John Bowie. A recent raft of appointments by Big Law firm Paul Weiss, one of the most illustrious of the white-shoed New York law firms, was made there was a notable characteristic: virtually no women appointees. The Paul Weiss announcement carried a full list of the dozen appointments, but they were – to a man […]
Kevin McKee* Newly appointed Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann, 56, has reached the pinnacle of her profession with her appointment. Appointed yesterday by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the appointment was also something of a surprise to legal pundits, including LawFuel who picked Justice Kos as the front-runner in the contest. The Prime Minister said the consultation
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“We welcome these extraordinarily talented lawyers to our partnership,” said Brad S. Karp, chairman of the firm. “Each brings sharp legal skills, dedication to client service and deep experience in areas of the law that align with our firm’s core strengths.” Justin Anderson will be a partner in the litigation department, resident in Washington, D.C. A
Morrison & Foerster – The Tech M&A Leaders’ Survey is a joint effort by Morrison & Foerster and 451 Research to take the temperature of company executives, corporate development officers, lawyers, bankers, and other dealmakers focused on the technology sector. The mission of this semi-annual survey is to dig into pertinent M&A-related issues with thought
The New Zealand Law Society is planning a number of changes to the processes for reporting and taking action on sexual harassment and bullying in the legal profession. These include: New rules for lawyers which specifically require high personal and professional standards with specific reference to sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination and other unacceptable behaviour. A
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– New Zealand Law Society initiatives The regulatory working group points out that sex discrimination and sexual objectification of women lawyers has taken place in the New Zealand legal profession since at least the 1950s. In a national survey in 1992, 38% of women lawyers reported sexual harassment. More recently, there have been widely publicised
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Dorsey & Whitney – The legal world is abuzz with talk of disruption from various “legaltech” software companies, but disruption actually happens all the time in law firms (both big and small). New problems crop up, requiring new expertise. New attorneys start doing deals or litigating cases, bringing different experience and different problems to solve. The
Littler.com – In this day and age, virtually every service provider has adopted some form of technology to assist clients and customers. Why should the delivery of legal services be any different? Scott Rechtschaffen, Chief Knowledge Officer at Littler Mendelson, and Kevin Mulcahy, Vice President of Education and Community Programs at Neota Logic, recently served
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Chicago – Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce the names of its newly elected partners, listed below by office and area of practice. These individuals will formally become partners in the firm effective January 1, 2019. “We are incredibly proud to welcome each of these highly talented lawyers to the partnership,” said Mike Schmidtberger, chair of Sidley’s
Three in Shareholder Activism Practice; Two in Litigation Practice; One in Real Estate Law Practice; One in Corporate/Securities Law Practice NEW YORK, December 13, 2018 – Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, one of the premier mid-sized law firms in the country, today announced that six lawyers have been promoted to partner and one lawyer has been promoted to
