Legal AI is a big deal—and a big business. How do we know this? It’s attracting interest beyond specialized, law-focused providers like Harvey and Legora (which are themselves already…
Cryptocurrency is at a critical point in its evolution. The existential questions have been answered—crypto is here to stay—and now the main issues relate to how it will be regulated (and by whom).…
For much of the time that I’ve been writing about the legal profession, the line between plaintiff- and defense-side litigation was clear, stable, and widely respected. Small, scrappy firms took…
Earlier this year, Benjamin Gruenstein left Cravath Swaine & Moore, his professional home for almost two decades, and founded his own boutique, Gruenstein Law. Ben and I first met around the time that…
Who is the top trial lawyer in America? The question would trigger a fierce debate. But Alex Spiro of Quinn Emanuel is definitely up there—and he’s probably the only one on the shortlist who’s under…
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit davidlat.substack.com One of the most consequential developments of the last Supreme Court Term was the overruling of Chevron v. Natural…
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit davidlat.substack.com Are we all originalists now? Definitely not; originalism has no shortage of critics.But as the latest Term of the…
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit davidlat.substack.com Happy Pride—and happy June 26. As the Supreme Court hands down its final decisions of the Term over the next few…
I’ve been honored to have some of the nation’s leading litigators on this podcast. But I have not had a guest who’s both a renowned courtroom advocate and parent of 11 children—until today.Meet…
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit davidlat.substack.com What’s the most widely cited legal book in the world? If you guessed Black’s Law Dictionary, then congratulate…
