A vastly experienced former assistant to the solicitor general at the Department of Justice and leading appellate lawyer has returned to Paul Weiss in Washington DC in a welcome reversal of defections from the law firm following its deal with the Trump administration. Masha Hansford returns to the firm as a partner after five years […]
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From Bench to Boardroom Justice Simon Moore KC’s farewell from the High Court in Auckland earlier this year was meant to mark the end of his distinguished judicial career. But like many good retirement stories, this one came with an unexpected twist. The former High Court judge and long-term Crown Solicitor has joined Tavendale & Partners
Legal Automation And The Brutal Future For Junior Lawyers Eleanor Lightbody, chief executive of AI platform Luminance, has said the quiet part out loud: the future of junior lawyers looks “uncertain” as artificial intelligence eats away at the document-heavy tasks once billed by the hour. Her comments, reported by The Times a month ago echoes
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A Hedge Fund Lifeline – With Strings Attached Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Pogust Goodhead, the claimant firm spearheading the £36 billion Mariana dam class action against BHP, has drawn another £65 million from hedge-fund backer Gramercy, taking its overall debt north of $1.7 billion, once interest is factored in. The chief Executive and co-founder
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Conflict-Free and Open for Business: Gadens’ Bid to Win Global Referrals If you’re a global firm sitting on a tasty Australia matter with awkward conflicts—or a client you’d rather not hand to a rival’s Sydney office—Gadens wants the call. In an interview flagged by Law.com International, managing partner Mark Pistilli outlines a simple growth thesis,
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The Great Ministerial No-Show John Bowie, LawFuel publisher Dentons have been the legal hands behind the ministerial no show at the Covid inquiry, turning the situation into something of a damp squid, which is presumably the intention, after leading the charge on the most intrusive and destructive government disaster New Zealand has seen. The pulpit
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One of the finest lawyers to come from New Zealand in recent years, Catherine Callaghan KC, died in London this month. Catherine Callaghan KC was a standout figure in the legal profession, with roots in New Zealand and a significant impact in the UK where she enjoyed a stellar legal career. The daughter of renowned
Proskauer is excited to welcome Anna Maleva-Otto as a regulatory partner in the Firm’s Private Funds Group. Anna has spent years advising clients on UK and EU financial services regulation, including short selling and market abuse rules, EMIR, MiFID II, and AIFMD. Her practice spans the full lifecycle of FCA-regulated businesses, as well as trading across the
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Corrs’ $7 Million Man and the Side Hustle That Has Canberra Talking If you were pulling in $7 million a year running a mid-tier Australian law firm, you might think that was enough to keep you busy. But Corrs Chambers Westgarth CEO Gavin MacLaren clearly believes otherwise by operating a new consultancy business. The highest-paid
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LawFuel Power Brief: Pond Lehocky Giordano LLP Image credits: AI-generated by Gemini The legal profession’s highest aspirations have long been narrowly defined by the gleaming towers of BigLaw, where a partner track in M&A or private equity is seen as the ultimate goal. The traditional path has been clear for ambitious law students and junior
