Category: News Feeds

Halloween
was
a
terrific
time
for
members
of
the
legal
community
—
especially
law
students
—
who
were
able
to
celebrate
the
day’s
festivities
with
costumes
of
note.
As
usual,
we
want
to
see
your
creativity
in
action.

For
the
fifteenth
year
in
a
row,
we
here
at
Above
the
Law
are
soliciting
legally
themed
costumes
for
our
annual
Halloween
contest.
We’re
continually
impressed
with
how
creative
lawyers
and
law
students
can
be
when
they
take
their
noses
out
of
their
books.

Here
are
some
of
the
winning
looks
from
the
past
few
years
of
the
contest:
the Donald
J.
Trump
College
of
Law (2016), Brett
Kavanaugh’s
calendar
and
his
beer (2018), Ruth
Baby
Ginsburg (2020),
and Warhol’s
Soup
Law (2023).

Please email
us or
text
us
(646-820-8477)
your
pictures
and
then
we’ll
vote
on
the
winner
of
our
annual
competition.
Please
send
us
your
submissions
as
soon
as
you
can.
We’re
all
looking
forward
to
judging
you!

Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to

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her
with
any
tips,
questions,
comments,
or
critiques.
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There
weren’t
a
ton
of
bright
spots
for
Democrats
after
yesterday’s
election.
Sure,
the

“Black
Nazi”
lost,
we’re
getting
the

first
Korean
American
senator,
and
there’ll
actually
be

two
Black
women
senators,
but
the
pallor
cast
by
Donald
Trump’s
victory
is
nearly
overwhelming.
But,
stepping
away
from
the
national
stage,
there
were
some
reasons
to
cheer.

Like
the
fact
that
progressive
Florida
state
attorney
Monique
Worrell
got
her
job
back.
Last
year,
she
was

suspended
from
the
position
by
Governor
Ron
DeSantis
in
a
move
criticized
as
“purely
political.”
In
fact,
Worrell
went
quite
a
bit
further,
calling
it
“tyranny”
and
“simply
a
smoke
screen
for
Ron
DeSantis’
failing
and
disastrous
[presidential]
campaign.”

Voters
in
Orlando

resoundingly
repudiated
DeSantis’s
call
—
Worrell
picked
up
57%
of
the
vote,
defeating
Independent
Andrew
Bain,
who
had
been
appointed
by
DeSantis
to
fill
the
position.
In
a
statement
following
her
victory
Worrell
said,
“Tonight’s
results
underscore
the
resilience
of
our
democracy
and
a
powerful
message
from
the
people:
No
governor’s
petty
political
maneuvers
and
no
amount
of
dark
money
can
silence
the
voices
of
thousands
who
demand
a
fair,
smart
approach
to
justice
over
the
failed,
outdated
policies
of
the
past.”
Worrell
continued,
“Despite
a
flood
of
over
$2.5
million
in
Republican
attack
ads
lying
about
my
record,
our
community
stood
strong
and
united,
declaring
that
enough
is
enough.
We
are
ready
to
restore
integrity
and
experience
to
the
State
Attorney’s
office.”

Up
until
last
month,
it
had
been
a
three-candidate
race.
As

reported
by
HuffPost,
the
political
maneuvers
that
led
to
a
two-candidate
race
resulted
in
a
lawsuit.

The
race
came
down
to
Worrell
and
Bain
after
the
winner
of
the
Republican
primary,
Seth
Hyman,
dropped
out
last
month.
Hyman’s
primary
challenger,
Thomas
Feiter,
filed
a
lawsuit
accusing
Hyman
of
working
with
DeSantis
and
Bain
—
essentially,
of
dropping
out
to
hand
Bain
the
Republican
vote.

Hyman
and
Bain
have
denied
the
allegations,
and
Worrell
has

called
for
an
investigation.

Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of

The
Jabot
podcast,
and
co-host
of

Thinking
Like
A
Lawyer.
AtL
tipsters
are
the
best,
so
please
connect
with
her.
Feel
free
to
email

her
with
any
tips,
questions,
or
comments
and
follow
her
on
Twitter

@Kathryn1 or
Mastodon

@[email protected].

It’s
not
just
you:
every
lawyer
is
stressed
about
depositions.

You
have
one
chance
to
capture
the
testimony
that
could
make
or
break
your
case.
You
have
to
digest
a
mountain
of
research
and
set
out
clear
goals.
But
you
also
have
to
think
on
your
feet,
consider
how
each
moment
will
feel
in
written
form,
and
pivot
to
new
opportunities
as
they
arise.
And
often
you
have
to
do
all
of
this
for
hours.

