Pro bono law is a key component of many law firm and many lawyers’ contribution to their communities. But when Akin Gump partner Raphael Prober took in a pro bono case involving the co-ordination of over 50 lawyers and other agencies it involved a massive amount on behalf of holocaust victims. Many pro bono lawyers
Hogan Lovells used a global team of 100 lawyers to help GE complete the company’s plans to sell its global Real Estate business to Blackstone for US$26.5 billion. The Hogan Lovells team advising GE on this matter was led by partners Warren Gorrell, Bruce Gilchrist, Prentiss Feagles, Lauren Bellerjeau, Waajid Siddiqui and Lee Berner, with
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The Florida Commission on the Status of Women is accepting nominations for the 2016 Florida Women’s Hall of Fame through July 15, 2015. Since its inception in 1982, the Hall of Fame has recognized and honored Florida women who, through their lives and work, have made significant contributions to the improvement of life
Her name is Judy Clarke and she has been a gentle advisor, confidante – and lawyer – for Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But can she now save his life? Many would argue that she should not, but for Judy Clarke defending the perpetrators of the most horrific crimes is what she does for a living.
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April 8, 2015 – DLA Piper announced today that Mike Piazza has joined the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Piazza focuses his practice on securities and white collar litigation, defending individuals and companies before US regulators, the US Department of Justice, state attorneys general, and foreign
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Global law firm Dentons is to merge with Atlanta-based law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge, which will give the world’s largest law firm an even bigger legal clout. The merger would provide added presence in key US markets including not just Atlanta, but LA, San Francisco and Washington DC. Like DLA Piper, Dentons has grown
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been found guilty of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings. The 2013 attack was the most serious in the US since the 9/11 attacks. The jury took a day and a half to find Tsarnaev guilty of the 30 counts he faced. He was also found guilty of murdering a policeman, car
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Philadelphia – April 8, 2015 – Joan C. Arnold, a partner with Pepper Hamilton LLP and chair of the firm’s Tax Practice Group, has been elected president of the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC), the preeminent professional association of tax lawyers in private practice. Ms. Arnold is the first woman to hold the office
Weil Gotshal & Manges is a major, white shoe law firm. But their April fools joke went down like they had their feet in their mouths. Big mistake Weil. They ‘joke’ was a work/life balance one – you’ve heard them, we’re sure. It declared that under a firm-wide, new email policy no emails were to
“Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson is not to face prosecution for his “fracas” (ie an alleged assault upon a producer) after a “victim lead” and “routine enquiries” had been completed by Police. But the entertaining and mischevious Clarkson is still fired from the BBC’s top show. Clarkson has been providing some good fodder for lawyers
