Whatever you may think of them the US News & World Report “Best Law Firms” rankings always draw more attention than may be warranted – but attention they get. To see and search who the USN&WR “best law firms are, you can check them at their “Best Law Firms” site here. If you want to […]
LawFuel.com – Skadden was named the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” in the Commercial Litigation and Capital Markets categories as part of the publication’s 2014 “Best Law Firms” survey, published on November 1. The firm also received 154 first-tier practice rankings, 40 of which are national. The annual survey is
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The potential merger between Dentons LLP and McKennz Long & Aldridge will be known shortly, according to the two firms who between them have over 3200 lawyers. [wp_ad_camp_3] Dentons, with 2,600 lawyers is the larger practice with its global reach although McKenna’s have 575 lawyers and both boards have recommended that the firms merge
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Following a week-long trial, El Paso lawyer Marco Antonio Delgado was found guilty of devising a scheme to launder up to $600 million for a Mexican drug cartel. Delgado, a former Carnegie Mellon University trustee devised the scheme for the now-disbanded Milenio Mexican drug cartel in 2007 and 2008. He defended the charges on the
Sexist memos and behaviour is nothing new to law firms, but Clifford Chance has now got itself into hot water over a memo advising their US female employees not to giggle or to show cleavage when making presentations. Good advice, maybe. Or maybe not. [wp_ad_camp_1] Certainly the memo – “Presentation Tips for Women,” has been blasted
LawFuel.com – Law Firm News Daily – If you are a business owner considering filing for personal bankruptcy, you may be unsure if or how your business income and assets will be affected. This will depend on the type of ownership your business has established and the type of bankruptcy you file under. While the
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One of Washington’s top divorce lawyers, Glenn C Lewis, has found himself disbarred for charges of mismanagement of client funds and dishonesty, ending the career of a man who was once at the pinnacle of the divorce lawyer community. [wp_ad_camp_1] A former president of the Virginia Bar Association, Lewis was handed the decision by the
Starting a new law firm can be a daunting experience at the best of times, but for three lawyers who left Squire Sanders, their breakthrough employment firm has now entered the top ranks with its move into the Legal 500. Founding partners Simon Ost, Nick Jones and Dan Bickerstaffe wanted to change the way the
Much debate has occurred regarding the efficacy of the humble press release – the standby of so many in the public relations and media business for so long. Some are calling the release a dead duck but others are not so sure. And for lawyers, the press release business is in fact alive and well.
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He drove trucks and cars for 30 years, but now Ranjeet Grewal, at 54, is a lawyer in India and yet he dreamt of one day being a lawyer. Now he is, as a 63-year-old young lawyer. The Indian Express reports. Ranjeet Singh Grewal, 54, one of the newly inducted lawyers into the Bar Council,