Anxiety
can
eat
at
you
before,
during,
and
after
a
deposition.
And
even
worse,
deposition
mistakes
can
draw
out
litigation,
sour
settlement
talks,
or
generally
damage
case
outcomes.

Depositions
are
some
of
the
key
building
blocks
of
your
case.
If
they’re
weak
or
flawed,
the
whole
thing
can
fall
down.
What
can
you
do
to
make
each
one
as
strong
as
possible?

The
End
of
Post-Deposition
Dread

You
know
that
person
who
always
seems
like
the
smartest
attorney
in
the
room?
Usually
they’re
not
doing
it
alone.
They
just
have
the
right
talent
and
tools
at
their
disposal.

In
the
past,
this
has
meant
an
army
of
underlings
pouring
over
every
discovery
document
to
help
prepare
for
depositions
and
then
tirelessly
taking
notes
as
they
happen.

But
now
there’s
another
option,
and
it’s
one
that
can
be
used
by
any
lawyer,
not
just
the
top
brass:
AI-powered
legal
technology.

Depo
CoPilot
by
Filevine
harnesses
AI
to
help
you
nail
every
deposition.
It’s
designed
to
be
your
second
chair
throughout
the
process,
giving
you
better
insight,
greater
confidence,
and
superior
case
outcomes.

How
does
Depo
CoPilot
Work?

Write
up
your
goals
before
the
deposition.
During
the
process,
Depo
CoPilot
creates
a
real-time
transcript,
so
you
can
review
any
moment
from
the
testimony
right
away.

Beyond
that,
the
tool
tells
you
whether
you’ve
achieved
your
goals,
where
there
might
be
inconsistencies,
and
where
you
might
want
to
follow
up
with
more
questions.

Every
conclusion
is
linked
to
the
transcript.
You
don’t
have
to
trust
the
AI
—
you
can
see
for
yourself
what
the
record
shows.

Sign
up
for
a


Depo
CoPilot
demo

and
see
for
yourself
why
Joe
Patrice
with


Above
the
Law


called
Depo
CoPilot

“one
of
the
best
use
cases
for
generative
AI
in
legal.”

“Even
an
AI
skeptic
would
be
hard
pressed
to
dismiss
the
idea
of
a
guardian
robot
monitoring
the
transcript
and
providing
real-time
feedback
based
on
your
guidance,”
wrote
Patrice.

Whether
you’re
a
skeptic
or
not,
give
Depo
CoPilot
a
try
and
see
how
it
feels
to
have
cutting-edge
technology
laser-focused
on
helping
you
perform
your
very
best
at
every
deposition.

U.S.-based
Biglaw
firms
are
continuing
to
leave
China,
closing
offices
there
left
and
right
—
but
the
latest
firm
to
do
so
hails
from
across
the
pond,
making
it
the
first
U.K.-based
firm
to
exit
mainland
China.

As
noted
by

Law.com
International,
Eversheds
Sutherland
is
shutting
down
its
Beijing
office,
but
not
for
the
reasons
the
majority
of
U.S.-based
firms
are
leaving
in
droves.
It
seems
that
the
office’s
managing
partner
has
been
hired
away
by
another
firm.
Here
are
some
additional
details:

Jay
Ze
joins
Stephenson
Harwood,
having
most
recently
led
Eversheds’
Beijing
office
as
managing
partner
and
head
of
the
corporate
practice
for
China.
He
was
the
office’s
sole
remaining
partner.

Ze,
who
focuses
on
cross-border
M&A
work,
will
be
joining
Stephenson
Harwood
in
Hong
Kong
once
the
regulatory
processes
have
completed,
the
firm
said.
…

Ze
joined
Eversheds
as
a
partner
in
2013
from
the
Beijing
office
of
Spanish
firm
Uria
Menendez,
where
he
was
a
counsel.
Prior
to
working
at
Uria
Menedez
for
almost
a
year,
he
worked
as
an
associate
at
Skadden,
Arps,
Slate,
Meagher
&
Flom
as
well
as
Gibson
Dunn
&
Crutcher.

An
Eversheds
spokesperson
told
Law.com
International:
“Partner
Jay
Ze,
previously
the
firm’s
sole
partner
based
in
Beijing,
has
left
the
firm
with
our
thanks
and
best
wishes
for
the
future.”

As
the
firm
plans
its
Beijing
closure,
it’s
also
hoping
to
reenter
Singapore.
According
to
an
Eversheds
spokesperson,
“The
firm
remains
committed
to
Asia
and
a
formal
application
to
create
a
branded
presence
in
Singapore
will
shortly
be
submitted
to
the
local
regulator.”

Eversheds
will
maintain
its
offices
in
Hong
Kong
and
Shanghai
during
this
time,
as
a
“critical
part
of
[the
firm’s]
Asia
strategy.”

