“There's the old joke: What's the difference between God and a federal district judge?" Judge Jerry Smith wrote. "Answer: God doesn't think he's a federal judge.
In a panel discussion on Wednesday hosted by Forbes, Marc Agnifilo and Abbe Lowell agreed that the presumption of regularity has eroded. Civil litigator Davida Brook said her work is also impacted.
The latest measure designed to tackle litigation finance is one of several different bills making their way through Congress aimed at addressing issues such as foreign influence in the third-party funding industry.
The litigation boutique will hand out above-market year-end bonuses, starting at $22,500 for the class of 2025 and topping out at $175,500 for the class of 2017. That's in addition to the spring bonuses the firm doled out, which started at $25,000 and topped out at $60,000.
"If you can imagine being a lawyer today without knowing how to use email, that's what it's going to be like not understanding AI,” said Angeline Chen, general counsel and chief administrative officer at Progress Federal Solutions.
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