2021

‘Spoofed’ Email Fraud Nets 40 Month Jail Time For Multimillion Dollar Scam

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Ifeanyi Eke Had Supervisory Role in the Scheme and Is Responsible for Approximately $2.7 Million in Losses to 35 Victims             Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that IFEANYI EKE, a/k/a “Luther Mulbah Doley,” pled guilty today and was sentenced in Manhattan federal court by U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman […]

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Eversheds Sutherland Strengthens International Tax Practice with Accomplished Partner Jonathan Sambur

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April 12, 2021 – WASHINGTON—Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Jonathan A. Sambur has joined the Tax Practice Group as a partner, expanding the firm’s tax practice with a focus on advising global financial institutions. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Mr. Sambur served as a partner in Mayer Brown’s tax transaction practice. Based in

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17 New Partners At Skadden

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Skadden – We are pleased to announce that the following attorneys have become partners of the firm: Agnesine (Nesa) AmamooReal Estate / New York Matthew B. CollinFinancial Institutions / New York Lara A. FlathLitigation / New York Steven HannahCorporate / London Thaddeus HartmannMergers and Acquisitions / New York Michael J. HongCapital Markets / New York Shalom D. HuberExecutive

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5 ‘Lawyer Burnout’ Symptoms and How To Avoid Them For The Good Of Your Health

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LawFuel Editors – Lawyer ‘burnout’ is an increasing phenomenon unfortunately and the stressful nature of legal work, its competition and the excessive work hours has seen wellness and mental health issues become increasingly problematic. There have been signs across multiple jurisdictions of the problem from the largest jurisdictions where there have been signs of major

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Firm’s ‘Best on the Ground’ Policy Sees New Partners

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Law Firm Mackenzie Elvin in Tauranga add two partners Long-standing Tauranga law firm, Mackenzie Elvin Law, has welcomed two additional partners to the business. Thomas Refoy-Butler and Rebecca Savage joined the partnership in January 2021, forming part of the second generation of leaders at the firm – founded nearly 40 years ago by family law

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Law Firm Mergers Set To Rise After The 2020 Pandemic Drop

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Law firm mergers are set to dramatically increase in 2021 after the pandemic, with some predictions indicating a four-fold increase in mergers is coming. A report from Altman Weil makes the prediction, showing mergers began a rebound in the first quarter of 2021 with 26 transactions which would break the number of mergers last year

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Law Firm Technology: How Digitally Effective Are UK Law Firms?

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New report shows some law firms used the pandemic to upgrade their technology, but others have not been so fast to respond While some UK law firms have been fairly digitally capable for years now, others were undeniably lagging behind in their online presence and marketing strategies. 2020’s pandemic and subsequent lockdowns meant most of

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$1.4 Million Partner Pay Is Not Cutting The Mustard For Many Partners At Minters

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Board report shows there are money issues at the top Australian law firm There’s some trouble at mill for top Australian law firm Minters, fresh from their difficulties over the email firestorm leading to the departure of former CEO Annette Kimmitt, and it involves partner pay. The firm has long regarded itself as part of

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How Some Gen Y Lawyers Are Steering Their Law Careers Around Their Personal Values and Leaving Big Law

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Alina Lee is one example – a lawyer who left Big Law to settle for a Small Law Alternative Alina Lee did well working for Big Law and then in-house at a corporate legal department, but at age 30, she’s started her own firm, Your Ad Attorney, motivated by a desire to practice law how

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