Judge Stephen Vaden of the U.S. Court of International Trade is believed to be the second judge to ask lawyers to disclose their use of generative AI tools to create legal documents.
Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr of the Northern District of Texas asked lawyers in his court to certify that they did not use AI tools, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, to draft their filings without a human checking their accuracy.
The restrictions on AI use in courtrooms come after a New York lawyer in an unrelated case admitted to including made-up case citations generated by ChatGPT in a legal brief.
More from the legal industry …
Crowell & Moring is moving its downtown Washington, D.C., headquarters amid a legal dispute over rent. Also, Evan Corcoran, a lawyer hired by Donald Trump, emerged as a key figure in the DOJ’s criminal case against the former president. Meanwhile, New York’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics said a judge in a scenario like the one who is presiding over Trump’s criminal hush-money case can stay. Atlanta-founded Smith, Currie & Hancock will combine with Seattle-based Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker. Viasat asked a judge to disqualify Western Digital‘s lead attorney and her firm, Gibson Dunn from a patent case saying the firm is ethically conflicted because it already represents Viasat in a related litigation. Holland & Knight sees a leadership shake up after 16 years. JD-Next, an admissions test developed by the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, won approval from the American Bar Association.
Moves:
- In Washington, D.C. …
Freshfields hired two antitrust partners, one in D.C. and one in Silicon Valley. A former Warner Bros exec joined Proskauer Rose’s privacy and cybersecurity group. Foley Hoag added a partner to its energy and climate group. Sidley has a new product liability and commercial litigation partner. Dykema added a new partner.
- In New York …
Baker McKenzie added a team of capital markets and finance lawyers from Paul Hastings. Simpson Thacher tapped Paul Weiss and Latham for co-leaders for its alternative capital and private credit practice group. Freshfields added finance and M&A partners.
- In Atlanta …
Squire Patton Boggs added a Reed Smith partner to its financial services practice.
- In Los Angeles…
Entertainment lawyer Jeffery McFarland joined law firm Eisner. Morgan Lewis added a five-lawyer labor team from Epstein Becker.
- In Houston …
Arnold & Porter added a partner in its complex litigation practice from DLA Piper. Clifford Chance added partners from Jones Day and Kirkland in its new office in the city.
- In Silicon Valley …
Freshfields added four new partners who advise on crisis and regulatory risk management and cybersecurity from Wilson Sonsini.
- In Brussels …
Wilson Sonsini hired a partner in its regulatory and compliance group.
- In Tokyo …
K&L Gates added a finance partner.
