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Auto industry urged to set cybersecurity standards to avoid regulation
The head of the US roads safety body has called on the auto sector to put its own standards in place - to reduce the risk of hackers taking control of the wheel when drivers are on the road.
Dentons agrees to train Ross the robot in legal research
Dentons is one of a number of US-based law firms which have agreed to train a robot developed by the University of Toronto to carry out basic legal research, scanning documents and case law.
Top Florida GCs win pay increases in rising market
The best paid general counsel in the state of Florida is Thomas P. Hunt of SBA Communications, whose pay was $5.54m in 2014.
Littler follows energy boom to open in Austin, Texas
Littler, the employment law firm, is opening a new office in Austin - which it describes as 'one of the nation's most dynamic and growing cities' - by relocating three of its shareholders from Dallas.
New York law firms that act as debt collectors set back by court decision
New York City's right to regulate law firms if they act as debt collectors has been upheld in a long-running litigation battle by a decision in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Covington consolidates position as Washington DC's largest law firm
Covington & Burling has emerged as Washington DC's largest firm for the second year running, coming top in a market that is increasingly favouring the biggest firms and leaving less room for competition from the next tier down.
ABA elects Locke Lord partner - first woman of colour as president
Labour and employment law partner Paulette Brown has taken over as president of the American Bar Association, bringing with her nearly forty years of experience in challenging 'micro-inequities', subtle racism and discrimination.
Simpson Thacher faces malpractice suit over $1.5bn Mayer Brown error
Simpson Thacher is being sued, alongside its client JP Morgan, over a $1.5bn error made by a paralegal at Mayer Brown and not spotted by either Simpson Thacher or JP Morgan.
Morgan Lewis responds to MassMutual attack on Bingham McCutchen
Morgan Lewis & Bockius, which took 750 lawyers from the now-defunct Bingham last year, has said that it still has 'work to do' on diversity - in response to news that MassMutual stopped dealing with Bingham because of a perceived lack of diversity.
US employment rate rises for law grads for first time since 2007
The employment rate for 2014 has risen to 86.7 - up over 2% points on last year, partly thanks to a smaller number of students reading the law.
Investigation to start into cancer rate among Guantanamo lawyers
The official investigation is being launched following the discovery that nine military and civilian lawyers at the US base at Guantanamo Bay have or had cancer which could have been caused by conditions at the detention centre.
Ashurst begins rebuild of structured finance team after exit of nine US lawyers
The international firm has recruited a former UBS Securities managing director in order to carve out a new group in the US, after nine lawyers left from New York and Washington DC for Paul Hastings in July.
New York ban on non-lawyer equity investment in law firms is upheld
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has said that a challenge to the existing ban is 'entirely without merit'.
Insurance law team jumps ship for lure of less pressure and lower billing rates
Dickstein Shapiro has lost a ten-lawyer team to Liner in LA - not because the lawyers were unhappy or concerned but because they were offered the chance to concentrate more on client service and the law and less on the needs of hourly billing.
Akin Gump and Sullivan & Cromwell donate to Hillary Clinton camp
Law firms are among the largest financial supporters of the Hillary Clinton campaign to become the Democratic presidential candidate - as her accounts reveal that she has raised £46m.
Bingham McCutchen was dropped by insurer over diversity, says GC
The general counsel of Massachusetts Mutual has explained why the insurer stopped doing business with the now-defunct Bingham.
Asian-American lawyers launch Fortune 500 GC initiative
A target of 20 lawyers by 2020 in Fortune 500 companies is the aim.
BakerHostetler reaches $700m tally in fees on Madoff liquidation
A team led by partner Irving Picard has been working since 2008 on the liquidation of assets of Bernard Madoff, convicted of using Ponzi scheme arrangement in his investment business.
Abercrombie and Fitch settle religious discrimination suit
On July 20 2015, the EEOC issued a statement announcing the federal appeals court's decision to dismiss Abercrombie & Fitch's appeal of the EEOC's religious discrimination case.
L'Oreal face lawsuit from its former head patent lawyer
L'Oreal's former head patent lawyer Steven Trzaska is suing the beauty company, which he alleges fired him because he refused to file applications that were not patentable.