Which
Biglaw
firm
will
be
the
next
say
zàijiàn
to
its
offices
in
China?
You
can email
us or
text
us
(646-820-8477)
if
you
have
any
intel.
Thank
you.

Eversheds
Shuts
in
Beijing,
Targets
Singapore
Re-Entry
[Law.com
International]

Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to

email
her
with
any
tips,
questions,
comments,
or
critiques.
You
can
follow
her
on

X/Twitter
and

Threads
or
connect
with
her
on

LinkedIn.

Make
no
mistake:
the
hype
surrounding
generative
AI
in
the
healthcare
sector
is
still
going
strong.
Overall,
the
industry
is
excited
about
the
technology’s
potential
to
alleviate
burnout,
increase
operational
efficiency
and
improve
patient
outcomes
—
but
healthcare
leaders
still
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
when
it
comes
to
putting
the
appropriate
guardrails
around
such
a
novel
form
of
technology.

When
I
asked
Jason
Hill,

Ochsner
Health’s
innovation
officer,
about
the
state
of
AI
governance
in
healthcare,
he
said
that
the
issue
weighs
heavily
on
his
mind.

“I
go
to
sleep
most
nights
and
wake
up
most
mornings
worrying
about
that
one
thing,”
he
remarked
during
an
interview
last
month
at

HLTH
in
Las
Vegas.

In
his
view,
providers
and
other
healthcare
organizations
are
in
dire
need
of
standardized
frameworks
they
can
adopt
to
ensure
their
AI
tools
are
safe
and
perform
well
over
time.

“If
I
had
millions
of
dollars
right
now
to
make
a
startup,
I
would
create
a
company
that
could
provide
a
quality
assurance
framework
for
AI.
In
my
mind,
it’s
not
a
matter
of
if
it’s
going
to
be
regulated
—
it’s
a
matter
of
when
it’s
going
to
be
regulated,
and
how.
The
first
company
to
market
that
has
an
established
system
for
that
—
when
that
regulation
happens,
which
we
don’t
know
when
it
will
—
will
be
the
winner,”
Hill
explained.

He
thinks
that
future
AI
regulations
will
encompass
two
categories:
the
technology
side
and
the
operations
side.

For
the
technology
side,
Hill
thinks
that
AI
regulations
will
focus
on
whether
generative
AI
models
are
hallucinating
and
whether
those
hallucinations
are
clinically
relevant.
On
the
operational
side
of
things,
health
systems
will
have
to
do
a
better
job
of
making
sure
they
aren’t
infected
with
“new
shiny
thing
syndrome,”
he
said.

“If
cardiology
comes
to
me
and
says,
‘Hey,
look
at
this
cool
stethoscope
thing
—
it
actually
detects
valve
stenosis
and
helps
us
get
people
into
valvuloplasties.’
What
I
would
then
say
to
cardiology
is,
‘Awesome.
I
need
you
to
look
at
50
of
what
that
AI
outputs
a
week,
and
then
I
need
you
to
judge
its
effectiveness
on
a
rating
scale
of
1-10.’
Then
that’s
going
to
be
built
into
the
contract
—
and
if
I
don’t
see
those
results
for
more
than
four
weeks,
we’re
going
to
cancel
the
contract.
Operational
needs
to
have
some
skin
in
the
game
for
if
their
thing
works,”
he
explained.

From
Hill’s
vantage
point,
he
would
like
to
see
hospital
leaders
“harness
some
of
the
hype
and
turn
it
into
a
commitment.”

He
believes
that
AI
governance
doesn’t
just
apply
to
the
safety
checks
that
are
performed
before
a
health
system
decides
to
put
a
tool
into
practice.
To
him,
ongoing
quality
assurance
is
just
as
important.

Photo:
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Images

*
To
all
you
public
defenders
trying
to
get
criminal
clients
off…
have
you
considered
just
winning
the
electoral
college?
[Guardian]

*
If
you’re
the
worst
student
at
your
law
school,
but
belong
to
FedSoc
and
want
a
federal
judgeship,
STAY
IN
LINE.
[Yale
Daily
News]

*
Law
firms
ask
judge
to
dismiss
“incoherent”
lawsuit.
[ABA
Journal]

*
Tug
of
war
continues
as
voters
reinstall
prosecutor
that
DeSantis
removed.
[Bloomberg
Law
News]

*
The
firms
poised
to
benefit
from
hitching
their
brand
to
the
convicted
felon
rapist
guy.
[Law360]

*
A
fake
money
business
isn’t
the
height
of
professionalism?
Shocking.
[The
Recorder]

*
Cute!
States
seek
to
enshrine
reproductive
rights
in
their
constitutions
like
that
will
matter.
[NPR]