Dan Garner - Female law firm leadership ranks are growing - albeit slowly - but in the London law scene the first of the Magic Circle law firms to appont a woman to the top leadership role has been Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP who have appointed Georgia Dawson as Senior Partner. Dawson is currently Asia's managing partner and also leader of the Asia dispute resolution … [Read more...]
7 Developing & Lucrative Non-Law Careers For Lawyers
Dan Garner - The pandemic and increasing law career options mean more lawyers than ever are seeking non-law careers, a law degree providing an ideal base for developing work in a wide range of fields, but there are some developing areas of opportunity for lawyers, with seven we have identified below. We have written on LawFuel about non-traditional 'legal careers' before but … [Read more...]
Dentons’ Desert Storm Crisis – Claims of Nepotism, Colonialism and Misdeeds Within The Middle East Offices of the World’s Largest Law Firm
". . our culture does not reflect a scintilla of the image we try to project to our . . pro bono partners, clients and potential recruits." Dan Garner* Dentons have been faced with criticism that they have engaged in a raft of cultural, management and ethical issues involving their Mid-East offices in serious claims made by employees or partners of the world's largest law … [Read more...]
How The Disintegrating Law Firm Hired By Rudy Giuliani Has Spawned Its Young
Dan Garner - Breaking up, as law firm Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP are doing, may not be so hard to do after all. On November 6, 2019, Rudy Giuliani announced that he hired Pierce Bainbridge for representation with the Ukraine fiasco. Just a few months earlier, LawFuel was the first legal publication to raise concerns about Pierce Bainbridge finances. … [Read more...]
Validation for Truth-Telling Ex-Law Firm Partner
How whistleblowing attorney Don Lewis's astounding accusations about his former law firm have been checked off one by one as the house of cards firm falls Dan Garner* - Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht has undergone and epic free-fall. Over 60 attorneys have left the firm in recent months, only a few are left. Ex-partner Don Lewis has called Pierce Bainbridge a … [Read more...]