IBM Sues Microsoft’s New Diversity Chief for Violating Non-Compete
Summary: The lawsuit between IBM and a former executive who left them for Microsoft has some employment attorneys perplexed. IBM…
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How Will Automated Legal Services Affect You?
Summary: Technology is making formerly mundane legal tasks easier, but it is also taking over jobs. Should lawyers be worried? This…
Why Did a Cravath, Swaine & Moore Partner Leave for Paul, Weiss?
Summary: A Cravath, Swaine & Moore partner exited recently to head the M&A department of a rival firm. In a bold move,…
What Are First Year Associates to Do After Computers Replace Them?
Summary: Artificial intelligence is advancing to a point that many can conceive of computers taking the place of basic legal…
Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Lawyers and Paralegals?
Summary: The IBM machine ‘Watson’ can handle many tasks that paralegals and trainees perform. It may even tackle tax evasion by…
Dentons Backs Univ. of Toronto’s Robot
Summary: An artificially intelligent program may significantly reduce the time attorneys spend researching. According to The Globe and Mail, a…
IBM to Pay Globalfoundries 1.5 Billion Dollars for Chip
Summary: IBM has reported that it will pay Globalfoundries $1.5 billion as part of a ten-year deal to take over an unprofitable…
IBM Investing $1 Billion in its Watson Computing Company
On Thursday IBM publicized it's investing over $1 billion on it's own Watson cloud computing business and giving it a…
2nd Circuit Halts Apartheid Lawsuits against IBM, Daimler and Ford
On Wednesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. companies in the lawsuit cannot be…
IBM Settles Chinese Bribery Charges for $10 Million with SEC
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington gave his approval on a $10 million agreement between IBM and…
Classmates from Law School Arrested for Insider Trading
On Thursday, two classmates from law school, one who is working as a lawyer in Colorado, were accused of trading…
Friday Roundup
Good morning everyone and TGIF! The blawgosphere was rocked yesterday by the newsthat Hogan & Hartson has entered merger talks…