Compliance and Regulations News US lawmakers introduce AI Kill Switch Act after OpenAI cyber incident Representatives Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran have introduced the bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act, which would require developers… byThe Legal WireJuly 26, 2026
News Entegrata hires Simpson Thacher AI leader to build law-firm AI enablement layer Entegrata has appointed Andrew Baker, formerly director of applied AI at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, as its chief… byThe Legal WireJuly 24, 2026
Compliance and Regulations News Alabama State Bar issues AI ethical guidance for lawyers The Alabama State Bar has released “Artificial Intelligence Use: Best Practices Under Existing Professional Conduct Rules,” clarifying how… byThe Legal WireJuly 23, 2026
News Willkie and OpenAI deepen the “build-your-own legal AI” trend Willkie announced a July 22 collaboration with OpenAI to roll out ChatGPT Enterprise firmwide and power proprietary Willkie… byThe Legal WireJuly 23, 2026
News NetDocuments adds AI apps for trademark prosecution and plaintiff litigation Legal IT Insider reported July 22 that NetDocuments added six AI-powered ndMAX Studio apps, expanding the studio to… byThe Legal WireJuly 23, 2026
News Kirkland–Palantir deal puts private funds AI under the spotlight Legaltech News published a July 22 analysis of Kirkland & Ellis’s reported partnership with Palantir to build a… byThe Legal WireJuly 23, 2026
News Vikk AI raises $4.2 million to scale attorney discovery and legal AI platform Long Beach-based Vikk AI has raised $4.2 million across pre-seed and seed rounds to expand its AI-powered legal… byThe Legal WireJuly 22, 2026
News Clifford Chance builds an AI-ready knowledge bank with Microsoft and Epiq Clifford Chance launched an AI-enabled knowledge-management platform built with Microsoft and Epiq Advisory. The firm says it contains… byThe Legal WireJuly 21, 2026
Compliance and Regulations News India’s courts are pushing lawyers toward AI-verification duties ORF published a July 18 analysis on how AI is changing India’s legal profession, focusing on courts, apprenticeship,… byThe Legal WireJuly 20, 2026
News Arizona court says fake AI citations can trigger sanctions Arizona lawyers — and self-represented litigants — may face sanctions if they submit AI-generated briefs citing nonexistent cases.… byThe Legal WireJuly 17, 2026