Commwiser partners with Earshot Digimedia to launch tailored podcasting solutions for lawyers
This unique collaboration will bring legal content advisory and unmatched production quality to lawyers, enabling them to engage with their target audiences in an effective manner.
Kirkland Advises Bain Capital on Acquisition of Controlling Stake in Eleda
Kirkland & Ellis is advising Bain Capital Private Equity on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Eleda from Altor. Headquartered in Stockholm, Eleda is a leading Nordic infrastructure development and services provider with over SEK 15 billion of revenues.
Crowdfunder acquires crowdfunding platform for legal fees
Fundraising platform Crowdfunder has acquired CrowdJustice, a platform for raising funds for legal fees.
£20m funding to expand legal claims LendTech
Sandfield Capital – a LendTech company that provides loans to individuals pursuing legal claims – has secured a £20 million credit facility via Ampla Finance to enable it to significantly expand its operations.
Law’s 2023: AI Is Just Part Of The Story
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the big legal industry story of 2023, and there are a legion of reasons why. Generative AI’s rapidly expanding capability to perform many legal tasks will impact delivery structures, economics, talent, education, training, career diversification, regulation and compliance, commercial transactions, and dispute resolution.
Freshfields advising AstraZeneca on $1.1bn Icosavax acquisition
Freshfields is advising AstraZeneca on its $1.1bn acquisition of Icosavax (Nasdaq: ICVX), a US-based, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing differentiated, high-potential vaccines using an innovative, virus-like particle (VLP) platform.
Ex-Wachtell Lawyer Wertman Secures $6 Million for AI Startup
Noetica AI, a startup software platform headed by a former Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz associate, announced Tuesday a $6 million seed investment round led by venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners.
DealPulse to Acquire Matterhorn Transactions
DealPulse, a Maker5 Venture Studio company, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Matterhorn Transactions
Wolters Kluwer Survey Finds Americans Believe GenAI Is Coming to Healthcare but Worry About Content Sources
86% of Americans surveyed say biggest GenAI in healthcare concern is lack of transparency on origin and vetting of information used.
Linklaters rolls out Laila, the firm’s upgraded chatbot
Linklaters rolls out Laila, an upgraded version of the GenAI chatbot it first launched in March 2023. The upgrade follows impressive take up and engagement across the firm – 2,500 active users are now generating 2,600+ queries a day.