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Jay Hughes Lawyer, Rejoins McGuirewoods in Houston
Accomplished deal lawyer Jay Hughes has returned to McGuireWoods as a partner in Houston, bringing two decades of experience assisting clients in mergers and acquisitions as well as energy transactions and financings, primarily in the oil and gas, power and renewable sectors. Hughes advises public and private companies and has significant experience counseling utilities, developers, and private equity and infrastructure funds in transactions involving conventional and renewable power assets.
Read MoreABA House Votes Opposition to State Restrictions on Teaching Race, Gender Among New Policies
The American Bar Association House of Delegates (HOD) approved new policy against laws that limit teaching about race or gender during a one-day meeting today that concluded the 2024 Midyear Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. The new policy, approved by a voice vote, also opposes bans on books that cover those subjects.
Read MoreRick Boyd & Tyler Wolf leads New Commercial Finance Team at Barnes & Thornburg
Barnes & Thornburg announced today that a commercial finance team led by partners Rick Boyd and Tyler Wolf has joined the firm’s Corporate Department. Team members include Doug Plante, of counsel, Greg Preston, an associate, and Janelle Julyan, a senior paralegal. The team joins from an Atlanta-based AmLaw 200 law firm, where they were members of the Commercial Finance practice group.
Read MorePraveen Jayant hired by UnitedLex as Vice President of Incident Response
UnitedLex, a leading data and professional services company specializing in litigation, intellectual property, contracts, compliance, and legal operations, today announces the hiring of Praveen Jayant as Vice President of Incident Response. Working from the Gurugram (Haryana, India) office, Praveen Jayant will lead a global team of over 1,000 forensic examiners and data mining, technology, and review professionals delivering incident response services to a global client base.
Read MoreSwiftwater and Company Announces Strategic Partnership with Onit
On January 29th, 2024, Swiftwater and Company, an AI-first business advisory firm, announced a strategic partnership with Onit, a leader in AI-enabled legal and business workflow solutions. This collaboration aims to enhance Swiftwater's advisory services in legal, risk, compliance, sales, and procurement, leveraging Onit's AI technology to drive efficiency and innovation
Read MoreLighthouse Announces Gen AI Assessment for Microsoft Copilot
Lighthouse, a leader in technology-enabled eDiscovery, compliance and information governance services, today announced its new compliance and eDiscovery solution for Microsoft Copilot, the enterprise-grade AI available in all Microsoft 365 apps.
Read MoreKevin Vermeulen becomes Best Lawyers' Senior Vice President of Business Development
Kevin Vermeulen, Josh Rupall have new roles at Best Lawyers.
Read MoreCobblestone Software Featured in Corporate Counsel Business Journal's (CCBJ) Legal Tech Guide 2024
CobbleStone Software was showcased by CCBJ for their industry insights and proven track record of being a leading provider of contract management solutions software.
Read MoreAxiom Marks First Anniversary of Axiom Advice & Counsel - Industry's Broadest Array of Law Firm Services and Solutions
Its been a year since Axiom launched Axiom Advice & Counsel (AA&C). AA&C is a modern law firm that leverages Axiom’s highly qualified, on-demand attorneys across 12 practice areas—all at a fraction of the rates charged by national law firms.
Read MoreExterro Acquires Data Discovery Solutions Leader Diverbell
Exterro, a leading provider of legal governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software, today announced it has acquired Divebell, a best-in-class data discovery SaaS solution. By combining Divebell's sophisticated data discovery capabilities with Exterro’s comprehensive legal GRC platform, Exterro further solidifies its position as the only company that can help solve the legal, regulatory, and compliance data challenges facing corporations, government organizations and global enterprises.
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