Blakes is pleased to announce that our Tax group has been awarded the 2014 “Canada Tax Firm of the Year” for the sixth time in the last seven years. Blakes also received 2014 “Tax Court of Canada Firm of the Year” and an additional award for a private equity transaction. The awards were presented at […]
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Another Top Five contender in the law firm stakes is set to arrive with the impending merger between Bingham McCutchen and Morgan Lewis & Bockhius. It’s reported that the two firms are set to merge and would create a 2000 lawyer firm with revenues of $2 billion according to Reuters. Bingham McCutchen is Boston-based while
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Al Mirsal – Global cyber-attack threats stand at the highest ever recorded level, jumping 14 percent from 2012 to 2013 (Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report). Furthermore, a recent Microsoft Security Intelligence Report found that operating system infection rates in the GCC countries were almost twice the worldwide average, with up to 13 computers out of
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Brain injury law is a highly specialized area of law, for good reason. A couple who have developed one of America’s leading brain injury law practices, Michael Kaplen and Shana De Caro developed their area of specialty when they found few lawyers who had the necessary expertise. De Caro, of the firm De Caro and
Hobnobbing and associating with A-Listers is always good for the ego, but it can also be good for business. Problem for lawyer Svitlana Sangary, an LA Attorney, is she photoshopped herself into parties that she never attended, rubbing shoulders with George Cooney, Donald Trump and others. Result: A six month suspension form the State Bar
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NEW YORK — Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (“SRZ”) is pleased to announce that Seetha Ramachandran will join the firm on October 6, as special counsel in the Litigation Group. Resident in the firm’s New York office, Ms. Ramachandran will focus her practice on white-collar criminal defense and investigations, banking and securities enforcement as well
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Who said personal injury law couldn’t bring a personal fortune? No-one, right? Well for Thomas R Kline, the Philadelphia trial lawyer who has represented injury lawsuit clients over many years, he has not only made a fortune but now he has also donated a chunk of it – $50 million to be exact. Mr Kline
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SAN DIEGO – James (“Jim”) Miller, a Manhattan Beach attorney and corporate executive, appeared in magistrate court in Los Angeles County yesterday to face allegations that he embezzled over a quarter-million dollars from his former employer, MWRC Internet Sales LLC (“MWRC”). As alleged in a five-count Indictment, Miller – an attorney who worked for Body
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Yep, it’s true. Size matters in many things, including law firm billing rates. A recent survey conducted in New York and comparing other US cities showed that the size of the law firm was in fact the most influencial factor when it came to setting attorney billing rates. The survey was conducted across both large
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(NEW YORK) September 17, 2014 – Daniel Lubell, who has built an extensive legal practice representing clients in all aspects of major bankruptcy and financial restructuring matters, has joined Locke Lord today as a Partner in the Firm’s New York Office and its Firm-wide Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Group. Lubell’s practice focuses on creditors’ rights
