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Skadden Arps Secures Settlement for China-Based iDreamSky Technologies in Class Action

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Skadden secured a favorable settlement for China-based iDreamSky Technologies Limited in a putative class action arising from its $116 million initial public offering of American depository shares. The plaintiffs filed several lawsuits in state and federal court, alleging that the defendants misled investors about the anticipated timing of a new mobile game release. Skadden successfully […]

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5 Key Blockchain Building Blocks For Law Firms To Understand Today

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Toby George* Blockchain, THE Blockchain, BlockTech, even, whatever you want to call it, blockchain will alter the way lawyers go about their business in a way that may be as significant as the Internet itself. And those jumping on the ‘chain’ first are likely to score a win over others who struggle to understand what’s

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The Court of Appeal’s New Judge Joe Williams: Could He Be New Zealand’s First Chief Justice

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Newly appointed Court of Appeal Judge – “Matua Joe” to many – Justice Joe Williams is the Court’s first Te Reo speaker but also a Maori lawyer who has confronted issues relating to how indigenous people relate to the Western legal system. And he raises the possibility of being the country’s first Maori Chief Justice,

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5 Tips for Starting a Law Firm in the Virtual Law Era

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Thomson Reuters –  Attorneys starting a law firm after working for others need to begin with a vision that encompasses the types of legal services they will provide, the way they will relate to clients, and how much they expect to earn from their business. A well-thought-out vision and a realistic law firm business plan

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Being a Mom And an Attorney: How To Meet The Challenge To Be A Successful Working Mom Lawyer

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  Barbara Bowden* –  Only about a third of all attorneys are female— and that number is hard-won, as in this typically male-dominated world, women have worked hard to carve their niche. A bit of history regarding women in the law profession: In 1868, Mary E. Magoon opened her own law office in Iowa, although

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Law Firm Favored by California Tech Giants Joins Womble Bond Dickinson

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Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP announced today California-based Blakely Sokoloff Taylor Zafman, LLP will join Womble Bond Dickinson effective 2 January 2018. The addition of the Blakely team will add 24 lawyers and patent agents to Womble Bond Dickinson’s roster as well as offices in Los Angeles, Orange County and Sunnyvale to complement the firm’s

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Does F Lee Bailey Really Have The OJ Simpson Case Solved?

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  Famed attorney F Lee Bailey, part of the original OJ Simpson murder trial ‘dream team’, is to provide a revealing, if not ‘explosive’ look at one of last century’s most compelling criminal trials. OJ Simpson was acquitted of murder in the double murder trial of wife Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. Mr Bailey, 84,

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The French Blockchain Revolution: Leading the Way With Technology & Unlisted Securities

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Davis Polk – After being one of the first countries to recognize blockchain technology in the field of cash vouchers, or minibons, France has become the first country to authorize the registration and transfer of unlisted securities by using the blockchain technology. With the aim of making France the world’s forerunner in the legal recognition

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