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15 Big Legal Mistakes Made by Startups

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Orrick’s Lynne Hermle and Ellen Ehrenpreis co-authored an article in Forbes with Orrick alum Richard Harroch, Managing Director and Global Head of M&A at VantagePoint Capital Partners, offering guidance on common mistakes made by entrepreneurs and startup companies in the early stages of growth, covering everything from company formation to employment agreements. When launching a new startup, you can face significant

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Masking Up: How Are Law Firms Handling Coronavirus?

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Tanking stock markets, masked citizens across the globe, self- or imposed- isolation moves and more . . but how are law firms handling the global coronavirus? Most firms are taking steps involving the postponement or cancellation of events and deferring or cancelling international travel as the virus spreads across the globe. Orricks for instanced also

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Avenatti Conviction Pierce’s the “Kevlar Skin” of Pierce Bainbridge

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Dan Garner – The conviction of high profile lawyer Michael Avenatti last week has seen another in the slew of Pierce Bainbridge clients who have been dealt hammer-blow legal results. Pierce Bainbridge Managing Partner John Pierce, given to adopting a macho-Marine manner regarding his firm’s prowess and clients will doubtless be disappointed in the reversal.

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The Staggering Crisis of Mental Health Issues Among Lawyers . . And One Firm’s Digital Step To Help

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The law profession’s ‘record’ of mental health issues is worse than any other profession by a staggering margin. A recent American Bar Association Survey showed that lawyers – in the US at least and the figures in similar Western jurisdictions are unlikely to be much different – are 3.6 times more likely to experience a

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Global Legal Giant Enters New Zealand Today . . So Who ARE Dentons?

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Dan Garner* Dentons has entered the New Zealand legal market today with the formal association with New Zealand’s fifth largest law firm Kensington Swan showing its continued global growth strategy as the largest law firm n th world.. But for Dentons, the move is but the latest in a string of deals that have seen

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Cooley Add Capital Markets Lawyer From Latham & Watkins

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Powered by LawFuel – London – – Capital markets lawyer David Boles has joined Cooley as a partner based in the firm’s London office. Boles arrives from Latham & Watkins, where he was a partner alongside recent Cooley London arrival Claire Keast-Butler. “David’s market-leading credentials and more than 15 years of experience make him a formidable

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