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Rising Roles in Law:
Designing the AI-Enabled, Data-Driven Law Firm
Publication date: Jul 2026
Rising Roles in Law: Designing the AI-Enabled, Data-Driven Law Firm fills that gap, delving into the people and roles driving transformation and mapping the workforce architecture of the AI-enabled firm. In a first-of-its-kind guide to the AI-enabled law firm workforce, law firm leaders, innovation professionals, and technologists will explore what these newly formed roles involve, how they interact, how firms should structure them, and what this means for leadership and career pathways. With emphasis on practical insight, case studies and implementation guidance, Rising Roles in Law will equip readers with the data-driven insights and actionable strategies needed to embrace AI's potential and harness its power to shape the future of legal operations.
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Wind:
Projects and Transactions, Second Edition
Publication date: Aug 2026
This timely new edition of Wind: Projects and Transactions explores how the sector has changed drastically over the past 10 years. The expert contributors to this edition have been involved on the frontline, as architects of many of the changes or as advisers guiding clients through the increasingly diverse areas encountered in the development of wind projects. Project and transactional aspects of the industry are comprehensively analysed, to ensure readers are able to understand the market, what has changed and where further evolution in the existing arrangements is expected or needed. Topics include the legal, industry and regulatory frameworks involved; consenting; insurance; project financing; power purchase agreements and subsidy arrangements; and geographical analyses that provide a regional overview of the key differences in wind energy developments on different continents.
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The Outperformers: Lessons from Top Law Firm Leaders
Publication date: May 2026
As competition for clients and talent intensifies, The Outperformers reveals what it really takes to win in today’s rapidly changing legal marketplace. Through candid, first-hand accounts from top law firm leaders, the book explores how visionary management, detailed planning, consensus-building and disciplined execution have driven extraordinary performance and enduring success compared to their competition.
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Decision Making in Law Firms
Publication date: Apr 2026
While 72 percent of leaders believe decisions drive business results, only 20 percent trust their decision-making processes. This gap is particularly acute in partnership structures where traditional hierarchical decision-making models don't apply.
Decision Making in Law Firms addresses the disconnect between how law firms say they make decisions and how decisions actually happen. It builds a comprehensive framework covering individual psychology, partnership dynamics, consensus-building, strategic architecture, and operational timing.
Iryna Nikitina exposes the mythology surrounding law firm decision-making, revealing how informal alliances, market pressures, and individual incentives trump formal procedures. Decision Making in Law Firms provides law firm partners with practical tools for understanding and improving their decision-making processes, from individual cognitive patterns to partnership consensus to strategic transformation.
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Legal Leadership
A Practical Guide for In-house Lawyers
Publication date: Apr 2026
The legal industry stands at a critical juncture. The global landscape has undergone profound geopolitical shifts, making the world we once knew hardly recognizable. Simultaneously, rapid technological advancements, most notably in artificial intelligence, are poised to disrupt legal services in unprecedented ways. This presents legal leaders with immense opportunities.
Drawing on the author’s 30 years of experience in the field, Legal Leadership: A Practical Guide for In-house Lawyers analyses the pivotal role legal leaders play in shaping high-performing teams, both as culture architects and strategic thinkers. Dr Thomas Loest discusses foundational leadership theories and offers practical insights from his personal experience, gained in the military as well as on the job climbing through the ranks to group general counsel of a $25bn luxury conglomerate. A resource for all levels, Legal Leadership: A Practical Guide for In-house Lawyers provides practicable and actionable guidance using the power of storytelling. The approach is pragmatic, offering a business-focused vision for the legal function, with recommendations for implementation.
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Energy in the Middle East:
From Black Gold to Green Horizons
Publication date: Mar 2026
Energy in the Middle East: From Black Gold to Green Horizons explores the commercial, legal and policy dynamics reshaping what is arguably the world’s most consequential energy region. Bringing together specialists from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s market-leading global energy practice, this publication combines international ‘on-the-ground’ expertise to deliver an authoritative commentary on the sector’s most cutting-edge developments, issues and trends.
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Developing Talent and Managing People in the Family Enterprise
Publication date: Mar 2026
Developing Talent and Managing People in the Family Enterprise explores the unique people-related challenges that families and their advisers face, bringing together experts in the field, including family enterprise advisers, family office investment specialists, next generation advisers, lawyers, cybersecurity and technology experts and family members themselves.
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Wellbeing in Law Firms
A Strategic Guide for Leaders
Publication date: Nov 2026
Wellbeing in Law Firms explores how the legal profession can create healthier, more sustainable and higher-performing workplaces by placing wellbeing at the heart of firm strategy and culture. The book examines why wellbeing has become a business-critical issue and how firms can move beyond awareness to meaningful action.
Combining insights from leadership, workplace culture, technology and professional development, the book addresses some of the most significant challenges facing law firms today, including the impact of AI, hybrid working, globalization, and the increasing need for resilience and mental endurance. It also highlights the human dimension of legal practice, exploring how coaching, mentoring, and support structures can help individuals and teams thrive.
Wellbeing in Law Firms offers a roadmap for leaders, managers, and practitioners seeking to build firms where people can perform at their best while maintaining their health and wellbeing over the long-term.
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Gas and LNG Price Arbitrations:
A Practical Handbook, Third Edition
Publication date: Jan 2027
This practical second edition will cover the various aspects of international gas and LNG pricing disputes. It contains contributions from leading international arbitration practitioners and arbitrators in the field and industry experts. It covers the various stages of a gas pricing dispute, from drafting the clause to triggering a review, all the way through the various stages of the arbitral process. It also builds on the previous editions with new chapters which reflect how price review practice has evolved. Thus, the new edition has more emphasis on price reviews in Asian markets and also includes new chapters on key issues such as the role of competition law in price reviews and the impact of previous arbitral awards on future price reviews under the same contract.
