Linklaters managing partner Gideon Moore will serve a second term at the top job with the firm after the annual partners’ vote at Cannes last week. His new role will for for two years, four months, expiring on April 2022. A Linklaters spokesperson said the term change was implemented to bring Moore’s term more in
LawFuel says – It may be part of the global DLA empire, although the New Zealand network is not a profit-sharing ‘equal’ to its namesake partners, the firm has developed a culture that employees appear to enjoy. Although handling its share of global work via the DLA network, its principal work is domestic and it
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SHANNADE CLERMONT was sentenced to one year in prison for making and attempting more than $20,000 in fraudulent charges using debit card information she stole from a man who died during the course of a prostitution date with
John Bowie The mess that is Brexit is made for law firms who are there to try and untangle – or even simply predict – how things may play out. And London’s Big Law players are having their time in the Brexit sun. The New York Times reported recently on the City firms that are
LawFuel says – Chapman Tripp is unquestionably one of the powerhouse firms, but also one that demands peak performance from its lawyers. Long hours and often demanding schedules are common place in a firm that is frequently head to head with its nearest rivals. Well managed and innovative, it provides a demanding but rewarding workplace.
LawFuel Says – Although sitting just outside the triumvirate of Russell McVeagh, Chapman Tripp and Bell Gully, the long-established Buddle Findlay enjoys a reputation as one of the country’s foremost firms. The firm has developed a significant summer clerking programme and worked successfully towards building greater workplace flexiblity. With a national footprint, it also provides
LawFuel says: The firm has a long pedigree as one of the leading firms in the country, albeit one that continues to work on throwing off its shackles as a largely male-dominated domain with an overly traditional view of what it is to be both a lawyer and, more significantly, a Bell Gully lawyer. Offering
LawFuel says: Dunedin-based Anderson Lloyd has a strong and growing presence in Auckland, Queenstown and Christchurch. The firm has developed a strong culture born of its South Island origins, but continues to contest major work and a work culture that has proven stimulating and challenging for its lawyers. Anderson Lloyd say: “..we like to think
LawFuel says: Named Australian Law Firm of the Year (Chambers Asia Pacific, 2017) Allens is one of the multinationals operating in Australia who have worked hard to ensure they retain a strong culture and also providing quality work experience and opportunity to work globally. The firm has a leadership team that considers junior lawyers’ partnership
Mayer Brown announced today that Tram Nguyen has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate & Securities practice. Ms. Nguyen will be based in the firm’s Washington DC office and spend substantial time in the growing New York office. Previously, she was a partner at Paul Hastings. “Tram’s arrival is the latest step
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