Former Bell Gully executive chair Roger Partridge has elevated his public profile since departing a lead role at the firm in 2014. Co-founding the think tank the New Zealand Initiative he has been at the forefront of dealing with issues confronting the continued development of New Zealand economic and social institutions and effectiveness, heightened recently […]
Boies Schiller’s Deputy Chair Natasha Harrison is to leave the firm following disclosure of a memo sent around the troubled firm recently with more than one third of the partners having left in the past year. Harrison was appointed to the role Her departure follows the departure at the end of last year of then
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Jason Rhodes Served as Chief Investment Officer and Chief Risk Officer While Defrauding Investors Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JASON RHODES, the co-founder, chief investment officer, and chief compliance officer for Sentinel Growth Fund Management, LLC (“Sentinel”), was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sidney
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Kim Beane* – I have subscriptions to several different types of products – news (The New York Times), entertainment (Audible), education (Harvard Business Journal), food (Oats Overnight) – you get the drift. But when the Director of my team, Medical & Scientific Solutions, at our transatlantic law firm told me we were going to offer a trial subscription
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The James Hardie class action settlement left questions about litigation funding
Wellington Lawyer Tyrone Barugh has come up against a 102 year old law that prevents him from selling milk, despite the obsolete law apparently having been overriden by subsequent legislation. >> Criminal law jobs – in-house roles – new jobs daily on the LawFuel Jobs Network Barugh had applied to the Wellington City Council for
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts–MinterEllisonRuddWatts Partner Stacey Shortall has joined Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington’s distinguished alumni, after being named as a Distinguished Alumni Award winner – one of only six selected in the biennial award process. Award recipients are chosen based on making positive impacts in their communities and beyond, and their achievements are outstanding examples of
The Public Defence Service is New Zealand’s largest criminal defence practice that has 150 lawyers working across the 10 PDS offices and new criminal law opportunities available provide a major opportunity for criminal lawyers. The busiest, however, remains the Public Defence Service’s office in Manukau, serving the South Auckland area and as the office has
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On August 26, 2021, a Buchalter team led by Shareholder Joshua M. Robbins and Special Counsel Thomas Rickeman, won a complete defense verdict for client, Hotel California by the Sea, LLC, ending a five-week jury trial involving what began as over $10 million in claims of whistleblower retaliation. Hotel California by the Sea is an
August 30, 2021 – DLA Piper is pleased to announce that partner Dr. Lisa Haile has been named to the San Diego Business Journal’s 2021 Women of Influence in Life Sciences list, which highlights the careers and accomplishments of a select group of dynamic business leaders. Dr. Haile concentrates her practice on patent protection and has represented eight Nobel Prize winners in their
