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Legal AI race draws more investors as law firms line up
By REUTERS/ 04 MAY 2023

With more and more lawyers at major law firms using fast-advancing generative artificial intelligence tools, legal AI startup Harvey said Wednesday that it raised $21 million in fresh investor cash.

Sequoia Capital, which is leading the Series A fundraising round, said more than 15,000 law firms are on a waiting list to start using Harvey. OpenAI Startup Fund, Conviction, SV Angel and Elad Gil also participated in the funding round, Harvey said.


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Thailand: Ex-Blumenthal partners launch new firm
Ittinant Suwanjutha, Anuwat Ngamprasertkul, and Siripen Kulworakulpitak, former partners at Thailand’s Blumenthal Richter & Sumet, have left to set up a new law firm called IAS Advisory.

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Latham & Watkins oil and gas co-chair joins Simmons & Simmons in Hong Kong
London-headquartered law firm Simmons & Simmons said on Monday it has hired the co-chair of U.S. firm Latham & Watkins’ oil and gas industry group for its Hong Kong office.

What are AI Models and How Can Review Teams Leverage These Tools? [Brought to you by EPIQ]
Using solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with document review is now an accepted practice in the legal community. With the overwhelming amount of data to review for a case or investigation, practitioners continue to look for defensible ways to reduce datasets. The use of analytics such as continuous active learning, concept analysis, clustering and solutions that can detect similar documents are becoming increasingly necessary.

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SURVEY OPEN: ALB India Super 50 2023
In this listing, ALB will pick the most highly recommended private-practice lawyers based permanently in India.
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Law firm DLA Piper taps Akin Gump for restructuring head in Hong Kong
Law firm DLA Piper has hired a partner from U.S.-founded rival Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Hong Kong to serve as its new restructuring practice leader for the Asia Pacific region, the firm said Tuesday.

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Squire Patton Boggs adds K&L Gates global energy co-head in Singapore
International law firm Squire Patton Boggs said on Tuesday it has hired partner Lian Yok Tan for its energy and infrastructure practice in Singapore.

SUBMISSION OPEN: ALB Asia's Top 15 Female Lawyers 2023
ALB honours leading women lawyers in Asia who have continuously made their mark in the market despite the disruptions by the Covid-19 pandemic. We are pleased to announce our Asia's Top 15 Female Lawyers, which will be released in the ALB magazine's August 2023 issue.
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Allen & Overy adds M&A partner pair from Baker McKenzie in Singapore
Law firm Allen & Overy said Tuesday that it has hired equity capital markets and public M&A lawyers Kenny Kwan and Caryn Ng as partners in Singapore from Baker McKenzie.

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SURVEY OPEN: ALB India Super 50 2023
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SUBMISSION OPEN: ALB Asia's Top 15 Female Lawyers 2023
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ALB Asia's Top 15 In-House Teams 2023
With the growing complexity of regulations and legal frameworks across different countries in the region, companies have increasingly turned to their in-house legal teams for guidance and support. In-house lawyers have become more involved in strategic decision-making processes and have taken a more proactive risk management approach.
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One Asia Lawyers Group has been recognised by Asian Legal Business as one of Asia’s fastest-growing firms this year. In this interview with ALB, OAL Managing Partner Tetsuo Kurita shares some of his firm's growth highlights and development strategies.
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Upclose: Women leadership and mentoring with Gabriela Kennedy, Partner at Mayer Brown and Head of the Asia IP and TMT group


On this podcast episode, we speak with Gabriela Kennedy on Women Leadership and Mentoring. She shares her inspiring journey from a former theoretical linguist to a successful lawyer and how her background in different fields helps her in her legal work. Gabriela also speaks about how she connected executive women from different industries with Mayer Brown’s women lawyers to exchange ideas of professional and topical interests, and what are the benefits of women mentoring other women at the workplace.


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