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San Francisco finance partner Katie Taylor is the latest Kirkland & Ellis partner to follow David Nemecek to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, joining his capital structure solutions group. Meanwhile, Kirkland has been making hires of its own, including Wachtell's former restructuring head.

Eric Swalwell has been accused of sexual misconduct—charges he denies.

A new lawsuit alleges an AI hiring platform’s use of automated interviews and worker‑monitoring tools turned a data breach into the exposure of full employment records. The case frames the incident as a consequence of broader AI hiring practices, not just a cybersecurity failure.

"Billings, receivables, taxes, budgeting—those responsibilities don’t go away simply because you’re in trial. Firm leadership means thinking like both a lawyer and a business owner simultaneously. So my advice is this: develop discipline, resilience and systems early."

Kate Stonestreet is a longtime legal executive and had been with Baker McKenzie for more than 31 years before departing.

Artificial intelligence is changing how businesses are created and operated. Entrepreneurs are increasingly relying on generative AI tools to develop marketing strategies, write code, design products, analyze markets, and even shape entire business models. But when major aspects of a company are built using AI systems trained on vast amounts of publicly available data, the fundamental question becomes — what, if anything, can still qualify as a protectable trade secret?

“We were able to take a collaborative AI model that cross-pollinates across all the different large language models and infuse it with my brain,” said W. Mark Lanier of his work with BoodleBox on the blockbuster trial.

"CoStar will vigorously defend against these baseless allegations and will prevail," CoStar's general counsel said after plaintiffs filed two antitrust class actions alleging defendant CoStar Group Inc. unlawfully monopolized commercial real estate data and information services.