Meta's Top Lawyer: AI Is Coming for Law Firms

What does it take to run the legal function at a company the size of Meta? C.J. Mahoney — Meta's Chief Legal Officer, former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, and former General Counsel at Microsoft — joins New Law Order to talk platform liability, antitrust, and how AI is reshaping the relationship between in-house teams and outside firms. In this episode of New Law Order, Mahoney sits down with TalksOnLaw founder Joel Cohen and Yale Law Professor John Morley to discuss: - The wave of "addictive product" lawsuits against Meta — and whether litigation can solve them - Section 230 and First Amendment defenses - The FTC's antitrust challenge to the Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions - How AI makes in-house legal teams more effective — and why it may be more disruptive to law firms - Why outside counsel may be valued for judgment, not scale Watch the full talk (CLE credit available): https://www.talksonlaw.com/talks/inside-counsel-at-scale More interviews with the titans of law: https://www.talksonlaw.com New Law Order is a podcast and limited series about the coming shake-up in legal services, co-hosted by Joel Cohen and Yale Law Professor John Morley. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-law-order/id1868796372 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/talksonlaw Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/talksonlaw X/Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/talksonlaw