6 in-house legal trends to watch in 2025 AI adoption and ROI, interstate litigation and increased settlements in M&A approvals are among the topics in-house counsel can expect to feature prominently ...

A look at 7 Supreme Court cases Big Business will be watching The court’s term begins Oct. 7 with a docket that involves corporate securities, labor, RICO and environmental questions.

Few mergers emerge unscathed from FTC, DOJ second requests Although antitrust enforcers seek detailed reviews in only a fraction of proposed deals, those transactions that are subject to them are ...

Why smart firms are rethinking the billable hour using new AI tools As more legal work is automated, forward-thinking law firms will focus on self-service and new billing methods, the chief revenue ...

A New York lawyer cited fake cases generated by ChatGPT in a legal brief filed in federal court and may face sanctions as a result, according to news reports. The incident involving OpenAI’s chatbot ...

Amazon, Google sue over fake online reviews The dual complaints in federal court target sellers of fake reviews for retailers and local businesses that market on the web giants.

Heightened labor scrutiny looms over workplace rules Employer policies that might otherwise be routine are likely to attract NLRB attention since the agency changed its evaluation standard.

DOJ’s Visa suit is unfounded The government acknowledges payment volumes are rising, in part because of fintech growth. This competition wouldn’t be happening if a single entity, like Visa, controlled ...

Setting limits on employees’ hot-button social media posts Employers have leeway to fire people for what they say on social media but doing so isn’t always the best approach, specialists say.

Regulatory uncertainty ahead as SCOTUS rulings give companies incentive to sue government The rulings also mean regulators won’t be able to tilt toward the president’s political sentiments as much as ...

How to seek discounts on outside counsel fees Negotiating rate freezes and exercising billing discipline are other approaches legal operations pros can take in hopes of reducing legal spend.

Another lawyer in hot water for citing fake GenAI cases The plaintiff’s attorney in a wrongful termination case faces sanctions for including nonexistent cases and fake quotations in a Texas federal ...