* As Alex Acosta just digs himself in deeper, he’s dragging Kirkland & Ellis with him as more people begin to ask questions about Jay Lefkowitz’s role in setting up Epstein’s sweetheart deal. [American Lawyer]
* Ja Rule gets some good news in Fyre Festival suit. [NY Daily News]
* Judges are — finally — starting to drop the hammer on copyright trolling. [Law360]
Managing Partners are Navigating the AI Inflection Point.
New executive research from Ari Kaplan explores how law firm leaders are responding to changing client expectations, evolving economics, talent transformation, and AI governance.
* There’s a fine line between well-reasoned regulation and backdoor efforts to squelch an industry and litigation finance increasingly worries that it’s getting pushed to the latter side. [Law.com]
* The rise of the legal engineer. [Fast Company]
* Love Island may be new to America, but the Brits already have a legally themed translator for the show courtesy of the chief of the criminal bar. [Legal Cheek]
From ‘Vendor’ To ‘Partner’: How LexisNexis Is Deepening Law Firm Relationships
The company is emphasizing ‘white glove service’ in the AI era. Here’s what the initiative is delivering for clients.
* FCC tries to kill San Francisco ordinance encouraging broadband competition because they’ve completely given up pretending that their job isn’t to protect ISP monopolistic behavior. [Ars Technica]