5 Takeaways From The ACC's Annual Conference

By Michele Gorman

The Association of Corporate Counsel this week held its multiday annual conference in Philadelphia, where legal industry professionals networked with their peers and learned about pressing issues facing in-house counsel — from grappling with the best ways to use artificial intelligence to complying with changing federal regulations and orders.

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Judges Admit AI Missteps After Grassley's Oversight Push

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Courts
Fla. Judicial Ethics Panel Taps GC As Next Exec Director
By Madison Arnold

Florida's Judicial Qualifications Commission has selected its general counsel to take over as executive director of the agency tasked with handling claims of judicial misconduct in the state.
California Pulse
Former TTAB Judge Moves To Greenberg Traurig In Calif.
By Adam Lidgett

A former Trademark Trial and Appeal Board judge has jumped from government work to private practice, building out Greenberg Traurig LLP's bench of Los Angeles intellectual property attorneys.
California Pulse
Sullivan & Cromwell Adds Irell & Manella IP Litigator In LA
By James Mills

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is expanding its West Coast team, announcing Thursday it is bringing in an Irell & Manella LLP intellectual property litigator as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

DC Pulse
Greenberg Traurig Adds Energy Lawyers In NY, DC
By Jack Rodgers

Greenberg Trauring LLP has rehired a former attorney who left to work as general counsel of the New York Public Service Commission, who returns alongside a lawyer joining the firm from the U.S. Department of Energy, in the nation's capital.
In-House
Microsoft's Vice Chair, Brad Smith, Paid $28M For Fiscal Year
By Christine DeRosa

Microsoft's vice chair and president, Brad Smith, who leads a team of roughly 2,000 business, legal and corporate affairs professionals across the globe, saw his compensation rise to nearly $28.3 million last fiscal year, according to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Courts
Ex-DOJ, WilmerHale Attys Latest To Join Democracy Forward
By Alison Knezevich

Democracy Forward on Thursday announced the addition of four attorneys, including a former U.S. Department of Justice appellate leader and a longtime assistant U.S. attorney in Virginia.

California Pulse
AI Co. Eudia Acquires ALSP Out-House
By Matt Perez

California-based legal artificial intelligence startup Eudia announced Thursday the acquisition of alternative legal services provider Out-House, as well as its founder and attorney Lynden Renwick.
Daily Litigation
Baker Donelson Hires CFPB Veteran In DC
By Jack Rodgers

Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has hired for its Washington, D.C., team a 12-year veteran of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau who brings more than two decades of legal experience working on financial services matters.
California Pulse
Latham Adds BCLP Environmental Atty In SF Bay Area
By James Mills

Latham & Watkins LLP is expanding its environmental team, announcing Wednesday it is bringing in a Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP expert on chemicals, especially "forever chemicals," as a partner in its San Francisco Bay Area offices.
California Pulse
Hinshaw Unveils Rebrand To Show 'Forward Momentum'
By Madison Arnold

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on Wednesday announced a new website and rebranding during what it calls a period of strong financial performance and growth.