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The global “patent arms wars” Ah, litigation. Truly the sincerest form of flattery. If you have been following all the IP litigation out there the last few months you know that the most recent battle pits Apple who has gone…more

As we have indicated in numerous posts over the last year, foreign language document reviews have dominated the U.S. contract attorney market due to the continuing increase in FCPA cases. It has provided a stream of work from…more

Not to be outdone by Clearwell Systems, Fios, Craig Ball, Recommind and everybody else making e-discovery predictions/trends-to-watch in 2011, The Posse List presents it 10.5 e-discovery (and other) predictions for 2011. 1…more

Being the 800-pound gorilla in the search-engine space … and seemingly everything else internet related … Google is probably at the top of the list of most government regulators all over the world. As well as anybody competing…more

From the SEC: Tuesday, September 28, 2010: “An Evening with the SEC” You are cordially invited to attend a panel discussion and networking event at the Securities & Exchange Commission. This is an opportunity for you to hear…more

6 July 2010 — There is an interesting article in today’s The Legal Intelligencer about the increasing use of using “project attorneys” and “contract attorneys” to handle an increased workload on shrinking budgets. Bringing on…more

25 June 2010 — Social Media Governance. A new term creeps across the e-discovery and compliance landscape, seeking to join the pantheon of other irritating phrases like "governance, risk and compliance", "legal project…more

3 May 2010 — United Air Lines and Continental Airlines announced their merger today. It will create the world’s largest airline by traffic. Delta Air Lines would be unseated as the world’s largest airline. And depending on…more

After at least a year in the making and months of uncertainty, landmark health care reform legislation has been signed into law in the U.S. The new health care law makes sweeping changes to our nation’s health care system. Many…more

Throughout our coverage of the Georgetown University Law Center’s conference on “Law firm evolution,” the hot topic of conversation was the recent development of entrepreneurial law firms. As discussed by Richard Susskind in his…more

Our coverage of “Law Firm Evolution: Brave New World or Business As Usual?”, a conference held March 21-23, 2010 by the Georgetown Center for the Study of the Legal Profession. Reported by: Gregory P Bufithis, Esq. Founder,…more

The South Africa Law Reform Commission has approved the publication of its Issue Paper on “Electronic Evidence in Criminal and Civil Proceedings: Admissibility and Related Issues” for general information and comment. The paper…more

Updated from our original March 13, 2010 post Friday saw the release of the 2,200-page report by Anton Valukas on the Lehman Brothers collapse. Valukas was appointed examiner by the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee probing the reasons…more

There is a good article in today’s National Law Journal about the positioning going on by plaintiffs lawyers in the mounting litigation arising from the “sudden unintended acceleration” problems in vehicles manufactured by…more

Reported by The Posse List LegalTech team: Gregory Bufithis, Christian Aust, Scott Madsen, Alexis Gambetta Being a native New Yorker now living in Europe, it is always a joy to return to the amazing buzz, the kinetic energy…more