Why M&A Ace Taurie Zeitzer is Betting on Herself Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor BigLaw heavyweight White & Case have lost a major player, with Taurie Zeitzer – one of their highest-paid partners – leaving the firm to start her new consultancy. With Taurie Zeitger we’re not talking about just any lawyer. We’re talking about
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, welcomes back Richard Kienzler, who returns to the firm as a shareholder in the Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Practice Group. Kienzler, who was previously a shareholder with Littler, rejoins the firm’s Chicago office after serving as general counsel for RHM Staffing Solutions. Kienzler
Knights, one of the UK’s fastest-growing professional services firms, has taken a major step forward in the South East by acquiring Essex-based Birkett Long for an initial £10 million following last year’s downtrend in transactional work and layoffs from the firm. The move brings around 90 lawyers and 10 financial advisers into the Knights fold,
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Office opening continues West Coast growth following combination with Northern California firm Hopkins Carley last year SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 5, 2025) — Lathrop GPM LLP is pleased to announce its expansion into California’s Central Valley with the opening of an office in the heart of downtown Sacramento at 500 Capitol Mall. The expansion comes on
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Looking for a fresh legal opportunity in New Zealand? There’s been quite a flurry of activity on the LawFuel job board recently! Here’s what’s hot in the legal job market right now. Boutique IP law firm Marks and Worth are seeking a lawyer to join their “dynamic duo” of directors in a great firm with
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How Lawyers Can Create a Profitable Virtual Law Firm and A Lifestyle In a legal world where billable hours often translate to burnout, Laura Cowan, Esq., CPA, has flipped the script with a refreshing approach that’s making waves across a profession that is increasingly focused on the elusive ‘work life balance’ holy grail. Laura Cowan
Sidley’s Talent Raid In a move that’s less “talent acquisition” and more “legal talent heist,” Sidley Austin has swiped nine lawyers from A&O Shearman across New York and Washington DC, continuing their apparent mission to collect BigLaw partners like they’re rare Pokémon cards. The New York haul includes a seven-lawyer finance group led by partner
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Remembering the Uncontainable Bob Jones John Bowie Bob Jones. It is such an ordinary name, a ‘nothing to see here’ one, yet attaching to a man so extraordinary in so many ways. But Bob, as those who always knew him before the honorific interfered, was a character almost undefinable by most standards and one of
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Freshfields LLP has recently strengthened its energy and infrastructure practice by hiring Alistair McKechnie as a finance partner in London from rival firm Paul Hastings LLP. The appointment follows Freshfields’ earlier recruitment of Jessamy Gallagher and Stuart Rowson, who also joined from Paul Hastings in March 2025. McKechnie brings expertise in infrastructure and acquisition finance, having
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Global law firm Freshfields has today announced the continued expansion of its global energy and infrastructure business with the appointment of finance partner Alistair McKechnie in London. McKechnie joins from Paul Hastings and follows the recent additions of internationally renowned lawyers, Jessamy Gallagher (pictured) and Stuart Rowson. McKechnie has practised at some of the world’s
