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Former MinterEllison M&A Partner Joins Squire Patton Boggs

Australia, Lawyers, Press Releases / April 14, 2021

Powered by LawFuel – The momentum continues to build at Squire Patton Boggs, with the arrival of Sydney Corporate/M&A partner Michael Gajic. Formerly with MinterEllison, Mr. Gajic specialises in public mergers and acquisitions and acts for bidders, targets and major shareholders on public M&A transactions, including schemes of arrangement, takeovers (hostile, unsolicited and friendly), takeover […]

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$1.4 Million Partner Pay Is Not Cutting The Mustard For Many Partners At Minters

Australia, Law Firms / April 9, 2021

Board report shows there are money issues at the top Australian law firm There’s some trouble at mill for top Australian law firm Minters, fresh from their difficulties over the email firestorm leading to the departure of former CEO Annette Kimmitt, and it involves partner pay. The firm has long regarded itself as part of

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Why Australian Directors Need to Be Beware – Again

Australia, Briefings / March 27, 2021

Baker & McKenzie – A little over a month ago, the Treasurer announced that temporary measures put in place by a determination instrument in May 2020 to relax provisions in relation to continuous disclosure would become permanent by enacting legislation. In his press release he stated that the objectives of this legislation were “so companies

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Senior Australian Lawyer Almost ‘Falls Off Chair’ Over Minters Email Imbroglio

Australia, Law Firms, NZ Top in LawFuel / March 18, 2021

” . . it was “incomprehensible” that Ms Kimmitt did not contact Mr Bartlett before sending the email.” The scandal involving the email from MinterEllison’s former CEO Annette Kimmitt has lead one Australian law leader to describe the incident as “off the planet and incomprehensible.” Kimmitt has now resigned her position following the imbroglio over

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Minters’ CEO Leaves After Email Firestorm

Australia, Law Firms, NZ Featured Posts / March 13, 2021

Minter Ellison CEO Anette Kimmitt has left the firm she headed following her email to staff about partner Peter Bartlett acting for Australian Attorney General Christian Porter who faced rape allegations. MinterEllison’s chairman, David O’Brien, told staff via an email sent on Wednesday that Kimmitt had left, and would be replaced in an acting capacity

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Minters’ Dead CEO Walking In Wake Of the Law Firm’s Email Crisis

Australia, Law Firm Management, Law Firms / March 9, 2021

How the CEO of Australia’s largest law firm put paid to her CEO position? MinterEllison is Australia’s largest law firm and CEO Annett Kimmitt has become embroiled in a controversy about ethics and the modern workplace that has seen her labelled a ‘dead CEO walking’. The scandal involves an email Kimmitt sent to the firm’s

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COVID-19 And The Trends in Litigation for 2021

Australia, Briefings / March 1, 2021

COVID-19 will continue to have significant impacts on litigation proceedings and the associated data management and eDiscovery challenges. Law in Order provide some insights into litigation in 2021 Remote Working and Different Data Sources The emerging trend of agile, remote work environments was accelerated by COVID-19. The shift is here to stay with organisations heading

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Australian-Listed Law Firms Announce Results

Australia / February 22, 2021

Two of the firms listed on the ASX have announced their financial results for the second half of 2020, which are generally good notwithstanding the pandemic’s economic effects. IPH Limited and AF Legal Group have become the first out of the legal players listed on the ASX to report their half-year results, with Shine Corporate

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Lawyers And Judges Send Open Letter to Attorney General Opposing “Flawed Bill” To Abolish Family Court

Australia, Press Releases / February 16, 2021

More than 155 stakeholders in Australia’s family law system have now signed an Open Letter to the Attorney-General opposing the Government’s flawed bill to abolish the specialist, stand-alone Family Court. These signatories represent a range of professions and community organisations who work with Australian families and include 11 retired Family Court and Federal Circuit Court

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The Australian Bitcoin Mogul’ at The Center of A Crypto Scandal

Australia / February 12, 2021

The bitcoin world continues to turn itself on its head with tales of massive, near-instant wealth and scandal and The Australian recently profiled the tale of a 37 year old Australian math whizz at the centre of a bitcoin scandal. As the newspaper reported, “if the pictures of Lamborghinis lined up outside bitcoin conferences in

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