Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP today officially opened the doors of its elegant new 40,000-square-foot office at 855 Main in downtown Redwood City. As anchor tenant, the firm occupies the top two floors of the new building. Additionally, the building and lobby are adorned with Freshfields signage. “We are delighted to be in our new office
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The Johnny Depp lawyer who won his defamation case, Camille Vasquez, has received her inevitable promotion to partnership from her law firm, but one of her principal achievements beyond her trial victory is to provide inspiration for women lawyers and those seeking to possible take up a legal career. Vasquez said she found her new-found
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Delay has followed delay with the much-vaunted flotation of London’s Big Law Mishcon de Reya, but ‘market conditions’ have now seen the float of the law firm indefinitely postponed. The firm was aiming for a valuation of £750 million in its IPO, but the float, which would have been the seventh for a legal services
Breaking from the tradition of its conservative nature, Big Law firm Cravath is opening an office in Washington DC, recruiting partners from government from the FDIC and SEC to move heavily into the regulatory world. Cravath have a proud history of Wall Street origins and going back to it formation in 1819 and has few
Tuesday, 7 June 2022 Universities New Zealand – Te Pokai Tara Finding ways to use litigation to remedy bias in public decision-making and provide greater recognition of tikanga Māori are the aims of the two recipients of this year’s New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarships. >> Latest and Best Law Jobs on the LawFuel Jobs
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>> Law Career News Here Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Matthew S. Axelrod, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement, announced today that the United States of
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LawFuel.com – The International Bar Association (IBA) has announced that it has embarked on a project to examine the professional role of lawyers as ethical gatekeepers within wider society and to help clarify the ethical responsibilities and obligations of lawyers when providing legal services. The new project is designed to be a proactive effort, seeking ways
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Wellbeing and mental health issues with law firms has been an issue of increasing significance and law firms are beginning to take tangible steps towards addressing what has been a major problem for lawyers in an age of increased competitiveness, over-work and of course, the pandemic. Studies and surveys show that the issue is one
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Allen & Overy have recruited a former technology lawyer to build its tech practice following the recruitment of eight former White & Case partners who joined the firm in 2021. The firm has moved to build its technology law practice with new offices in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. The full Allen & Overy press
Linklaters is building its US team with the employment of former Paul Weiss partner Andrew L Gaines, who has a top reputation as an executive compensation and commercial lawyer. The Linklaters press release is below: Linklaters is pleased to announce that Andrew L. Gaines has joined its New York Employment & Incentives practice as a
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