Tom Girardi Conviction Former Hollywood-based celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been found guilty of defrauding clients out of tens of millions of dollars in a jury verdict in Los Angeles. Girardi, 85, took the pollution case that lead to the Oscar-winning Erin Brockovich movie and was the estranged husband of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” […]
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A Former Corporate Lawyer’s Bold Career Move In a bold career move, a former corporate lawyer recently traded her high-paying position in Big Law for a role in the nonprofit sector handling work that certainly paid less financially – but paid off more personally. After four years in at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Priscilla Hamilton
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Lathams Saudi Office Boost Latham & Watkins has hired a leading M&A partner from a rival firm in Saudi Arabia to boost its Riyadh office. Leen Zaza joins a 20-lawyer team in Riyadh office led by capital markets specialist lawyer Salman Al-Sudairi, who chairs Latham & Watkins’ Saudi Arabia practice and acts as office managing
Lathrop GPM Grows by 25 Percent with a California Combination KANSAS CITY, MO (August 21, 2024) — Today, Lathrop GPM and Hopkins Carley announced their combination, effective Oct. 1, 2024. Lathrop GPM is an AmLaw 200 firm and Hopkins Carley is a leading Silicon Valley-based law firm. The combination brings 62 attorneys from Hopkins Carley, increasing Lathrop GPM’s
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Lopez Divorce Lawyer The ‘Bennifer’ divorce lawsuit – anticipated so much in recent weeks – has occurred with Jennifer Lopez filing on August 20, 2024, in Los Angeles County Superior Court. But interestingly the divorce documents were not filed by a lawyer, and there was no attorney present when Lopez submitted the paperwork. So who
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Sicily Yacht Tragedy Takes Life Of Christopher Morvillo Christopher J. Morvillo, a renowned white-collar litigator, is feared dead after the superyacht sinking on a celebratory cruise following his gaining the acquittal of British software mogul Mike Lynch. Morvillo, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan and partner at Clifford Chance, had become one of the country’s
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What Does The 2025 ‘Best Lawyers’ Tell Us About the US Law Business? Tom Borman It’s a big job – to say the least – selecting the best lawyers in America but who better than the leading directory called ‘Best Lawyers in America’? What is perhaps more interesting is the changing landscape in the US,
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The ‘Johnny Depp’ Effect of Reputation Management Ben Thomson, Senior legal contributor Camille Vasquez, who rose to fame with her defense of Johnny Depp in his case against Amber Heard, has moved firms in a move that reflects the growing importance of reputation management in litigation. The Johnny Depp case was something of a high
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Kim Dotcom Resists Extradition to US From ‘Obedient US Colony’ . Kim Dotcom, the man wanted by the US government, is to fight the extradition order from New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and is likely to be in the country months and years from now, firing abuse at the US government and the ‘obediant
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Mesothelioma Attorneys New York Winners List Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Seeking the best mesothelioma lawyers in New York is always made easier with a Forbes List and for 2024 the company has provided just that. New York ranks fourth in the U.S. for asbestos-related deaths, with significant numbers of deaths occurring in counties like
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