanctioned $999.99 For AI HallucinationsAn attorney for State Farm who filed several motions citing nonexistent cases and fabricated quotes generated by AI software must pay a $999.99 sanction, a Los Angeles judge ruled, an amount one cent below the threshold that would have triggered a mandatory notice to the State Bar of California under state law.
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Courts
Former DOJ Antitrust Leader Rejoins Winston TaylorThe former deputy director of litigation for the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, who was lead counsel for antitrust trials involving Live Nation-Ticketmaster and Google, has returned to Winston Taylor, the firm said Monday.
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Courts
Fla. Judges Cleared To Make Informational Social Media PostsFlorida judges can operate social media pages even if they identify themselves as sitting judges, as long as the posts are solely informational, according to a new opinion from the state's judicial ethics advisory committee.
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Courts
Former ACLU-NJ Legal Head, Civil Rights Advocate Dies At 59Edward Barocas, the former longtime legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey who died Friday at the age of 59, was remembered by former colleagues for bringing a "passion for justice" in his advocacy for religious liberties, marriage equality and more in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Mid-Law
Foley Hoag Grows Debt Finance Team With New Co-ChairAn attorney who built her debt finance practice for more than 26 years at Goodwin Procter LLP has recently joined Foley Hoag LLP's Boston office, where she has been selected to co-lead the firm's debt finance team.
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California Pulse
Morgan & Morgan Plans $1B In AI Spending, Unveils PlatformPersonal injury firm Morgan & Morgan formally announced Monday that it has been running a proprietary artificial intelligence platform over the past few years while also committing to spend at least $1 billion on AI and technology improvements over the next decade.
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DC Pulse
Former Trump Assistant To Co-Lead Covington Policy PracticeCovington & Burling LLP said Monday the firm has hired a former assistant to President Donald Trump, who served in the president's first administration as director of the Domestic Policy Council and most recently owned a federal consulting business in Washington, D.C.
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Modern Lawyer
Sullivan & Cromwell Opens First Middle East Office In UAESullivan & Cromwell LLP announced on Monday that it opened its first Middle East office in Abu Dhabi, hiring a firm alum who most recently worked at Latham & Watkins LLP to lead the launch.
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DC Pulse
McGuireWoods Consulting Adds New Energy Group Co-HeadMcGuireWoods Consulting LLC, the lobbying subsidiary of law firm McGuireWoods LLP, has hired a longtime energy industry government affairs leader who most recently worked as co-leader of Arnold & Porter LLP's energy and infrastructure industry group, the firm announced Monday.
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California Pulse
2 Former BigLaw Attys Open SF Litigation BoutiqueTwo former partners at Greenberg Traurig LLP and Levin Law PA have launched a new boutique focusing on artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and cybersecurity in the San Francisco Bay area, they announced this week.
