Adam Forest* Law firm life has changed in the last two decades, and for a majority of attorneys, not for the better. The Wall Street Journal last year declared that law firm partnership was “all but dead” as a result of the shrinking number of equity partners, the widespread adoption of “non-equity partner” as a
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Wells Fargo Admits to Overcharging and Providing False Information to Customers,Pays Restitution and Civil Penalties, and Makes Asset Forfeiture Payment Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that the United States has
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Dame Patsy Reddy leaves her role as Governor General today, looking towards life with a new dog and a refreshed garden . . but the power lawyer remains a figure of influence within the profession.Dame Patsy, sitting at no. 2 position on LawFuel’s 2021 Power List, has been Governor General for five years and has
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King & Wood Mallesons –A new report showed a drop in litigation-funded class actions in Australia during 2020-21 with a record of 63 class actions filed during the period, notwithstanding regulatory pressures upon litigation funders.The KWM report (see download link below) said that at least 20 settlements were approved in the 12 months to June
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Authors Daniel Fielding, Sarah Salmond The International Labour Organization estimates that at any time there are approximately 40 million people in modern slavery. This may be a shocking fact for many given it is the year 2021 and the developed world we live in. To combat these sad statistics, there has been a
The confusion and missed deadlines for the reopening of law firms has created continuing uncertainty for lawyers everywhere. The default setting for many law firms remains as working from home and telecommuting, but as the pandemic continues many firms remain hesitant about widespread office re-openings.In the United States, various firms have made various promises about
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SANTA ANA, California – The former pastor of the Westminster-based Church of the Healthy Self was sentenced today to 168 months in federal prison for orchestrating a church-based investment scam that took in more than $33 million. Kent R.E. Whitney, 39, formerly of Newport Beach but who currently resides in Northern California, was sentenced by United
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More women than ever make the top 50 most powerful and influential lawyers in New Zealand on LawFuel listThe top fifty in LawFuel Power Law list of the country’s most influencial lawyers in the Power List includes more women than ever, with 23 women making the list, the highest in the five years’ the list
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NEW YORK (Sept. 23, 2021) – Goulston & Storrs, an Am Law 200 firm, is pleased to announce that Jaclyn Grodin has joined its New York City office as Counsel in the firm’s Litigation Group. She joins the firm from the New York State Office of the Attorney General (NYAG) where she served as an Assistant Attorney General
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The $50 Million Suit Filed by ROVIER CARRINGTON in the Southern District of New York Included Fabricated Claims of Sexual Abuse in Submissions to the Court Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROVIER CARRINGTON was charged in a criminal complaint unsealed yesterday with perjury. CARRINGTON was arrested
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