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Akerman’s Latin America & the Caribbean Practice Recognized by Chambers Global 2015

Law Firms / March 12, 2015

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced Chambers Global has once again recognized the firm’s Latin America & the Caribbean Practice as among the best in International Arbitration: Latin America-wide. Akerman lawyers continue to be singled out as leaders in their fields of practice. The 2015 edition […]

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The Regulation of Virtual, Digital and Crypto-currencies

Briefings / March 12, 2015

Cooley LLP Introduction: currencies, money and e-money1 A virtual currency is “a digital representation of value that is neither issued by a central bank or public authority nor necessarily attached to a [fiat currency]2, but is used by … persons as a means of exchange and can be transferred, stored or traded electronically”. A virtual

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The Blurred Lines Legal Precedent

LawStars, Lawyers / March 11, 2015

Music-copying has been a rich source of legal work for many years, but the $7.4 million awarded to Marvin Gaye’s children over the Blurred Lines hit has also been a legal precedent hit. The jury made the award as Gaye’s daughter Nona wept and the family lawyer Nashville-based Richard Busch subsequently announced could have a chilling

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Why Two “Old Lawyers” Didn’t Want to Leave the Law

Lawyers / March 11, 2015

We hear a lot about gender issues but what about ageism: when lawyers get “to old” to continue with their firm? Is it fair? After all, everyone ages differently and a lawyer with five or six decades of experience under his hor her belt can be as sharp and certainly more experienced than anyone else

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Litigator Michael Marsh Honored as One of The Most Influential Black Lawyers

Lawyers / March 10, 2015

MIAMI — LawFuel.com – Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced partner Michael Marsh with the Litigation Practice Group was honored as one of the Most Influential Black Lawyers in the United States by Savoy Magazine. The listing is comprised of the top 100 partners from leading

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How One Law Firm Achieved Gender Parity

Law Firms / March 10, 2015

Gender parity is a lofty goal for many law firms, but the cruel truth is that most don’t achieve it. Not so for Canadian law firm Lerners LLP though. The Toronto litigation firm has 55 per cent women lawyers, of whom 45 per cent are partners. And that is double Canada’s national average. But it

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How To Use Google Flights For Cheap Travel

Lifestyle & Travel / March 10, 2015

We all want cheap air tickets, but now there’s a powerful new ally whose ridden to our rescuse – none other than our good friend Google. As Men’s Journal report: Travel booking sites like Kayak, Orbitz, and Hotwire share the same data with little more than bright logos and William Shatner commercials to stand out. Google’s Flights

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50 Ways To Market Your Law Firm

Law Marketing / March 10, 2015

Alright, you’re sick and tired of being told how to market your law practise. Fair enough, but when it comes to cheap and effective – AKA “Simple” – ways to market your practise you’d want to know, wouldn’t you? ABA Journal published ’50 Simple Ways You Can Market Your Practise’ that has some trite, but

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Mayer Brown Has Former Exxon Mobil Inhouse Counsel Strengthen Energy Practise

Law Firms / March 9, 2015

Houston, 9 March 2015 – Mayer Brown announced today that Francisco Mendez has joined the firm as a partner in its Global Energy practice. Previously, he spent nearly 20 years at ExxonMobil Corporation as in-house counsel for Latin America, where he most recently advised the company on the opening of the oil and gas

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Louisiana Supreme Court Issues Unprecedented Statewide Order Allowing Lawyers to Earn CLE Credit for Pro Bono Work

Law Firms / March 9, 2015

(NEW ORLEANS, LA.) – Effective May 1, 2015, and for the first time in the state of Louisiana, every lawyer who does pro bono work can receive up to three hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit each year, under an order signed by Chief Justice Bernette J. Johnson of the Louisiana Supreme Court.

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