Allen Lo, the former Meta deputy general counsel, took over as MSG Entertainment's chief legal officer in March, months before the company was hit with litigation over a… www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/26/msg-entertainment-paid-new-legal-chief-26m-in-first-three-months/

Bigger deals stir demand for elite legal talent at PE firms, while their portfolio companies need entrepreneurial-minded counsel ahead of exit www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/26/private-equity-comeback-quickens-need-for-legal-talent-/

Page tracks legislative updates, hearings and changes across the U.​S., U.​K., Ireland, Australia and Canada. www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/26/clio-acquires-regulatory-monitoring-company-page-/

Three months into her first general counsel role, Agiloft's Kristin Esche is embracing humor, intelligent risk-taking and AI to build a legal department that helps… www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/26/agiloft-gc-on-humor-intelligent-risk-and-why-legal-shouldnt-run-on-heroics/

Leaders for both firms have their names on the filing, which follows a confidential submission from June. www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/26/wilson-sonsini-freshfields-usher-in-anthropic-ipo-filing/

Time spent verifying AI outputs is cutting into efficiency gains for some Big Law associates. www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/26/under-client-pressure-to-save-time-with-ai-law-firms-face-verification-challenge-/

California's junior senator has tasked two former federal-prosecutor colleagues with leading his judicial candidate vetting work. www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/23/schiff-ramps-up-judicial-vetting-commission-with-an-eye-on-the-horizon/

SB 951 takes effect on Jan. 1, 2027. SB 947's substantive requirements become operative on July 1, 2027. Neither law broadly bans workplace AI, but both… www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/23/californias-new-workplace-ai-laws-what-employers-need-to-know-about-sb-947-and-sb-951/

Speakers at LegalTech Connect's Knowledge Management & Innovation for Legal Conference explored how law firms are taking on innovation, including supporting… www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/22/kmi-for-legal-day-two-takeaways-responsible-vibe-coding-fostering-ai-innovation/

F. Paul Greene, chair of Harter Secrest & Emery's privacy and data security practice, said the new California law has removed the easiest tools for private plaintiffs but it… www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/23/california-plaintiffs-arent-giving-up-on-website-tracking-claims/

Only 62% of MDL judges were white in 2025, and 32% of those were white men, who made up less than half for the first time in 2018, according to… www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/22/mdl-judges-are-becoming-more-diverse-lawcom-data-shows-38-assigned-last-year-were-nonwhite/

Technologists without law degrees can't secure equity when working at a law firm. But some observers say that firms offer more rewarding… www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/21/will-a-chance-to-reshape-business-models-help-law-firms-compete-with-silicon-valley-for-tech-talent-/

Courts of appeal have held that plaintiffs must show that a retailer actually moved to enforce an illegal online non-disparagement clause to prevail. www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/22/calif-supreme-court-lets-stand-rulings-limiting-yelp-law-claims/

The lawsuits come amid growing concern over companies' use of algorithms to set prices, which critics say leads to higher prices for consumers. Several states,… www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/22/class-actions-keep-coming-over-companies-use-of-algorithms-to-set-pricing/

“If AI allows attorneys to complete certain tasks in a fraction of the time they previously required, the question becomes how we compensate lawyers for… www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/22/billable-hours-and-lawyer-stress-have-long-been-intertwined-can-ai-provide-a-solution/

At a press conference on Wednesday, New Mexico Attorney General Rau l Torrez said the award was the “one of the single largest, if not the largest… www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/21/meta-hit-with-25b-judgment-after-new-mexico-judge-finds-systematic-pattern-of-deception/

For attorneys considering retirement or seeking growth capital, an MSO arrangement offers a compelling alternative to traditional practice sales. This article explains how MSO… www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/22/exiting-a-successful-professional-practice-the-mso-alternative/

Companies are starting to treat nonprofit partners as they would any other business when it comes to data-protection agreements and privacy… www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/22/nonprofits-are-losing-privacy-law-exemptions-their-corporate-partners-may-need-to-pay-attention-too/

Paul Hastings added a trio of complex litigation partners in Los Angeles and Orange County; Jackon Lewis recruited a former supervising deputy attorney general in San Francisco. www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/21/class-action-litigation-hires-abound-in-california-/

Some defense lawyers are turning to short "mitigation films” to show judges the person behind the conviction---and to give familiar pleas for leniency a new feel. www.​law.​com/therecorder/2026/10/21/when-a-defendants-best-sentencing-argument-is-cinematic/