Legal Resources

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a look at the top real estate deals of the third quarter, and conversations with leading attorneys on older New York City buildings and new California data center laws.

Connecticut has criticized the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's bid in Connecticut federal court to block the state from regulating prediction market platforms' sports-related offerings, noting the same presiding judge already denied Kalshi's motion seeking such relief.

Anthropic on Friday disclosed a series of incidents in which its Claude artificial intelligence tool went rogue, particularly in interactions with federal and local government websites, including an incident in which it submitted a false tip about an unsolved homicide to the Philadelphia Police Department.

Drawing on data and insights from 60 sessions at Women, Influence & Power in Law finds that sponsorship, matter allocation and measurable career progression are emerging as more powerful levers for retaining and advancing legal talent.     

Judge J. Skelly Wright's failure to save Willie Francis haunted him for the rest of his life and he spoke of it often when I worked for him, always shaking his head and saying sadly, “Poor Willie Francis.     

The U.S. Court of International Trade has allowed importers who paid tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to sue as a class. Co-lead class counsel said they believe this is the first time the trade court has certified a class in active litigation.     

The U.S. Justice Department has been investing in data analytics for years but in recent months has signaled it is increasing these efforts through the division's investment in “greater resources, data analytics support, and best-in-class technology.     

Hybrid or remote arrangements are what this workforce wants. The competitive advantage will now belong to firms that make it operationally credible      

Big Law firms generally have three ways to reap commercial benefits from AI right now, though all of them are still “pretty nascent," consultants say.      

"We are not in merger conversations, but we are always evaluating strategic opportunities to best serve our clients" is a typical statement before a firm announces a merger.      

The tool, built on Gemini Enterprise, is one of several AI projects Cooley has in the works, and it is one in a flurry of recent Big Law/Big Tech partnerships.