Trowers & Hamlins is set to reduce its workforce by approximately 25 positions within its real estate division, according to recent reports, reflecting a continuing pressure on some law firms’ difficulties in a tight market. The decision is part of a redundancy consultation process and follows closely on the heels of the firm’s recent dismissal
A world class team of cybersecurity incident response experts is to join A&O. Ffion Flockhart joins as partner and global head of cybersecurity. She is joined by partner Charlie Weston-Simons. They will join from Norton Rose Fulbright. The team will assist in providing our clients with heavyweight, sophisticated capability to handle cyber incidents and manage data
In a somewhat different move for a major law firm, Russell McVeagh have recruited a long-time private practice, self-employed lawyer who practised for eight years in her own practice in the private law arena, focused on trust, estate and relationship property issues. Priscilla Brown previously worked for both MinterEllisonRuddWatts and TGT Legal Russell McVeagh has
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Robin Adelstein (New York and Washington, DC), Mark Baker (Houston), Jane Caskey (Toronto and London) and Janet Grove (Vancouver) have been named BTI Client Service All-Stars for 2020. Adelstein was named for her work in antitrust and competition, and Baker—who has been named for a fourth time—for his work in international arbitration. Caskey was lauded for her work in risk advisory
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Law firms are increasingly moving into the risk advisory space and Linklaters have now moved to set up their own risk advisory practice by hiring Nortonn Rose’s Jane Caskey, former Global Head of their Risk Advisory practice. The Linklaters media release is below: Linklaters announces the appointment of Jane Caskey as Global Head of Risk
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David Boies has a deserved reputation as one of the leading litigators in the United States, building his Boies Schiller Flexner firm into a litigation powerhouse. But things have not gone so well with Boies Schiller Flexner in recent years and although it is rebuilding, the question of who replaces David Boies has the law
Chapman Tripp are delighted in their new offices in Wellington having won an ArchitectureNow award for the fitout of their new offices in the Deloitte building, Customhouse Quay. The new offices, over two levels, accommodate around 130 people in the building, providing a combination of reception, amenity and meeting spaces. The judges described the fitout
Heather Marx serves as the vice-chair of the Customs, Imports & Trade Remedies practice at Cozen O’Connor. She was recently named a Top Woman in Law by Minnesota Lawyer. In this interview she speaks about her practice, the unique challenges women face in the legal profession, and the advice she never forgets. Read More
A cyber security expert is available to talk to media about the ASD Cyber Threat Report which was released this week and the Australian Cyber Security Strategy, which is set to be released next week. Professor Matthew Warren, Director of the RMIT Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CCSRI) Topics: cyber security, cyber crime and threats,
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