Promising Legal Startup Atrium Closes
Why has law startup Atrium closed?
Gadens appoints Mark Pistilli as new CEO
Powered by LawFuel – Gadens has appointed Mark Pistilli as the new Chief Executive Officer of its Melbourne and Sydney partnership. Mark joins Gadens from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he was a legal partner on PwC’s legal leadership team and practising across corporate and commercial matters including in M&A, strategic Boardroom advisory, major projects and litigation
New Lawyers Boost Tompkins Wake
Tompkins Wake has added five new lawyers across three of their four offices, further bolstering the firm’s capability across a broad range of legal sectors. Senior Solicitors Jasmine Findlater and Michelle Urquhart will be based in the Rotorua office, Solicitor Charlotte Lunt, and Associate Wendy Embling in Hamilton, and Senior Associate Juliet Short in Auckland.
What Is It About President Donald Trump’s Attackdog Law Firm?
The largest legal expense in the Donald Trump campaign is not a big name Washington or New York legal outfit, but a little known Beverly Hills law firm – but why? Harder LLP has been taking the lion’s share of Trump’s legal expenditure with a $2 million payout in the past two years and more
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How Does Malpractice Insurance Work?
Elliott Kanter*Medical malpractice suits are brought before a court or settled outside of court when a plaintiff was injured due to a healthcare professional’s recklessness or negligence. The person they injured was under their care, and they had both a legal and moral obligation to ensure their patient would be protected. And they are to
Women’s History Month – Morrison & Foerster on Contributions Made by Women
Powered by LawFuel – March is Women’s History Month, and MoFo has a number of events planned to honor the contributions made by women throughout history and in modern society. Making this year’s celebration even more noteworthy is the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. The
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How Lawyers Can Best Handle The Email Tsunami
Victoria Hudgins*The mountain of emails greeting a lawyer when they start their work day can be a daunting task. Add in a steady avalanche of emails throughout the day, and a lawyer can easily feel besieged and stressed. Being inundated with emails was one of various work stressors that the “Friend or Foe: Tech and
We Know Nothing . . Lawyer ‘Mr P’ Retains Anonymity Over Offensive Behaviour . .
Like ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Sgt Schultz we know noting about the Auckland lawyer investigated for ‘offensive’ behaviour – Mr P – who has retained his anonymity and a great deal more after Justice Matthew Palmer made the order in the High Court. His firm and his legal practice specialty have also been suppressed under the order.
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People (When Attorneys are Needed)
Kate Morgan* – Life is full of surprises for most people. Some are good surprises, some are not so good, ranging from auto accidents to dog bites and everything in between, and some can completely catch anyone off guard, without proper protection or safety. There are an infinite amount of scenarios in which people find
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Russell McVeagh Expands Property & Construction Team
Powered by LawFuel – Russell McVeagh recently added three senior members to its team, with Special Counsel Spencer Naicker and Brigette Shone, and Senior Associate Patrick Tumelty, joining the firm in February. Special Counsel Spencer Naicker (pictured) has joined the firm’s Property and Construction practice from South African-based firm, Bowmans. He is a specialist front-end
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