Nextdoor’s new GC on AI, moving in-house and why outside firms are critical The hyperlocal social network promoted Sophia Contreras Schwartz to general counsel this spring amid a management overhaul.

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 ...

SVB had no risk chief through much of 2022, proxy statement shows Last year, Silicon Valley Bank’s risk committee doubled the number of meetings it held, suggesting board-level concern over the bank’s ...

Trump lawyers didn’t forget to check a box on jury trial, Judge Engoron says The equitable relief being sought is handled in a bench trial, the judge said during proceedings this week.

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 ...

DOJ suit accuses Visa of illegal monopoly for debit payments The company threatens merchants with high fees, and “makes its potential rivals business partners to thwart competition in debit card ...

Judge in ChatGPT case most troubled by attorneys’ lack of candor The lawyers might have been able to avoid Rule 11 sanctions if they had quickly admitted to a federal judge that one of them used the ...

Ransomware victims becoming less likely to pay cyberhackers Demands jumped in 2023 even as more companies plot better defenses against attacks that can incur deep business interruption costs, a report ...

DOJ is lowering the antitrust bar to go after RealPage, economist says Should the agency sue the rental property software company, it will be alleging collusion among companies that arguably have had ...

Twitter legal chief Vijaya Gadde, at center of storm, is fired as Musk completes purchase of social media site Gadde shouldered the brunt of Elon Musk’s criticism over the platform’s approach to ...

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.

A senior executive with ContractPodAi discusses how legal AI poses economic benefits for in-house departments and disruption risks for law firm billing models.