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Litigation Trends to Watch in 2025: Surge in Claims Over Prediction Markets, AI Retail Surveillance, and Expired Rewards Points As the legal landscape evolves in 2025, three emerging areas are witnessing a notable uptick in litigation: prediction markets, AI-powered retail surveillance, and expired rewards points in loyalty programs. These trends reflect broader shifts in technology, … Read more

Democratic AGs Pursue Novel Dual-Step Litigation Strategy to Recover Grant Funds From Trump Picture this: A $7 billion lifeline for solar power in low-income homes, snipped by executive fiat, leaving nearly a million households facing steeper energy bills amid soaring demand. Now, a coalition of Democratic attorneys general is striking back with a legal one-two … Read more

Gowling WLG’s Meteoric Rise: Former Trainee Chris Towle Named New UK CEO in Leadership Shake-Up From stacking files as a wide-eyed trainee to steering a transatlantic legal powerhouse—Chris Towle’s journey at Gowling WLG culminates in a stunning CEO appointment that’s got the City buzzing. In a move celebrating homegrown talent, the firm just crowned its … Read more

How Originalism Went from ‘Fringe’ Theory to Supreme Court Credo Imagine a legal philosophy once mocked as the hobbyhorse of conservative ideologues now dictating rulings on abortion, guns, and presidential power. That’s the improbable ascent of originalism—from academic outlier in the 1970s to the animating force behind a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court supermajority by the … Read more

In the heart of Washington, D.C., where power deals are forged daily, over 900 female legal trailblazers gathered for a seismic shift in the industry. Amy Hanan, Chief Growth Officer at LIMELIGHT, delivered a riveting live session at the Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) 2025 conference, spotlighting female empowerment in the legal field … Read more

The Week in Data Oct. 17: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers Billable hours ticked up in 2024, but 2025 forecasts whisper caution—demand growth cooling, AI tools reshaping workflows, and billing rates hitting post-crisis highs. For lawyers eyeing the horizon, this week’s data deluge from Thomson Reuters, the ABA, and Bloomberg Law … Read more

Meet Judge Amit Mehta: The Obama Appointee Presiding Over the High-Stakes Steve Bannon Contempt Case All eyes are on a Washington, D.C. courtroom as U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta navigates one of the most politically charged cases stemming from the January 6th investigation. The Steve Bannon contempt case places the federal judge at the center … Read more

Supreme Court Funding Crisis: Justices to Lose Operating Funds Amid Shutdown, Shuttering Doors to Public In the shadow of a deepening government shutdown now stretching into its 17th day, the U.S. Supreme Court stands on the brink of a financial cliff. By Saturday, October 18, the nation’s highest court will exhaust its reserves, forcing a … Read more

Supreme Court Scolds Lower Judges: Judicial Crisis Looms as Public Trust in Courts Plummets Tensions boiled over in America’s halls of justice this week when Supreme Court heavyweights publicly dressed down lower court judges, igniting fears that the nation’s bedrock legal system is fracturing before our eyes. With Trump’s aggressive policy blitz fueling the fire, … Read more

In the heart of Washington D.C., where legal powerhouses converge, the Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) 2025 conference just wrapped up, leaving attendees buzzing with fresh ideas. One standout moment? The live interview with Kaitlin Descovich, a prominent partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, shedding light on the evolving role of women … Read more