Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation … [Read more...]
Fraudulent Wire Transfer Leads to Insurance Dispute for Law Firm
A recent court decision in Canada involving an insurance coverage dispute between an international law firm and its insurance provider arose from an inadvertent wire transfer by a Vancouver-based law firm associate of $2.5 million of his client’s funds into a … [Read more...]
UK government publishes updated procurement guidance in the event of a no-deal Brexit
CMS Cameron McKenna - On 14 January 2019, the UK government updated its guidance in relation to public-sector procurement in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The guidance confirms that, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the public procurement regulations will remain … [Read more...]
Russian Attorney Natalya Veselnitskaya Charged With Obstruction of Justice
Veselnitskaya Allegedly Submitted Declaration to Southern District Judge That Concealed Her Role in Drafting Russian Government Report Supposedly Exonerating Veselnitskaya’s Client in United States v. Prevezon Holdings, Ltd., et al. Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States … [Read more...]
Former Top Prosecutor Takes On Ghosn Defense
A former top prosecutor has been hired by the former Nissan Chairman Caros Ghosn to help defend him against fraud charges. The Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office arrested Ghosn on Nov. 19 on suspicion of under-reporting his … [Read more...]
Why ‘Disruption’ Is Not Confined to Legaltech Software Companies – How Law Firm Rainmakers are Like Startups
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 … [Read more...]
The AI ‘Threat’ – Good or Bad? ‘It’s the end of the world as we know It’
Slaughter & May What if all it took to build a nuclear bomb were a piece of glass, a metal object and a battery? What if the discovery of nuclear fission had allowed any person to unleash devastating destruction simply, with commonly available tools? Would … [Read more...]
Richest Law Firms Grow Richer
The rich get richer and that's an evident truth about law firms too according to a report that shows the Am Law 200 are increasing the gap between themselves and the rest of the law firm would-be contenders. The report comes from ALM Intelligence tracking results back to 2000 … [Read more...]
Statement From Michael Avenatti
I wish to thank the hard working men and woman of the LAPD for their professionalism they were only doing their jobs in light of the completely bogus allegations against me. I have never been physically abusive in my life nor was I last night. Any accusations to the contrary … [Read more...]
5 Low-Cost Internet Marketing Tips for Law Firms
Get reviews Robert Tindula* When running a law firm, it can be difficult to know where to focus your time and energy. Especially in the realm of marketing and client acquisition, you want to get the most out of every dollar you spend. Fortunately, there are several … [Read more...]
Why “Random Smoothies” Make This Law Firm a Great Place to Work
Choosing a great law firm to work for involves a variety of considerations: culture, pay, work-life balance - all the usual. But smoothies? Really? For Sacramento firm Downey Brand, a firm with over 150 employees, the firm's managing partner Scott Shapiro said "random … [Read more...]
Big Pay Rises For New Solicitors at London Law Firms
A 2 per cent increase in pay rates for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors and trainees in London legal work may not sound much, but when it sets a starting base pay rate of £83,000 it sounds mighty attractive to young lawyers. The increase came from Linklaters which has 100 … [Read more...]