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Trust Laws in Italy
Publication date: Jan 2027
Italy is a unique jurisdiction when it comes to trusts. Indeed, despite the fact that a trust cannot be governed by Italian law since the Italian civil law system does not provide for the trust institution, trusts have been recognised in Italy since the Italian ratification of the Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition in 1989 and have been extensively used in the Italian context. Specific tax rules on trusts have been in force for many years, and extensive case law and administrative guidelines have clarified the legal and tax treatment of trusts in Italy.
The in-depth coverage and on-the-ground expertise makes Trust Laws in Italy a must-have book for global wealthy families as well as Italian and foreign practitioners, such as lawyers; accountants; notaries; bankers; trustees; wealth managers; single and multi-family offices; and legal associations.
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Shipping Finance:
A Practical Handbook, Fifth Edition
Publication date: Jan 2027
Now in its fifth edition, and containing over 720 pages of fully revised and updated material, Shipping Finance includes an analysis of ship mortgage terms and conditions, and mortgagee rights across the main maritime jurisdictions.
Shipping Finance: A Practical Handbook, Fifth Edition is an essential reference tool for anyone involved in shipping finance including financiers, lawyers and shipowners.
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Sufficiency of Disclosure in Patent Applications
A Global Guide
Publication date: Jan 2027
Patentees routinely file applications in multiple countries across the globe. Yet, drafting and prosecuting global patent portfolios can be challenging, particularly as local patent laws vary significantly with respect to what disclosure in a patent application is necessary to support and enable the claimed invention.
Designed for patent practitioners who deal with software, electrical, biological, pharmaceutical, mechanical or chemical patent work, this book is an essential reference to anyone seeking international patent protection.
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Negotiating Technology Contracts, Second Edition
Publication date: Aug 2023
This second edition provides a practical, commercial guide to negotiations without a heavy focus on ‘black letter law’, and seeks to explain the perspectives of both sides of the negotiating table on a clause-by-clause basis, clearly setting out the key points they will want to protect – and why – while also offering suggestions as to what they may be willing to concede or compromise upon.
The title is written with the benefit of DLA Piper’s unparalleled view of the global market for technology sourcing and outsourcing projects, and from acting for customers and service providers in this space over many years and in many jurisdictions.
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The EU AI Act: A Commentary
Publication date: Oct 2025
This invaluable commentary on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) offers a thorough analysis of this groundbreaking legislation. As AI technologies become more integrated into society, it is imperative to address the potential risks and ethical concerns they bring.
Businesses seeking initial guidance and pragmatic solutions on how to navigate the EU AI Act will find this book particularly useful. It is also an indispensable tool for lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals who need to navigate the complexities of AI-related regulations.
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Mastering Legal Pricing
Strategies for Profit, Value, and Innovation
Publication date: Oct 2025
The legal profession is undergoing a significant transformation in how legal services are priced. The traditional billable hour model, which has dominated for decades, is increasingly being questioned by clients, firms, and legal professionals alike. The world of legal pricing is evolving rapidly, driven by shifts in client expectations, technological advancements, and new market dynamics. Law firms and legal professionals must adapt to these changes to stay competitive, ensure profitability, and meet the demands of a diverse and increasingly cost-conscious client base.
Mastering Legal Pricing: Strategies for Profit, Value, and Innovation explores the evolving landscape of legal pricing, addressing the challenges and opportunities that law firms face in adapting to modern economic demands. From the traditional billable hour to alternative models such as subscription-based services and value-based pricing, this book examines the impact of client expectations, technology, and evolving business strategies. It provides insight into the tools, frameworks, and strategies necessary to create more transparent and efficient pricing models that align with both client needs and law firm profitability.
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The Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Law
Publication date: Aug 2026
AI is reshaping the legal industry, transforming practices, and influencing behaviors of legal tech buyers and vendors alike. AI adoption also introduces complex risks that require careful consideration. The Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Law is devoted exclusively to the risks and challenges that AI presents to the legal profession.
Drawing upon the candid insights of 34 legal professionals and technologists across 17 jurisdictions and six continents – including users and solutions providers throughout the legal ecosystem – the authors provide balanced, practitioner-grounded perspectives across the spectrum of risk. Bearing in mind the rapid pace of AI development, this book goes beyond the technological risks often discussed in general responsible AI debates (such as privacy, intellectual property, and reliability risks), to also analyze the operational and cultural risks faced by legal professionals.
For readers grappling with stalled pilots, disillusionment, or uncertainty, this book offers practical guidance to build literacy, manage risk, and make informed decisions in an evolving landscape.
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Legal Leadership
A Practical Guide for In-house Lawyers
Publication date: Apr 2026
The legal industry stands at a critical juncture. The global landscape has undergone profound geopolitical shifts, making the world we once knew hardly recognizable. Simultaneously, rapid technological advancements, most notably in artificial intelligence, are poised to disrupt legal services in unprecedented ways. This presents legal leaders with immense opportunities.
Drawing on the author’s 30 years of experience in the field, Legal Leadership: A Practical Guide for In-house Lawyers analyses the pivotal role legal leaders play in shaping high-performing teams, both as culture architects and strategic thinkers. Dr Thomas Loest discusses foundational leadership theories and offers practical insights from his personal experience, gained in the military as well as on the job climbing through the ranks to group general counsel of a $25bn luxury conglomerate. A resource for all levels, Legal Leadership: A Practical Guide for In-house Lawyers provides practicable and actionable guidance using the power of storytelling. The approach is pragmatic, offering a business-focused vision for the legal function, with recommendations for implementation.
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