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Taking BigLaw Private? The Implications Of Kirkland’s Decision To Stop Disclosing Financials

Taking BigLaw Private? The Implications Of Kirkland’s Decision To Stop Disclosing Financials

LawNext, October 2026

With GenAI, is steel a better industrial analogy than electricity?

Lessons From Steel — Why LLMs Will Become Commodities

Taking BigLaw Private? The Implications Of Kirkland’s Decision To Stop Disclosing Financials

LawNext, September 2026

With GenAI, is steel a better industrial analogy than electricity?

Inside the AI-Native Legal Department Session

LegalTech AI Native Law Conference 2026

Panel Moderator, Sep 2026

Law Department 2.0: When Clients Take Control (Part II)

Above the Law, September 2026

Here are three likely power shifts that tilt the seesaw toward clients.

Rising Roles in Law: Designing the AI-Enabled, Data-Driven Law Firm

Globe Law and Business Ltd, August 2026

Crutchfield wrote the opening chapter covering the catalysts for change shaping the new roles in Law Firms.

When AI Models Become Commodities — What Open-Weight AI Could Mean For LegalTech

LawNext, August 2026

As budget season approaches, perhaps open-weight models should be part of your fall planning.

Token Maxxing: This Pricing Movie Is A Remake

Is Kirkland’s $500M AI Investment Really A Bet On Data?

Is Kirkland’s $500M AI Investment Really A Bet On Data?

Above the Law, July 2026

Could AI agents be charged in a manner similar to the Billable Hour by Law Firms? 

Is Kirkland’s $500M AI Investment Really A Bet On Data?

Is Kirkland’s $500M AI Investment Really A Bet On Data?

Is Kirkland’s $500M AI Investment Really A Bet On Data?

LawNext, June 2026

Is Kirkland & Ellis' $500 Million AI Investment Really a Bet on Data?

Webinar Panel Expert

Is Kirkland’s $500M AI Investment Really A Bet On Data?

The Future Proof Law Firm: What Lawyers Must Do to Stay Profitable

June, 2026

Back to Basics

Above the Law, May 2026

This deep dive into hallucinations in law highlights the process challenges related to document review that are being exposed by GenAI.

When Open Source Meets Legal - How MikeOSS Signals the end of Legal's secret sauce.

LawNext, May 2026

The groundbreaking release of Mike OSS brings two worlds together as Legal Tech software is now squarely faced with open-source options.

LegalTech Connect Conference Moderator

Crutchfield's session: Decoding Markets: Cross-Industry Playbooks and Analyst Frameworks for Modern Law-Firm Intelligence

In the News

Doon Insights: LegalTech 9 Featured Speaker

Crutchfield's session: How does the Definition of UPL Bend or Break? shared needs to happen for LegalTech investment to show a return on investment.

What the Legal Industry Can Learn About AI Hallucinations from Auditors

LawNext, April 2026

The unfortunate reality is that hallucinations are a feature of LLM systems, not a bug.

The Iron Man Model of Legal AI

The New Physics of Legal Tech: Who Performs Legal Work in the AI Era? (Part 3 of 3)

Above the Law, March 2026

Shift your mindset and begin to embrace the full potential of AI.

The New Physics of Legal Tech: Who Performs Legal Work in the AI Era? (Part 3 of 3)

The New Physics of Legal Tech: Will UPL Hit the Breaking Point in 2026? (Part 2 of 3)

The New Physics of Legal Tech: Who Performs Legal Work in the AI Era? (Part 3 of 3)

LawNext, March 2026

How forces are reorganizing the structure of legal work and who will perform it.

Why the Market Overreacted to Claude's Legal Skills Announcement

The New Physics of Legal Tech: Will UPL Hit the Breaking Point in 2026? (Part 2 of 3)

The New Physics of Legal Tech: Will UPL Hit the Breaking Point in 2026? (Part 2 of 3)

LawNext, February 2026

Ten reasons the market overreacted to this week's announcement that Anthropic introduced "legal skills" inside its Cowork environment for Claude.

The New Physics of Legal Tech: Will UPL Hit the Breaking Point in 2026? (Part 2 of 3)

The New Physics of Legal Tech: Will UPL Hit the Breaking Point in 2026? (Part 2 of 3)

The New Physics of Legal Tech: Will UPL Hit the Breaking Point in 2026? (Part 2 of 3)

LawNext, January 2026

Something has to give for all this investment in legaltech to show a return on investment, and the enforcement of the Unauthorized Practice of Law is already bending.

The New Physics of Legal Tech: Infrastructure, Capital, and the Coming AI Realignment (Part 1)

The New Physics of Legal Tech: Infrastructure, Capital, and the Coming AI Realignment (Part 1)

The New Physics of Legal Tech: Infrastructure, Capital, and the Coming AI Realignment (Part 1)

LawNext, December 2025

Six macro trends to watch that will help legal innovators discern and interpret market signals. 

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