Boston-based law firm Bingham McCutchen is the latest law firm facing problems, after partners have defected and the 123 year old firm with a proud history faces declining fortunes and an uncertain future. Changing fortunes in the legal industry, which has fought against reduced demand for legal services and a changing landscape for law service
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Facebook – like any big, juicy, rich corporate – is a very large target for lawsuits from all comers. And one of the ‘comers’ is now facing the music as the social network files claim against him for allegedly fraudulently suing Facebook. However, Facebook isn’t stopping there, it’s also going after DLA Piper, the law
London women lawyers are up in arms, or at least taking their will to succeed to a new level with the creation of Women in Law London (WILL), a group designed to redress the gender balance in top law firms in the City. The number of women entering the law continues to grow with more
Professional indemnity insurance has a buyer power score of 3.8 out of 5. Buyers gain negotiation power from high competition and a low market share concentration among suppliers; however, buyers are limited by a low level of substitutes. IBISWorld estimates that there are 450 professional indemnity insurance providers in the United States, the top four of
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The notorious Kenyan Mau Mau uprising in the 1950s has lead to major legal claims against Britain, but now a human rights law firm is facing an uprising for those who claim its legal fees were “fraudulently” inflated. In 2010, the firm Leigh Day sued the Government for compensation on behalf of 5,228 former insurgents
In an unexpected move, General Motors on Friday announced the retirement of its top lawyer, Michael P. Millikin, who has been a central figure in the automaker’s safety crisis and a target of congressional critics calling for broad reforms at the nation’s largest automaker, Reuters reported. G.M. said Mr. Millikin, who joined the company in 1977 and has
Ho Chi Minh City, 15 October 2014 Hogan Lovells has announced that Jeff Olson has joined its Vietnam corporate practice as a partner in the Ho Chi Minh City office. Jeff joins from Allen & Overy in Vietnam and is U.S. qualified, having previously worked in New York up until his move in 2012.
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Can the law beat stress? Can there really be a world where stressful after-work calls, emails and texts were rendered illegal. It’s an idea that is already taking hold in countries like Germany, Belgium and via an email-banning agreement reached in France. Many officials, including the German Employment Minister, believe smartphones and email are creating a
Warren J Gladders graduated at a top tier school, became a police officer and a lawyer – when he was on the right side of the law – and then a bank robber and now, inevitably, a convicted felon whose drawn a 24+ year prison term. What happened? Gladders went on a robbery spress in
So-called “rock star lawyer” Denis McInerney is to return to Davis Polk after his tour of duty with the Department of Justice according to reports from the New York Times and others. He was previously litigation partner with Davis Polk before being invited to head the DoJ’s fraud department. McInerney left Davis Polk in 2010
