Priori Digest #268 | Are Tacos Sandwiches?, Deepfake Scams & OpenAI vs. Scarlett Johansson

As the legal technology and legal operations ecosystem continues to mature, so too are the career paths and opportunities for professionals in the space. As a marketplace connecting companies with professionals, we often find ourselves right in the middle of these conversations.

In case you missed it, Matt Wheatley, our VP of Client Development, had a great conversation on this topic last week with Alexandra Guajardo, Global Director of Commercial Strategy, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Susan Packal, Head of Global Legal Operations, Atlassian, and Akshay Verma, COO, Spotdraft. View the recording here to hear from professionals whose careers have spanned in-house, law firms and technology companies.

And if you’re interested in having conversations like these in real life, take a look at our upcoming schedule of community events. We’re hosting several events across the country for the in-house community in the coming months.

In this 268th edition of the Digest, we look at tacos as sandwiches (legally speaking), troubling deepfake scams and OpenAI finding itself at the center of another controversy.

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Legal News

• ?? An Indiana judge weighed in on an age-old question, ruling that tacos and burritos are “Mexican-style sandwiches” (for the purposes of a zoning law, at least). ?
• ?? The U.S. Supreme Court surprised some with a decision that “safeguarded” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, however, Reuters points out that upcoming rulings that could affect Chevron deference may limit federal agencies’ powers.
• ? Professional golfer Scottie Scheffler’s arraignment was delayed this week after a chaotic and confusing series of events saw him arrested hours before his PGA Championship tee time last Friday.?

Legal Trivia

Answers at the end:?

1. A 2006 Massachusetts case ruled that tacos, burritos and quesadillas were not, in fact, sandwiches, as part of a dispute between Mexican restaurant chain Qdoba and which other chain known for its baked goods??

2. What new doctrine emerging from a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court case “signaled at least a partial shift away from traditional [Chevron] deference,” according to Harvard Law Today?

3. Maine and Nebraska are the only two states to split their electoral college votes between congressional districts in presidential elections. Which of them was first to do this?

Tech News

• ?? Deepfake scams using digital “clones” of key employees are becoming worryingly more common—two recent incidents include fintech company Arup being identified as the victim of a $25 million scam, and fraudsters attempting to impersonate the CEO of advertising firm WPP.
• ?? Two UC Santa Cruz students learned how to liberate laundry on their campus (and around the world) by highlighting a vulnerability in the internet-connected machines’ API.
• ?? In what may be the next high-profile AI lawsuit , Scarlett Johansson announced this week that she was “forced to hire legal counsel” because of the similarities of OpenAI’s ChatGPT voice, Sky, to her own.?

Legal Quote of the Week

“You tell me what a sandwich is and then I’ll tell you if a hot dog is a sandwich.”?

– The late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1993–2020), during a 2018 appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, after being asked if a hot dog is a sandwich.

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By the Numbers

86%

The percentage of lawyers at fintech company Klarna that use generative AI in their daily work, after being encouraged by the company’s CEO.?

36

The number of CEOs with pay packages of $50 million or more, up from nine five years ago, according to The Wall Street Journal .

More From Priori??

Thinking about your next career move? Or just interested in what the legal career landscape looks like? We have some great resources for you:

• Watch our latest webinar , discussing alternative legal career paths with industry leaders from Atlassian, BCLP and Spotdraft.?
• Meet with your local in-house community at one of our upcoming events—we’ve got something for everyone!?
• Learn about the role of Legal Chief of Staff from those who know it best: Carol Hopperton, Legal Chief of Staff, Vonage, and Stacy Lettie, Chief of Staff to the General Counsel, Organon.

Legal Trivia Answers

1. Panera Bread .
2. The “major questions doctrine.”
3. Maine started in 1972 (Nebraska in 1992).

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