Thomson Geer has raided yet another Big Law global firm by taking three partners and eight others from DLA Piper, hard on the heels of the Adelaide-based law firm’s Brisbane raid on Dentons. Thomson Geer raided 20 fee earners from Dentons in July. The raid on DLA Piper focused on M&A lawyers. The DLA Piper
Law firm HWL Ebsworth has received barely veiled criticism from Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews for the way the firm approached the COVID crisis and the outbreaks at the firm’s office. The firm has two floors in Collins Street, Melbourne and although Andrews did not name the firm he referred to one that had “become a
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The well publicised demand for family lawyers after the lockdown last time has simply accelerated a problem that existed some years ago, according to family lawyers. Reports indicate that separation enquiries, among others, have exploded as relationships have buckled under lockdown pressures. As firms have moved away from providing family law services, combined with a
The anointment of Kamala Harris as Vice Presidential nominee for presidential candidate Joe Biden sees her husband, a partner at DLA Piper, as the potential, first ever male ‘Second Lady’ at the White House. Douglas Emhoff, 55 has a quarter century legal experience, working as partner at the Century City office of DLA Piper, where
Keystone Law announces today that it has finalised the arrangements for its first office in the Middle East. The establishment of Keystone Law Middle East LLP (“KLME”) has been now been approved by the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”), the award-winning international finance centre located in the heart of the UAE’s capital city, Abu Dhabi,
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Ben Myers has joined the firm’s London office. Myers, formerly a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, will continue his global finance practice. “We are very pleased to welcome Ben to Gibson Dunn,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “He is
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Six attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP have been named to the inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global and U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. Alison Elko Franklin was named to the U.S. guide, while Peggy Hunt, Annette Jarvis, J. Gregory Milmoe, Nancy A. Peterman, and Keith J. Shapiro were named to the Global guide. According to the publication, the recognized lawyers “bring remarkable skills
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Baltimore, MD (August 11, 2020) — Kramon & Graham, a leading law firm providing litigation, real estate, and transactional services, is pleased to announce that Jean E. Lewis has been named to the 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. Ms. Lewis is recognized among other distinguished lawyers whose practice focuses on financial restructuring and bankruptcy law.
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Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced today that JESUS WILFREDO ENCARNACION, a/k/a “Jihadistsoldgier,” “Jihadinhear,” “Jihadinheart,” “Lionofthegood,” was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to Lashkar e-Tayyiba (“LeT”), a Pakistan-based
The pandemic has seen a major change in the law jobs scene as – for the first time in some years – the market has moved from being ‘candidate driven’ to being one where the employers are finding the ability to pick-and-choose in a tougher market. The Niche Recruitment law jobs survey shows that returning
