Legal.io Newsletter - February 25, 2022

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Legal.io Newsletter - February 25, 2022

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Ketanji Brown Jackson, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, is expected to be nominated for the US Supreme Court. If confirmed, Jackson would become the 116th justice of the Supreme Court and the first Black woman justice. More here.

Law Firms Move to Protect Ukraine Assets  - Local and international law firms in Ukraine said they have taken steps to protect their employees and client work amid the invasion. Some firms made advance salary payments "due to potential problems with the banking system." More here.

DISCO has acquired the legal workflow products Hold360 and Request360, as well as related regulatory and alert solutions, from Congruity 360, a US-based data governance business. More here.

Canada's Top Law Firms Raise Salaries - Competition for talent amid soaring workloads is pushing up pay for early-career associates at Canada's largest Bay Street firms, some of whom are opting to take jobs in the United States for higher salaries. More here.

European Commission Proposes New Rules on Data Access/Usage - The Data Act, compromised of harmonized rules on access to the use of data generated in the EU aims to ensure fair access to data to stimulate competition and create opportunities. More here

Starbucks' Anti-Union Efforts have been dealt a heavy blow this week as their outside counsel filed the necessary paperwork eight minutes late. More here

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