The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the healthcare industry is no longer an abstract idea that lives in the pages of science fiction novels. SMU Dedman School of Law and Perkins Coie recently partnered together to examine the innovations in medical AI and its legal and ethical dilemmas.
CDT Roundup: 17 Deals; 14 Firms; 184 Lawyers; $4.4B
Sarah McLean has been busy, to say the least. The Shearman & Sterling partner has advised on at least four energy transactions so far this year. Find out about what McLean thinks about the current climate for private equity and see who is leading the week’s deals on the Corporate Deal Tracker.
Masters Champ and Golf’s World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler’s Legal Lineage in Texas
Scheffler’s mom, a former Thompson & Knight COO, and father-in-law, an attorney at QSLWM, were there to celebrate the big Masters win.
A&M Law Is Working Hard at Ranking Higher, and Showing Success
The Texas A&M University School of Law intends to become one of America’s greatest law schools. That’s not just A&M Chancellor John Sharp’s lofty goal or an empty objective for the law school dean. But in the so-important U.S. News rankings the school has been on a meteoric rise since A&M bought it almost 10 years ago. “The top 10 is where we ought to be,” Sharp says.
Band Pro Hac Vice Wins for Second Time at Law Rocks Houston
The event, which raised money for charity, featured performers from Akin Gump, Locke Lord, Latham & Watkins and Greenberg Traurig.
The Race to Invest in Startups Creating Disruptive Technologies Continues at an Unprecedented Pace
More and more corporations – both private and public – are investing in startups as a form of external innovation. Last year corporates participated in $144.5 billion in venture capital investments in the U.S., doubling the amount deployed in 2020, according to Pitchbook. This article examines the reasons behind this historic deal-making environment and looks ahead to potential headwinds.
CDT Roundup: 17 Deals, 13 Firms, 137 Lawyers, $6.8B
With clients Tailwater Capital and Montage cranking up deals already this year, 2022 has started with a bang for Kirkland & Ellis partner Kevin Crews. Crews shared with The Roundup some of his early observations on the broader range of deals he’s seeing in the new year, as well as his views on the surprising and continuing rebound for IPOs. That, and our weekly rundown of deals handled by Texas lawyers in the CDT Roundup.
Is Diversity a Pipeline Problem, or a Reservoir Problem?
Many assumptions animate the backlash to Black people’s audacity to be highly educated. The one that really angers me is the suggestion that Black families do not value education as highly as other families. As a result, the theory goes, Black children are destined to fail when admitted to prestigious (aka predominantly white) schools. I always roll my eyes at this one. I have never known a Black child who was not ashamed to bring bad grades home. Also, I did just fine at the two predominantly white schools that I attended — Harvard and Duke Law.
Once Alone, Now Empowered
I embrace the opportunity and recognize the magnitude of being a Black female associate in Big Law, especially one who graduated from UNT Dallas College of Law. But my comfort in this did not happen overnight. It was cultivated by seeing others who look like me navigate the legal field and exude confidence even when they may have been the only Black lawyers in the room. And while it may seem cliché, it started with my mother.
For Felecia Epps, UNT Dallas Law School Dean, Dotting ‘I’s’ and Crossing ‘T’s’ was Key
When she got the news Friday that UNTD Law School had received full ABA accreditation, Dean Felecia Epps wasn’t surprised. Elated, yes, but not surprised. It was a long road, as she described it Saturday, paved in day-to-day details. Next comes some sort of party. Maybe more than one. The Texas Lawbook has an exclusive interview.