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.

AI and the Legal Profession, Second Edition

Transforming the Future of Law

Publication date: Jun 2025

The capabilities and applications of artificial intelligence (AI) are evolving at breakneck speed, and law firms and practitioners may be at a loss as to how to make the most of what these new technologies offer. The second edition of AI and the Legal Profession: Transforming the Future of Law acts as a guide, helping readers navigate this new frontier by delving into the impact of AI on the legal industry and the transformative possibilities it presents.

Written by leading experts, thought leaders, and professional and academic pioneers at the intersection of AI and law, AI and the Legal Profession: Transforming the Future of Law, second edition serves as a comprehensive guide for legal professionals, technologists, and policymakers, equipping readers with the knowledge and insights needed to navigate a rapidly evolving landscape, embrace AI's potential, and harness its power to shape the future of law.

Partner Retirement in Law Firms

Strategies for Partners, Law Firms and Other Professional Services, Second Edition

Publication date: Aug 2025

Partner Retirement in Law Firms encourages proactive retirement planning. In this 2025 edition, edited by partnership and employment specialist Ronnie Fox, expert contributors offer up-to-date guidance to navigating the difficult aspects of retirement in the broad context of career planning, including:

• The financial consequences of retirement;
• Legal matters;
• Day-to-day practicalities;
• Accounting and tax;
• Psychological considerations; and
• New activities in retirement.

The Art and Craft of Judgment Writing:

A Primer for Common Law Judges, Second Edition

Publication date: Jun 2025

In this second edition of The Art and Craft of Judgment Writing, Max Barrett, an experienced and practising judge working in Ireland, will not only enhance your judgment writing skills but elevate them to a new level of clarity, precision and style.

Sustainable Profitability in a Disrupted Legal Market, Second Edition

Publication date: Oct 2025

This Special Report presents practical strategies to help law firms protect and sustain their profitability as shifting client expectations, advanced technology and global influences challenge many of the old paradigms in law firm management.

Authors Norman Clark and Lisa Walker Johnson demonstrate that, although traditional factors influencing profitability remain valid, they must be managed in new ways to meet new financial realities.

This report highlights what sustainable profitability really means for the 2020s and beyond, and how any law firm can achieve it.

Oil and Gas

A Practical Handbook, Fourth Edition

Publication date: Jan 2026

Oil and gas are key drivers of the world economy and the technical, commercial and legal applications which support their exploitation are becoming increasingly sophisticated.

Enforcement of Investment Treaty Arbitration Awards, Third Edition

Publication date: May 2026

Spearheaded by leading arbitration practitioner, Julien Fouret, this third edition brings together 70 experts to provide up-to-date substantive analysis of recurring issues at the award enforcement stage plus practical perspectives on enforcing awards based on investment treaties. It further explores topics ranging from the specifics of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes mechanism to the enforcement of interim relief and the issues of sovereign immunity and state entities, as well as exploring intra-EU BIT disputes and their enforcement consequences. 

Energy in the Middle East:

From Black Gold to Green Horizons

Publication date: Mar 2026

The Middle East is home to some of the world’s leading oil and gas producers, many of whom have leveraged hydrocarbon production to develop comprehensive, integrated energy value chains that extend beyond petroleum products and, in many cases, beyond domestic borders.  

Energy in the Middle East: From Black Gold to Green Horizons brings together specialists from Gibson Dunn’s market-leading global energy practice, combining international ‘on-the-ground’ expertise to deliver an authoritative commentary on the sector’s most cutting-edge developments, issues and trends. 

Family Law for the High-Net-Worth Client

Publication date: Jul 2026

The legal landscape governing ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) and high-net-worth (HNW) families is evolving rapidly, especially as mobility and international relocation among non-domiciled individuals and British expatriates increases. For professional advisers and wealth-holding families, understanding the nuances of English family law – and how it compares to major wealth centres such as Singapore, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States – is essential for effective planning and risk management.

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. 

The Outperformers: Lessons from Top Law Firm Leaders

Publication date: Apr 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.

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.

Product Counsel

Advise, Innovate, and Inspire

Publication date: Oct 2024

Product Counsel: Advise, Innovate, and Inspire offers a pioneering exploration into the emerging discipline of product law. Authored by Olga V. Mack and Adrienne Go, this comprehensive guide equips readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the complexities of today's dynamic business and regulatory landscape.

What Clients Want from Law Firms

Publication date: Jan 2025

Research shows that most lawyers think they know what their clients want – but their clients don’t always agree. How can lawyers and their firms truly understand the client perspective? How can they know what their clients are really asking for? What do lawyers need to know in order to get – and stay – hired?

What Clients Want from Law Firms combines the collective perspectives of clients in order to focus the lawyer’s mind on their end goal – providing a service that people want and will pay for. Exploring dynamic new approaches to the client–lawyer relationship, the contributors take on topics as broad as business skills, diversity, panel management, ESG and AI, revealing what clients really want from law firms.

Written from the perspective of those who engage law firms in their business – and from sectors as diverse as banking, sport, and entertainment – this book explores the importance of client relationships, listening and understanding problems, and what clients really want from their trusted advisors.

Practicing Legal Design

Publication date: Aug 2025

Drawing on extensive experience in legal design, innovation, and transformation, this book blends strategic vision with hands-on experience. It goes beyond high-level discussions to address the real-world challenges of integrating legal design thinking into legal practice, whether that means overcoming organizational resistance, aligning stakeholders, or proving the value of legal design to decision makers. It also offers practical tools and frameworks to navigate the hidden complexities of legal design projects, ensuring that design-driven change is not only embraced but sustained.