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With legalization of recreational cannabis becoming a reality in many parts of the country, law firms working in this space, which is valued somewhere near $10 billion, must confront all kinds of challenges in their efforts to serve clients. Not the least of which is the fact that while this lucrative work is legal at the state level in some places, selling cannabis—or advising someone on how to run a business doing it—is still considered a criminal enterprise by the federal...

In this era of extreme caution around discrimination, it’s rare to see a powerful organization openly attack an accuser, even as they may be mounting a powerful defense against that accuser’s claims—who needs the bad optics? But that’s not how Jones Day rolls,...

Dorsey and Whitney’s new “Diversity Hours” policy is a significant step forward in law firms’ efforts to move from lip service to action on diversity and inclusion. Under the program, attorneys can bill up to 50 hours per year for time spent attending educational sessions,...

Two promotions at global law firms recently caught our eye—specifically because the professionals involved are not practicing attorneys, and they have been elevated to newly created positions. Baker McKenzie has promoted David Cambria to its first chief services officer, and Hogan Lovells has...

Kirkland is the name that launches a thousand articles, and that’s just what happened last week when the firm announced its new plaintiff-side contingent fee litigation practice. Industry experts rushed in to decipher the meaning behind this surprising move (and of course stuck around to talk about the connection some Kirkland attorneys have to the original plea deal at the center of the...