Why earn a mere $1 million a year as a lawyer when there is so much more to make? Mark Herrman,, Chief Counsel at Aon wrote in the AbovetheLaw blog that there would be an “imminant capitulation” of big firms who generate their million-a-partner in profits but will never reach the $3 million per partner
Dentons is pleased to announce the launch of an office in Milan—its first in Italy—with the hire of 21 lawyers, including seven partners, led by Managing Partner Federico Sutti. Sutti, who is rated by both Chambers and The Legal 500 as one of Italy’s most reputable lawyers, was formerly DLA Piper’s Managing Director for Europe
If you thought branding was only for celebrities and big corporations, think again! In the competitive world that we live in today, it is important for professionals to brand themselves and their skills. For any lawyer, having a clean and strong standing is of utmost importance. Lawyers realize that a lot rides on their
We at LawFuel have written frequently about new law models, how technology is changing the way the law is delivered and of course the “curse” of the billable hour. The billing practices of law firms have done several things in recent years – for one, it has developed or enhanced an out-moded billing system that
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The balancing of a lifestyle law firm with – well, with “Lifestyle” -is something that attracts a lot of attention among some lawyers. The problem is that forming and sustaining a “lifestyle law firm” is a great deal more difficult than it may appear on the surface. Among other things, lawyers are often workaholics or
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LawFuel.com – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James A. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), and William J. Bratton, Commissioner of the New York Police Department (“NYPD”), announced the unsealing of a Complaint against a
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe – byWilliam Foley Jr., Jason Halper, Katie Lieberg Stowe The past decade has seen an incredible rise in M&A litigation. According to Cornerstone, in 2014, a whopping 93% of announced mergers valued over $100 million were subject to litigation, up from 44% in 2007. As Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo
The VW legal gold rush is on with law firms rushing to sue the auto giant in respect of the diesel emissions scandal with at least 25 lawsuits already filed. A number of class action lawsuits have already been filed and lawyers (not to mention the company) are waiting for the knock on the door
Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Christie Iannetta joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as counsel in the Environmental practice group. Iannetta is experienced in all phases of high-value and complex commercial litigation, including trial work, assessing litigation risk, claims and defenses, formulating litigation tactics and strategy, and taking and defending depositions. Prior
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Elihornby.com – The weight loss market is bristling with new products, supplements and programs, not to mention the books that cram the best-seller lists. A new entrant is the fat burning program released online and called “the Bikini Belly” program, reviewed on Elihornby.com, the genuine, consumer review site. The issue with many weight loss products
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