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President Trump has blocked Nvidia from selling its most advanced artificial intelligence processors to China, effectively ending the chipmaker’s efforts to re-enter the Beijing market. During an interview with CBS News, Trump stated the United States will not permit other countries to obtain high-end AI chips, specifically naming the Blackwell series as technology that will…
AMD has clarified its stance on graphics card driver updates following widespread confusion among users. The chipmaker announced that Radeon RX 5000 and RX 6000 series cards will keep receiving full support for upcoming game titles, performance improvements, and security patches. Recent concerns emerged when AMD released its Adrenalin 25.10.2 driver update, which mentioned moving…
Latham & Watkins elevated 40 lawyers to partner status and another 56 to counsel positions effective Jan. 1, nearly doubling the 24 partnership appointments from a year earlier. The firm previously moved 19 counsel members into partnership during March. Three-quarters of the new partners work in American offices, with New York adding eight and Washington…
Los Angeles-based alternative legal service provider Elevate will purchase Amsterdam firm Legadex in a deal marking its fourth acquisition since May 2024. The transaction extends Elevate’s presence across Europe as it adds a company specializing in technology-driven legal services. Founded in 2008, Legadex brings expertise in contract review, workflow optimization and legal technology implementation. The…
Legal executives worry that artificial intelligence tools are making intellectual property violations more common, new research from CSC shows. Nine out of 10 legal professionals expressed alarm about online infringement threats, with 85 percent reporting more violations during the past year and 90 percent anticipating further increases ahead. Counterfeiting, trademark misuse, and brand impersonation rank…
The International Bar Association and the International Federation of Accountants have joined forces to help professional organizations fight financial crimes through a new anti-money laundering program. More than 70 representatives from legal and accounting groups across 22 Caribbean nations gathered in the Cayman Islands for a three-day pilot workshop before the bar association’s annual meeting…
Adrian Bell will take over as managing partner for CMS in the United Kingdom next April, succeeding Stephen Millar after his eight-year tenure concludes. Bell currently serves as co-head of the global practice covering infrastructure disputes, construction matters and energy litigation. Since joining CMS in 2002, Bell has held various leadership positions across the firm….
Philadelphia-based law firm Duane Morris has added barrister Duncan Speller to its team as co-head of international disputes after he spent four years with Willkie Farr & Gallagher in London. Speller previously helped establish Willkie’s arbitration practice in the British capital after joining from WilmerHale. With experience in more than 200 arbitration cases across common…
London-based Stephenson Harwood has established operations in Saudi Arabia through new locations in Riyadh and Al Khobar, joining a wave of foreign legal practices entering the kingdom. The firm recruited German corporate attorney Marcus Latta from Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle to lead alongside two other partners. Latta brings over two decades of experience counseling…
Bill Carter will serve as the temporary chief executive of Integreon after Subroto Mukerji announced plans to retire from the legal services outsourcing company. Carter currently sits on the board and works as an operating partner at EagleTree Capital, the New York private equity firm that backs Integreon. His career spans more than 30 years…
