The first week of March saw new developments regarding the focus on the threats posed to American consumers arising from online commercial activity. The recent activity occurred in the House of Representatives, while in January 2020 it was the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the White House that issued a report and an executive …
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Thomson Reuters Acquires Pondera Solutions
Thomson Reuters has acquired Pondera Solutions, a provider of technology and analytics to combat fraud, waste and abuse in large government programs. Thomson Reuters has worked with Pondera Solutions and we have much in common – most notably a shared passion and commitment to our clients. “Thomson Reuters and Pondera share a commitment to serve …
Thomson Reuters Resource Center: Staying Current on COVID-19
As the global spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) continues, our main objective at Thomson Reuters is to support customers and their businesses. As part of this commitment, Thomson Reuters developed a COVID-19 resource center earlier this week to help navigate this complicated and fast-changing environment. It includes several free resources, created and curated by Thomson Reuters …
Falling in Love with the Problem, BCLP Encourages its Associates to Think Differently
Falling in Love with the Problem, BCLP Encourages its Associates to Think Differently By Nick Pryor & Andrew Fletcher How can we create an environment that nudges legal professionals out of their day-to-day and beyond their comfort zone when rethinking their work? At BCLP’s (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner) 2019 Business Academy, an award-winning technology and …
Women of Color Attorneys in Sports & Sports Law
Women of Color Attorneys in Sports & Sports Law By Da’Lacie McGrew While women lawyers and lawyers of color have made many advances in the legal profession, there are still some areas that are particularly challenging. Sports and sports law are among those. In this episode of “For Public Consumption” presented by Legal Current, Sharon …
Competition Growing in UK Legal Market: New Entrants and US Firms Pursue Market Share
The UK legal market has a good track record of growth, with revenues up again in 2018-19. Yet the market faces rising competition from U.S. law firms and alternative legal service providers, including the Big 4 consulting firms. These are among the conclusions of a new 2020 State of the Legal Market in the UK …
NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2020 WILLIAM L. NORTON, JR. JUDICIAL EXCELLENCE AWARD NOW OPEN
Created by Thomson Reuters and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), the William L. Norton, Jr. Judicial Excellence Award recognizes distinguished bankruptcy judges for their service of the insolvency community. This award was created to honor a bankruptcy judge who represents the highest commitment to scholarship and service to the insolvency community, as embodied by the …
Top 10 Canadian Law Firm Brands
Blakes is ranked as the top Canadian law firm brand for a fifth consecutive year, according to the 2020 Canadian Law Firm Brand Index from Acritas, now part of Thomson Reuters. McCarthy Tétrault, the runner-up, has steadily held that position over the same period of time, and this year managed to close the gap slightly …
Focusing Product Development Around Customers’ Needs
At Thomson Reuters, product development is driven by working closely with customers to meet their evolving needs through the application of innovative technology. The 2020 launches of Legal Data APIs, Legislative Insights on Westlaw Edge and Practical Law Global underscore our commitment to helping our customers better serve their clients. The introduction of Thomson Reuters …
Using Artificial Intelligence to Fight Financial Crimes
Amid an explosion of global financial data, combatting financial crimes and managing highly regulated transactions has become increasingly complicated. Earlier this month, a panel at LegalWeek 2020 focused on these complexities, exploring anti-money laundering (AML) trends as well as the state of legal artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in AML compliance and screening. Joseph Raczynski, a …
