CMS is reportedly cutting 15 roles in its real estate transactions practice in London, which will be the second redundancy round in the past 15 or 16 months. The firm cut jobs last September when 19 jobs were cut and the further announcement for property lawyers signals some tougher economic times ahead for those who
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Jan. 15, 2025) – Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2025. MVA will commemorate this milestone with our colleagues, clients, and community partners throughout the year. “Moore & Van Allen has grown significantly during our 75 years, while demonstrating an unwavering commitment to legal excellence, client service and community impact,” said
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Clifford Chance’s Big Appointment News Clifford Chance has appointed Chinwe Odimba-Chapman as its new London managing partner and co-regional managing partner for Europe, effective January 1, 2025. The appointment makes Odimba-Chapman the first black London managing partner in the firm’s history. Odimba-Chapman is a distinguished employment law partner, who joined Clifford Chance as a trainee
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Steptoe has announced the addition of Claire Rajan as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Rajan, who previously led the political law group at A&O Shearman, brings a wealth of experience to her new role. Rajan’s practice focuses on advising various entities, including banks, asset managers, energy companies, and technology firms, in their dealings
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International law firm Reed Smith has announced the appointments of several new office managing partners and practice group leaders, effective Jan. 3, 2025. “This year we made several changes, which reflect thoughtful succession planning and highlight our pipeline of talented leaders,” said Casey Ryan, Reed Smith’s global managing partner (pictured) and Executive Committee chair. “We
Most of the LawFuel stories from last year that were most-read were from the Power List, unsurprisingly, but the top story was the shenanigans at the Northern Club and Ron Mansfield’s appointment as Lawyer of the Year in terms of ‘click volume’. We’ve assembled some of the key stories below and the lawyers from the
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Six firms have formed a pro bono network marking a move to improve access to justice across the country. The initiative, christened the Framework for Collaborative Pro Bono in Aotearoa, has brought together six firms as founding signatories. The so-called pro bono framework, spearheaded by Te Ara Ture, the network leader and pro bono clearinghouse,
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Social Media Backfires John Bowie, LawFuel publisher I’ve spoken to social media managers for law firms and published content at LawFuel long enough to know that when a lawyer has “this brilliant marketing idea,” I should probably reach for the antacid. Don’t get me wrong – I love creative marketing, but some attempts at “going
LOS ANGELES – The founder and chairman of Hightimes Holding Corp., the company that publishes High Times magazine, has agreed to plead guilty to joining a criminal conspiracy to pay more than $150,000 in undisclosed compensation to an analyst for an investment newsletter that touted its stock and assisted Hightimes in raising at least $6 million. Adam
Skadden has launched its first office in the Middle East, to be headed by former Freshfields lawyer Michael Hilton, (pictured) who has more than 20 years experience working in the Middle East and North Africa. The firm’s media statement on the new office is below – Skadden is pleased to announce that it has opened
