The issue of gender equality among lawyers and the slowness with which women reach the top ranks of law firms has raised a rather nasty head, again. It appears that not only are there only 17 per cent of equity partners women in the US, but lawyers were reluctant to discuss the gender difference regarding […]
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Gibson Dunn earned five firm rankings and 11 individual rankings in the 2014 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific. The firm was recognized in Brunei General Business Law and in the following International Firms categories: India Corporate/M&A, China Corporate/M&A, Singapore Corporate/M&A, and Singapore Energy & Natural Resources. The following lawyers were ranked individually in their
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A personal injury claim can mean enormous financial and emotional strain for a small company. To protect your business from personal injury claims, take these 4 preventative measures. 1. Ensure That Your Place of Business Is Safe To prevent injuries on your premises, make sure your business environment is safe. Walk through your building looking
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The massive Ponzi scheme masterminded by former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford has lead to ramfications everywhere, but now the US Supreme Court has sanctioned class action lawsuits from investors in Stanford’s scam. Class action law suits relating to securities law must be filed at federal level, bu the federal appeals court has held that
CHICAGO, ILL. (February 27, 2014) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Paul L. Langer has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation Practice Group and Insurance Coverage Litigation Team. “We are delighted to welcome Paul to the firm,” said Jeff Davis, chair of the Insurance Recovery litigation subgroup, which specializes in
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Why have law schools fallen out of favor to the extent that they have in the US? And elsewhere, too, many would argue. What is it about the surge of law school graduates that leads to this feeling of hatred towards the schools – even the litigation that has pursued several of them? More importantly,
Another law firm merger is on the cards with the Washington law and lobbying firm Patton Boggs discussing a union with Squire Sanders, creating a firm with 1700 lawyers across 22 countries. The talks follow the collapse of a proposed merger between Patton Boggs and Locke Lord, based in Texas. The Wall Street Journal says
Legal secretaries have been around lawyers as long as lawyers have been around lawyers. But times are a-changing, it seems and once again the culprit is the “T” word: technology. Take law firm Arnold & Porter who are working towards fewer staff with greater productivity – much the same as just about every other law
The Oscar Pistorious trial will screen globally, albeit with limitations, with the judge saying there would be three cameras filming the trial of the paralympian accused of shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The filming was agreed to after South African media requested a live audio recording and video footage of the opening and closing arguments and
Life is full of everyday heroes. They don’t get medals or prizes and sometimes they don’t even get noticed. However, good Samaritans save lives all over the country by intervening in the aftermath of accidents, alerting authorities, moving injured people out of the wreckage, and administering first aid. Sometimes even offering a cell phone to
