A return to \’normal\’ following the pandemic has seen Baker & McKenzie record an increase in revenues and a flat profit for the year until 30 June 2022. The revenues for the firm were up 5.5 per cent to USD3.3 billion, but the profits were on par with the 2021 year following what the firm
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The partner defections that hit Hogan Lovells has seen the firm close its office in Perth. The Anglo-American legal giant opened its office in 2015 following its Australian launch, hiring lawyers from Linklaters. However the Perth-based mining partner Matthew Johnson has been hired by Allen & Overy. Johnson originally joined the firm from Clayton Utz
In one of the largest, mass departures in Europe recently 21 lawyers from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe in Italy have left the firm to set up their own boutique. The new firm is intended to be a legal and financial consultancy, Green Horse Legal Advisory, which will be focused on the energy sector. All the
John Bowie* At a time when bullying, harassment and their poorly behaved fellow travellers have occupied the minds of many in a law profession increasingly populated by women, it seems somewhat ironic that the Law Society leadership of women should itself should fall victim to some of these very same issues. The issue over Jacque
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Anderson Lloyd partner Frazer Barton has assumed the role of Law Society president following his unanimous endorsement by the Law Society Council. His election follows the resignation from the role of Jacque Lethbridge. >> Your New Law Job is Here He is a partner based in Dunedin has served as the Vice President (South Island)
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Global law firm White & Case LLP today announced the promotion of 46 lawyers around the world to its partnership. The promotions are effective on January 1, 2023, and represent ten of the Firm\’s global practices across 15 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. \”Addressing our clients\’ long-term needs requires a commitment to grow
Social security disability and the benefits that are obtainable from social security have become something of growing interest in the media and elsewhere. There are multiple resources available and law firms that handle social security disability claims and all manner of issues relating to social security benefits. But the area relating to social security disability
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. . and three key tips for law firms to boost work culture Leading law firm recruiter Louise Hall-Strutt says New Zealand law firms are facing the most radical transformation they have seen in decades. The days of burnout, stress and gruelling workloads that characterised New Zealand law firms are ending, she said in a
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Kim Kardashian\’s brush with the law via the SEC case has been a wake-up call for influencers and others in the social media endorsement space that has been a long time coming. When the Securities and Exchange Commission took their $1.26 million action against Kardashian for her endorsement actions, they also unveiled new moves regarding
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Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann may have only been in the top legal role for over three years, but her impact has been pronounced in areas ranging from access to justice issues to digitisation programmes. Negotiating the Covid pandemic has been a major challenge, which has been compounded – or exacerbated – by the increase
