Deal Monitor, part of the Monitor Suite collection of products, now contains four new and expanded content sets leveraging the power of Thomson Reuters deal information. These data sets allow users to gain a better understanding of the financial transactions of companies and what law firms and other parties are involved in the transactions. The additions …
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Super Lawyers Redesigned
Super Lawyers has gone through a complete redesign of its award-winning magazine and website. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Cindy Larson, publisher …
- July 5, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Thomson Reuters eDiscovery Point – LTN’s Product of the Year
Just months after promising to transform the market with a faster and easier-to-use ediscovery platform, Thomson Reuters eDiscovery Point has been named Legaltech news’ Product of the Year. “We are thrilled that Legaltech news has honored eDiscovery Point as its product of the year,” said Eric Laughlin, managing director of Thomson Reuters Legal Managed Services …
- June 29, 2016
- Alex Cook
Sharon Sayles Belton and Trends from the 2016 National Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference
The National Sheriffs’ Association is meeting in Minneapolis this week for their Annual Conference, and Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president, Government Affair & Community Relations with Thomson Reuters, joined us from the show floor to tell us about the trends and topics that have attendees talking this year. Watch our video with Sharon below, and …
- June 28, 2016
- Alex Cook
UK votes out: après nous, le déluge
On June 24, 2016, the EU referendum result was announced, with a majority of voters deciding that the UK should leave the EU. Once the government notifies the European Council that the UK has decided to leave the EU, the two-year period for the negotiation for exit under Article 50 of the Treaty of the …
- June 27, 2016
- Alex Cook
First Comes Love
Dorsey & Whitney law offices in Minneapolis were recently the venue for an exhibition, presentation and book signing by B. Proud for her photo book, “First Comes Love: Portraits of Enduring LGBTQ Relationships”. Gretchen DeSutter of Thomson Reuters talked with Proud about the significance and impact of her work, particularly in light of the recent …
- June 23, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Reflections on the Thomson Reuters Government Conference
Thomson Reuters held its first Government Conference last week in Washington, D.C., bringing together federal government customers, organizations that serve the government space and Thomson Reuters colleagues from across the enterprise to discuss key national security challenges. The event offered participants the opportunity to hear from leading experts on these topics and understand ways in …
- June 17, 2016
- Alex Cook
Q&A with ABA President Paulette Brown on Mentorship
Ross Pfund, managing editor with Super Lawyers, recently caught-up with Paulette Brown, president of the American Bar Association, who was in Minneapolis earlier this month to deliver a keynote speech on diversity and mentorship in the legal world to the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers. Below you can read a condensed version of Ross’s Q&A …
- June 16, 2016
- Alex Cook
Few lawmakers support designating Election Day as a national holiday
Low voter turnout has plagued the U.S. for decades, and voting rights advocates are concerned new voter ID laws as well as the effects of the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision to overturn a key provision of the Voting Rights Act will drive participation in the 2016 election even lower. Some voting rights advocates support establishing …
- June 14, 2016
- Carrie Brooker
Thomson Reuters Recognized by Advocates for Human Rights
Thirty years ago, a group of attorneys in Minnesota came together around common concern for a startling lack of accountability for unlawful deaths around the world, and specifically following the murder of The Philippines’s opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, who was gunned down moments after his return to his country after a self-imposed exile in the …
- June 13, 2016
- Scott Augustin