It is with great sadness that we mark the unexpected passing of Paul Rawlinson, the Firm’s Global Chair, on Friday, April 12, 2019. The Firm’s thoughts are with Paul’s family, who we will continue to support during this most difficult of times. Our thoughts also go out to the very many friends at Baker McKenzie […]
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Tompkins Wake has welcomed several new faces to its Auckland team, almost doubling in size in the past six months. Recent high-profile appointments in the Auckland office include partner Liz Lim, special counsel Nicky Thomas, partner Campbell Izzard and partner Mike Shanahan. In addition, Simon Jass, a litigation specialist, has been promoted to special counsel.
Any time that a lawyer is criticised directly or indirectly for defending someone is a regrettable attack on the rule of law, the New Zealand Law Society says. “It is very disappointing to see the re-emergence of public comments which seem to infer that Green MP Golriz Ghahraman should regret having defended the war criminal
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LawFuel says – Any firm generating the massive revenues that Norton Rose does have mixed ‘reviews’ from lawyers and certainly Norton Rose is no exception. The work can be intense, interesting, demanding as with any firm, but some issues regarding the ‘salt mine’ culture create doubts for some. Norton Rose says – “It is for
It appears that the lavish lifestyles of LA attorneys is in the news these days with Michael Avenatti’s indictments and now a stoush involving prominent plaintiff attorney Thomas Girardi and a litigation funder seeking repayment of an alleged $15 million loan. Girardi, married to ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ star Erika Jayne, has been involved
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Fox Rothschild – By Matthew D. Lee The Internal Revenue Service has included tax return preparer fraud on its “Dirty Dozen” list of common tax scams for 2019 and offered tips to help taxpayers avoid unscrupulous tax preparers. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most sweeping tax reform legislation in more than 30 years
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Fox Rothschild LLP congratulates Entertainment Department Chair Darrell D. Miller and Vice-Chair Marc H. Simon, who have been named to Variety’s 2019 Legal Impact Report. This annual report spotlights top professionals in entertainment, including the leading entertainment attorneys whose recent deals and litigation have changed the landscape of the industry. Miller, who was featured for the
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Big data and artificial intelligence are changing the way crimes are investigated, and prevented an Israeli lawyer has told the Calcalist Mind the Tech conference in New York. Nimrod Kozlovski is a partner at Israel-based law firm HFN and lecturer at Tel Aviv University. In the digital age, traditional methods of managing crimes are no
Russell McVeagh has today announced the appointment of Senior Associate Emma Light to its Litigation team, based in Wellington. Emma joins the team from a Wellington-based practice where she served as a crown prosecutor, and brings experience in civil litigation, having appeared regularly in the District Court and High Court. Emma specialises in a wide range of litigation matters,
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About Clayton Utz – Clayton Utz is headquartered in Sydney. Established in 1833, it is a member of what was known as the Big Six of Australian law firms. With annual revenue in excess of $436 million, 175 partners and over 1,200 personnel in six offices, it is one of the largest law firms solely based in Australia What
