JD Supra - For decades, law firms big and small have been creating marketing content about changes in the law to clients and prospects as part of their marketing and business development strategy. These law firm branded pieces authored by lawyers are typically called “client alerts” or similar terminology such as “client insights” or “legal updates.” When firms first started … [Read more...]
Good Looks Ruined Her Law Career . . She Says
A Russian-born lawyer has claimed that her attractiveness has hindered her ability to achieve good looking results via a law career. The lawyer, Irina Kova, says that being beautiful has meant she has not been taken seriously, even though she has taken steps to downgrade her appearance (sorry brunettes and spectacle wearers) by dying her blonde hair dark and wearing … [Read more...]
“Michael Avenatti abused and violated the core duty of an attorney” – US Attorney Geoffrey Berman
U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES INDICTMENT OF MICHAEL AVENATTI FOR AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT, ENGAGING IN A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD A FORMER CLIENT Avenatti Separately Indicted on Previously-Announced Charges Relating to a Scheme to Extort the Athletic Apparel Company Nike, Inc. Geoffrey S. Berman, (left) the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William … [Read more...]
Freshfields Throws Fuel on the London Law Pay Fire
London law firms Freshfields' announcement to significantly push up its associate pay is a major and dramatic move by the giant law firm. The announcement from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was the highest real term pay rise by any large City firm for a decade and takes the rate for a newly qualified lawyer from £85,000 to £100,000. The move will doubtless lead to … [Read more...]
The “Chilling Mission” of Wannabe FBI Informant Ali Kourani – Convicted of Terror Activities for Hizballah
Ali Kourani Was Trained by Hizballah’s External Terrorist Operations Component and Gathered Intelligence in New York City in Support of Attack-Planning Efforts Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict today against Ali Kourani, a/k/a “Ali Mohamad Kourani,” a/k/a “Jacob Lewis,” a/k/a … [Read more...]