An all-female law firm wasn’t what Susan Brune and Hillary Richard had in mind when they started their own firm but now, a decade later, that is exactly what they have. Thirteen of the 19 lawyers at the law firm Brune & Richard are women, six of them partners. But their femaleness is not something
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You’d have to say that anyone whose had a major hit movie named after them and, of course, about them, has had a better day than Erin Brokovich had on Sunday. Erin the eco warrior was apprehended by police at Lake Mead near Las Vegas after a high breath test. The problem was boating with
The legal profession has always been a tough nut to crack when it comes to women ruling the roost. In a highly competitive environment, women taking senior roles in business or the law have always attracted some sideways glances. What are they giving up? Are they too tough to be feminine? Why would they even
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Twitter’s value as a social media marketing tool for lawyers can be something used as effectively as any other social media tool – more so, in some cases – if the the proper tactics and systems are used. A new post on LawyersInternetMarketing shows how Twitter can be effectively used to generate clients and
(May 30, 2013, New York) – Reed Smith LLP, a leading international law firm, today announced the addition of James A. Mercadante as a partner in its firmwide Corporate & Securities Group in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Mercadante’s practice focuses on capital raising and transactional activities of private equity funds, hedge funds
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The AmLaw 100 has always been a focus of high interest in the law profession, but it is the second 100 that is causing some high interest right now – because it appears they are hiring like fury and AmLaw raise the question: Will it pay off? The law site has said that the
Liberty Reserve Allegedly Processed at Least 55 Million Illegal Transactions for at Least One Million Users Worldwide Facilitating Global Criminal Conduct Investigation and Takedown Believed to Be the Largest International Money Laundering Prosecution in History, Involving Law Enforcement Actions in 17 Countries Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,
The American Bar Association’s recent webinar “The Ethics of Legal Marketing in a Social Media Age” indicated that lawyers using Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlook need to proceed with caution. Contact with prospective clients in real time, confidentiality issues, endorsements and testimonials – they all offer potential traps, as the ABANow site
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced that RICHARD AMMAR CHICHAKLI, an associate of the convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout, was extradited from Australia on charges that he allegedly conspired with Bout and others to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) by attempting to
LawFuel.com Recognizing the opportunity to expand to one of the fastest growing metro areas in the Southeast – Columbia, South Carolina, the law firm of Adams and Reese LLP has announced a merger with Ellis Lawhorne, effective June 1, 2013. With the addition of 23 attorneys in Columbia, Adams and Reese will have over 340
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