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New Co-Managing Partner at Jenner & Block

Ishan Bhabha to succeed Katya Jestin as co-managing partner effective January 1, 2025, and serve alongside Randy Mehrberg CHICAGO, Sept. 26, 2024 — Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that Washington, DC, partner Ishan Bhabha has been selected to serve as the firm’s next co-managing partner, effective January 1, 2025. Ishan will succeed Katya Jestin, who has held […]

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Kiwi Lawyer Breaks New Ground As The First Woman To Open a Law Firm in Japan

Woman-in-Law Success Story >> Looking for new opportunities in Law – Check LawFuel’s Jobs Network Making waves in a male-dominated business environment is something kiwi lawyer Catherine O’Connell has done, having now set up her own law firm in the country. O’Connell’s journey began with her studies in Japanese, which laid the foundation for her

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Senior White Collar Crime Lawyer Returns to the Boies Schiller Fold

Boies Schiller Flexner have seen the return to the firm of Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York Peter Skinner (pictured) who is rejoining the litigation firm in New York where he will head the White Collar team that he helped establish in 2015. He also served in the Civil Division

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High Stakes Consumer Class Action Lawyer Joins Skadden in California

Skadden is pleased to welcome Quyen Ta to the firm as a partner in our litigation practice in Palo Alto. She joins from another global law firm, where she led its trade secrets practice and California consumer class action team. Additionally, she served as co-chair of the firm’s First Generation Professionals Affinity Group. Ms. Ta is a

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Trouble at Chambers – £2.75 Million Trouble

The Pump Court Problem The High Court in London has denied a prominent London chambers’ request to keep an alleged £2.75 million fraud case under wraps. The court emphasized the importance of open justice, stating that potential inconvenience or distraction does not justify departing from this principle. The Fraud Allegation Pump Court Chambers which bills

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Prominent Florida Attorneys Launch ‘Concierge-Level Legal Services’

An interest move in Florida where some high level litigators, including a couple of powerhouse litigators in Mayanne Downs (pictured) and Jeff Aaron have launched a new law firm that specializes in high-stakes litigation. The firm, Downs Aaron, will have two offices in Florida using ‘concierge-level’ services, which involves providing personalized, high level services to

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Are New Zealand Lawyers Really The Unhappiest?

New Zealand Lawyers Law columnist Sasha Borrisenko pointed out in a Herald article about the depressed state of New Zeland lawyers based on a longitudinal study conducted by the University of Melbourne researchers which shows that New Zealand lawyers and law students are experiencing the highest rates of depression, anxiety, stress, and psychological distress compared

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DLA Piper partner Adam Ibrahim crowned private practice lawyer of the year at Legal Business Awards 2024

Adam Ibrahim, partner in the Litigation & Regulatory practice, has been recognised as Private Practice Lawyer of the Year at the Legal Business Awards held in London on Tuesday night. Adam is a market-leading Financial Services litigation and dispute resolution lawyer based in the firm’s Leeds office, advising all manner of commercial lenders, investment banks,

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Quinn Emanuel Partner Co-Authors AI Report

As a member of the California Lawyers Association Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Quinn Emanuel Partner Diane Cafferata co-authored their report on the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in the practice of law in California The report summarizes that AI in the practice should follow three basic principles: (1) privacy and confidentiality in using AI

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