The death of millionaire lawyer John Jones in April, who represented Wikileaks’ Julian Assange among others, is an apparent suicide that has friends, colleagues and clients asking “Why?” With no evident reason to do so, and little reported in the media, the question of why he might have done so is increasing in intensity. John
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British PM Theresa May has joined the chorus of delight over the closure of a law firm that pursued what one newspaper called a “Witch Hunt” of British soldiers. The PM said she was “very pleased” that the firm, Public Interest Lawyers, was to close this month. The government has already said that it was
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Martha Engel* I consider myself to be, among other things, a craft beer attorney. I enjoyed speaking last week at the Midwest Craft Brewers Conference as part of a great panel on brand positioning, trademarks, and the use of social media in the craft beer industry, and will be part of a continuing legal education
Skadden secured a dismissal for UBS Real Estate Securities Inc. (UBS RESI) in a breach-of-contract action pending in the New York State Supreme Court, Commercial Division. The plaintiff, U.S. Bank National Association, brought suit on behalf of a residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trust, alleging that UBS RESI breached certain representations and warranties relating to the
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Quitting your law job is an experience that can ebb and flow like the tide. For younger lawyers – seeking the wonders of the wide world beyond the oakwood desk – it is a temptation too enticing to resist. But for blogger Jodi Ettenberg it has actually become a law-job replacement occupation that has seen
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Recently introduced legislation suggests that Republicans and Democrats in post-election Congress will be looking in very different directions on how to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank). On June 7, 2016, U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, unveiled a discussion draft of the Financial
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Courtroom clashes can become intense, but when a judge repeatedly calls a lawyer “stupid” in an Australian case, the rules of conflict became more than blurred. The case involved a local lawyer, Benjamin Lindner, appearing before Victorian County Court Judge Mark Dean, who told the lawyer: “I cannot believe what has happened in this trial,
It’s a competitive world out there in Big Law – and promoting the right “culture” can be a task bigger than even Horatio might accomplish. It’s just a big ask at Big Law. But why exactly are the big firms so darn miserable, so unpleasant, so damn toxic? It’s a question asked by Law360 who
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John Bowie* Few law firms are going to turn down the chance to get new clients – still fewer are going to use the opportunity to lose existing clients. That’s where a good content marketing strategy pays dividends for law firms. So as law firms increasing find the increased competition, increased pressure from low-cost law
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LOS ANGELES – An independent film producer has been charged with interstate transportation of stolen property related to the theft of nearly $1.5 million that should have gone to his partner in a film production deal. Julio Caro, 56, of Calabasas, was charged on Tuesday with moving money to New Jersey that had
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