King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is proud to complete their partner appointments globally with the promotion of nine lawyers in Australia and three lawyers in Hong Kong, effective 1 July 2019. The announcements are in addition to the recent promotion of 28 new partners across the firm’s China offices and two partners in the EUME […]
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LOS ANGELES – Powered by LawFuel – A doctor who operates a medical clinic in West Hollywood where he specializes in treating HIV patients has been taken into custody pursuant to federal charges that allege he engaged in a long-running scheme to defraud health insurance companies in connection with the brand-name human growth hormone Serostim. James
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Class actions are on the rise in Australia after the Royal Commission into misconduct in the financial sector, but also with more ‘litigation funding action’. The first half of 2018 saw 29 class actions filed in Australia, 35 in the second half and a further 18 for the first half of 2019, according to figures
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(London) –Powered by LawFuel – Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Gavin Weir will join the firm as a partner in its London office. Mr. Weir will join from White & Case, where he has served as co-leader of its Financial Institutions M&A group. He is expected to join Akin Gump later this summer. Mr.
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Sir Robert Jones – New Zealand Green Party leader James Shaw has established a Parliamentary first in embracing an open plan office with his staff. He suggests other Cabinet Ministers should follow suit. Being in the office space business I know a bit about this but will probably be accused of talking my own book in
Developing trends in law office design show some distinct characteristics, leading architects Warren & Mahoney told LawFuel. The firm, founded in Christchurch in 1955 and now operating across seven offices in Australia and New Zealand, has had considerable experience working with both law firms and others in office redesign projects. Among their clients have been
Powered by LawFuel – Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that TODD CAPSER pled guilty this morning before U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken to one count of wire fraud, in connection with a $43 million fraud scheme. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said:
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CHICAGO (July 2, 2019) – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Kevin Kolton has joined the firm’s Construction and Real Estate Litigation practices as a partner in the Chicago office. Kevin represents energy companies, commercial project owners, and other industry participants on a wide array of energy and construction-related matters, including transactions and disputes, and
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The last of the big Magic Circle firms to life its newly qualified pay rates has happened with Linklaters now lifting its NQ rate to £100,000. The pay rise follows Slaughter & May’s pay rise and increases recently by Freshfields. The rise includes a discretionary performance bonus as well and follows moves by all the
Legal practice consultant Sue-Ella Prodonovich of Prodonovich Advisory said more quantitative and qualitative research of wellbeing across the legal industry was needed to assist in reducing the alarming rates of mental illness in the profession. Ms Prodonovich, who has spent more than 20 years advising big and small law firms on business development, said Meritas
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