Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is leaving the firm bearing his name, joining New York-based Greenberg Traurig as global chair of their cybersecurity and crisis management practice. The former Bracewell & Giuliani LLP will henceforth be known as Bracewell, the Houston-based firm announced. Greenberg Traurig have almost 2000 lawyers worldwide. “After a decade in […]
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LawFuel Briefing LinkedIn: Worked Out 5 Keys For Lawyers Seeking LinkedIn Success Why LinkedIn? Because that is where your clients are. Those using Facebook are there for friends and family. When they’re on LinkedIn they’re thinking business, so engage with them at that level. Unlike Facebook, LinkedIn users will not be on the network continuously
What acerbic comment would Judge Judy have to say when told that 10 per cent of recent college graduates think she’s on the US Supreme Court? She may think she SHOULD be on the Supreme Court but the sharp-tongued television jurist would be the first to castigate the dumbness that is shown in a recent
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So just who are the lawyers defending Bill Cosby? The two key attorneys are a study in contrast. Monique Pressley is well known for her television appearances as a legal analyst, working also as a radio host, motivational speaker and pastor, among other things. A lawyer who has made high profile appearances on television, but
Stephen Kaplan* For decades, legal departments of most corporations suffered from an “us” vs. “them” mentality with the business. In-house practitioners have since come around, understanding their role in the overall corporate scheme and learning the importance of each executive function. But many of us still fail to evaluate ourselves as other departments do. Like
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Foley Hoag, David Kluft* – Haven’t seen the new Star Wars movie yet? The pop culture zeitgeist recommends that you binge-watch all six of the prior Star Wars movies before going to see Episode VII, The Force Awakens and, according to the Washington Post, there is some controversy about the proper binge-watching order. Should you watch them
BuzzFeed have outlined the 12 docos similar to Netflix’s “Making a Murderer”, which will make you wanting more – much more – if you loved “Murderer”. So what did BuzzFeed’s list include? Netflix 1. The Central Park Five Sundance Selects This 2012 documentary tells the story of the 1989 Central Park jogger case, in which
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Ogletree Deakins – Larry Richard, J.D., Ph.D., is the founder of and principal consultant at LawyerBrain LLC. A former trial lawyer since trained as a psychologist, he now provides organization development consulting to large law firms using behavioral science and psychological research findings. JATHAN JANOVE: For many years, you have conducted research into the psychology
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DLA Piper – Kevin Morris joins DLA Piper as West Coast Venture Pipeline Executive, based in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. In this role, he will work to enhance the funding prospects of early and emerging growth companies by leveraging the firm’s relationships with the investor community. He was previously in the Technology, Media, and
We read daily of Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton’s runoffs in the current presidential campaign, but there are lawyers involved here and there too – including Cruz, a former lawyer himself. LawFuel has provided a quick-fire list of some of the attorneys most prominent in the current runoff. Let’s start with the biggest lawyer of
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