If there’s one thing Big Law firms do not like in an age of enlightened awareness, gender equality and rainbow-friendliness it is a sexist social media posting, which is just what megafirm Baker & McKenzie have found themselves with in their United Arab Emirates (UAE) office. >> Law Career News Here The firm’s senior partner […]
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A new book on Donald Trump has written about the links between Trump and Big Law firms, including a consideration about using Jones Day to defend him during the Russia Investigation. Jones Day, one of the world’s largest law firms, advised Trump’s campaign in 2016 and played a major role in his administration from 2017
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Foley & Lardner LLP is representing Susan Newman and Nell Newman, daughters of the late actor Paul Newman, in their lawsuit against their father’s charitable foundation, Newman’s Own Foundation. They are seeking $1.6 million in damages for breach of fiduciary duty. The Newman’s Own Foundation, established in 2008, is funded primarily by profits from the Newman’s Own line of food and drink products.
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Massive legal fees in a booming legal market have means that the deal closures and their accompanying fees are mere ’rounding numbers’ given the size of the deals, say legal commentators. But the new fear is that the golden era for Big Law may be coming towards an end, with one leading figure, DLA Piper
The ‘Great Resignation’ in the law profession has not seen lawyers quitting the law, but rather moving to other firms, according to a US survey conducted by Bloomberg Law. An increase in the number of lawyers quitting since the beginning of the pandemic has not indicated that lawyers are altogether dissatisfied with the law, but
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While the big money from Big Law in London has largely focused on the increased revenue for Magic Circle firms and their US-based counterparts, Macfarlanes has come through as a contender for one of the top-earning law firms in the country. Already renowned for representing wealthy individuals and companies, the firm is generating its own
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But 16 hours a day for six days is the cost . . The Times has usefully broken down the money being made by London’s Big Law firms as they reported on the celebrations of Clifford Chance partners’ for the first-time-ever, shattering the £2 million pound barrier in yearly earnings. Not that the celebrations were coming
> Latest Law Jobs & Careers News Allen & Overy has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 April 2022, which saw a good performance, driven by the strength of its leading position in the world’s M&A, capital and lending markets and, as a result of the firm’s strategic investment programme, significant growth
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Pay rates in the UK continue to rise for associates with Akin Gump making an adjustment to surprise the Associates – in a nice, lucrative way Akin Gump have lifted their pay for London associates to what may be the highest in the City following a change in the exchange rate calculation used for them.
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Twitter legal battle brings out the big legal guns
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