Legal.io Newsletter - September 17, 2021

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Legal.io Newsletter - September 17, 2021

News

Intuit Acquires Mailchimp - The financial software company is hoping to advance their end-to-end customer growth platform giving their customers more power in managing customer acquisition. More here

Epic Games Vs Apple - Professor Mark Lemley discusses what the ruling in the Epic Games v. Apple lawsuit means for iPhone users on NPR’s All Things Considered. Listen here.

Netflix Set to Create a BigLaw Series - "Partner Track" was announced as a new Netflix series with 10 episodes ordered. The series will follow an Asian-American female associate trying to make partner at a white-shoe NY law firm. More here. 

California Poised to Permit Remote Hearings until Mid-2023 - 
Under bill SB 241 - yet to be signed by Gov. Newsom - the CA legislature approved unanimously to remote hearings in civil proceedings to continue through July 1, 2023. More here

Cortical Secures $6M in Series A - the contract-focused NLP analysis company has finished their funding round, led by Ezpada after a $9.1M investment from European Investment Bank earlier this year. More here

Glassdoor Acquires Fishbowl - In a bid to compete with LinkedIn, Glassdoor, the CA-based job and recruiting community has acquired Fishbowl, allowing its 55M monthly users to incorporate the anonymous professional forum under their umbrella. More here.

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