Artificial intelligence. ESG. DEI. Supply chain. Labor unions. Reproductive rights. These are just a small sample of topics we heard about regularly in 2023. But what does it portend for 2024? Our legal analysts have the answers, as they preview the themes and trends they will be following in the new year as part of our annual Bloomberg Law outlook series.
This year’s iteration features deep dives into trends across the areas of Litigation, Transactions & Contracts, Regulatory & Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, and the Practice of Law—all through the lens of a post-pandemic, economically uncertain climate.
Our Litigation analysts examine the issues that will deeply impact the litigation landscape throughout 2024, including cases over gender affirming care and reproductive rights, how the Purdue Pharma case could reshape Chapter 11 bankruptcies, the surge of the use of the “major questions doctrine” in court decisions, and the trends we’re seeing in the litigation finance industry.
Our Transactions & Contracts analysts take a deep dive into Foreign Direct Investment trends, the regulation of NFTs, the disclosure regime around cryptocurrencies, the state of global supply chains, and where we see the M&A market heading in 2024.
On the Regulatory & Compliance side, our analysts are tackling a wide range of issues we need to be aware of in 2024, including the rise of unfair labor practice charges, the growing number of international pay equity laws, the rise of greenwashing claims, and the fate of the CFPB.
Has there been a more prolific topic this year than Artificial Intelligence? And yet, there’s still much we need to understand. How will generative AI impact agency enforcement of privacy, securities, and antitrust laws, for example? How will the myriad copyright disputes currently winding through the courts play out? How will generative AI impact law firms’ cyberattack defenses? How will in-house legal departments leverage AI to manage their budgets more effectively? Can companies use employee data to train AI models? Our analysts dive in on all of these questions and more.
Finally, our analysts take a holistic look at the current state of the Practice of Law. How are law schools getting future lawyers both the practical and technological skills they need to be successful as practitioners? What trends are we seeing with the gender pay gap in the legal industry? What role can mentorship programs play in law firm DEI programs? The high-level industry picture you need is all here.
Bloomberg Law’s expert analysts have you covered this year to get you ahead of the curve going into 2024.
Access our Bloomberg Law 2024 series here, covering trends in Litigation, Transactions & Contracts, Artificial Intelligence, Regulatory & Compliance, and the Practice of Law.
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