ST. LOUIS (August 17, 2026) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed Jenny Schwendemann as its first Senior Associate General Counsel, Pro Bono. The newly created role underscores the firm’s longstanding commitment to pro bono service, access to justice and community impact, while supporting key strategic priorities and opportunities for growth. Schwendemann previously served
Article source: Peace of Mind Estate Planning Law, FL A business can represent years of effort, accumulated value, and financial security for a family. An estate plan can address what happens to that enterprise after death or incapacity while preserving clear authority over important decisions. Business interests, therefore, deserve the same careful attention as real
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SFO alleges former council manager and associates fraudulently obtained more than $12 million from two councils The Serious Fraud Office has filed charges against a former council manager and two associates alleging they deceived two councils into awarding contracts valued at more than $12 million to an engineering firm they controlled. The three people, who
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Freshfields has turned to the man who helped give A&O Shearman its new global identity to sharpen its own brand. Craig Annis (below) joins as Chief Brand and Communications Officer after playing a central communications role in bringing together Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling and presenting the merged firm to the market. Annis
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New integration lets mutual customers apply documents stored in Box directly to their work in Legora — bringing legal-grade, agentic AI to the content enterprises already trust. Legora, the agentic operating system for legal work, today announced a collaboration with Box, the leader in Intelligent Content Management, to integrate the two platforms. The integration enables
Norton Rose Fulbright has added former Baker McKenzie lawyer Kate Jefferson to the Sydney team. A lawyer with over 20 years’ experience, she has been a top lawyer in the health and life sciences and with a wealth of Asian M&A deal experience behind her. The firm’s media announcement is below – Global law firm
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Statement from Ani O’Brien: Today I asked the Court to lift the suppression of my identity in regards to my Harmful Digital Communications case against Martyn Bradbury. The publicity and speculation generated by Mr Bradbury despite the interim court orders since these proceedings became public meant that the orders were causing more harm than they
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Robert Rhoda, the former international arbitration head in Hong Kong of Denton’s has joined Mishcon de Reya working from the firm’s London and Hong Kong offices. Mischcon’s media announcement on the appointment is below – Mishcon de Reya has announced that Robert Rhoda has joined the firm as a partner in its Disputes department. Robert is an
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WorkCloud and Quillio are pleased to announce a strategic partnership designed to help Australian and New Zealand law firms adopt legal AI in a practical, secure and commercially sustainable way. As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in legal practice, firms are increasingly seeking guidance on how to introduce AI that enhances the way lawyers work without
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NEW YORK, August 11, 2026 — A New York Legionnaires’ disease attorney is demanding answers from the operator of a Chelsea hotel after the company’s own testing reportedly found Legionella bacteria at the property — and workers say they were denied access to information about the contamination and were not allowed to leave the hotel. The High Line
