11. Alysha McClintock The headline-hogging Polkinghorne case thrust Alysha McClintock further into the limelight in 2024 and lifted fellow Power List member Ron Mansfield into the List’s upper reaches following his successful defense of the 71 year old ophthalmologist. McClintock, who was appointed Auckland Crown Solicitor in 2023 following predecessor Brian Dickey, sees her lead
LawFuel Power List 2024 During the year, the legal profession has seen new entrants, as an emerging number of influential commercial lawyers and litigators increasingly exert their influence over the profession. Women continue to also better reflect the preponderance of women law graduates as capable and effective women lawyers play a key role in shaping
“Dynamic Duo” Earned Acclaim Defending Clients in High-Profile Matters WASHINGTON, D.C. – McGuireWoods continues growing its nationally recognized Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department with the arrival of Washington, D.C., partners Steven J. McCool and Julia M. Coleman, who have built distinguished careers defending clients in high-profile criminal prosecutions and investigations. McCool is a former federal prosecutor and prominent trial
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LONDON, November 22, 2024 – Leading international law firm Proskauer is pleased to welcome John Goldfinch as a partner in the Firm’s Global Finance practice in London, effective December 2, 2024. John brings over 20 years of highly specialized experience in structured finance, with a focus on collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). John advises CLO managers on all aspects
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LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal felony charge for swindling clients – many of them elderly church parishioners – in a long-running Ponzi scheme that took in more than $5.9 million in victim investor money, the Justice Department announced today. Sylvein William Maximilian D’Habsburg XVII,
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Asian Legal Business (ALB) has named Morrison Foerster of counsel Gigi Yuen to its 2024 list of Hong Kong Rising Stars. In its second annual list, ALB highlights the next generation of standout lawyers who “demonstrate exceptional potential in the industry while earning strong praise from their clients.” Gigi is rapidly becoming one of the leading lawyers in
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The former Contract Manager who pleaded guilty in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) fraud and corruption case relating to the awarding of road maintenance contracts has been sentenced to four years and five months imprisonment in the Auckland District Court. Jason Koroheke, a former Contract Manager at Broadspectrum, was the architect of several schemes where
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4 December 2024: Online investment platform InvestNow has capped its biggest growth year since the Covid pandemic by topping $2 billion in funds under management. InvestNow has grown 30% over the past year, topping 30,000 customers across managed funds, term deposit and KiwiSaver portfolios, and cementing itself as one of New Zealand’s leading investment platforms. InvestNow
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The top 10 of New Zealand’s most influential and powerful lawyers on the LawFuel List for 2024 – 1. Una Jagose KC Una Jagose QC, New Zealand’s Solicitor-General since 2016, remains at the top of the 2024 Power List, notwithstanding the most challenging year of her career. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in
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Insurance law specialists have built their Sydney team with the recruitment of litigation and insurance law specialist Jacques Jacobs from Clyde & Co. Wotton & Kearney are growing their offering of financial and insurance law services with the acquisition. The firm’s media statement regarding the announcement is below – Wotton Kearney has scored another win
