Lawyer Ethics

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New Year Reminders for General Counsel: From Compliance to Confidentiality

The new year is a good time for reminders and refocusing on creating better habits. Privilege and related concepts are […]

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California State Bar Approves Guidance on Generative AI: Striking a Balance Between Innovation and Ethics

In November 2023, a Colorado judge suspended a lawyer for using ChatGPT to draft a legal document. Just a few […]

AI and IP On a Collision Course

Two new E-tools, DALL-E and Midjourney, use AI to create images based on user text prompts. They do their task […]

Key AI Ethics Team Cut by Microsoft

During the recent layoff of 10,000 employees, Microsoft completely cut its ethics and society team, which was responsible for making […]

Big Surge In Whistleblower Claims Predicted

The Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act, signed  into law in December 2022, could lead to a big increase in whistleblower […]

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New DOJ Compliance Enforcement Policies Include Clawback

A post from law firm Faegre Drinker looks at a spate of recently announced DOJ compliance enforcement initiatives. The writers, […]

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GAO Report On Litigation Funding Doesn’t Bite

A GAO report on third party litigation funding that was requested by three Republican legislators, “presumably attributable to their interest […]

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An Unprecedented Tin Cup From Lloyd’s List

An oil tanker that has been rotting in the Red Sea off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen since 2017 is […]

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The New DOJ Incentives To “Self-Disclose”

In highly publicized remarks that he delivered at his alma mater, Georgetown Law, the DOJ official in charge of the […]

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A Formidable Stable Of Law Firms For DeSantis’ “Culture War”

Four law firms, including the firm where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis once worked as a litigator, have received at least […]

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