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US College Bribery Scandal Sees One Big Law Firm Score A ‘D’ For Crisis Management

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John Bowie* Willkie Farr & Gallagher has placed its co-chairman, Gordon Caplan on a leave of absence following the US college fraud scheme that has lead to the arrests of dozens of people and embroiled actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlan. The scandal involves bribes used to get the children of wealthy individuals, including CEOs, […]

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Data Privacy Experts & Legal Firms Collaborate to Produce Guide to Compatibility of Blockchain with GDPR

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Slaugher & May – A team of our data privacy experts have collaborated with leading Wall Street firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore to produce a highly topical guide to the compatibility of blockchain solutions with the GDPR. The report was commissioned by the Center for Global Enterprise, a research institution devoted to the study of the

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Cleary Gottlieb Celebrates Its Women Lawyers

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As part of Cleary Gottlieb’s celebration of International Women’s Day, we’re spotlighting the firm’s women lawyers who have earned outstanding recognition from prominent business and legal publications. In the last year, a total of 25 women received 29 awards, with honorees based in various offices across the firm, including Brussels, Cologne, Frankfurt, London, Milan, Moscow,

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Linklaters Promotes Women: 37 New Counsel Worldwide, Half Women

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Linklaters has announced the election of 37 new counsel across 12 jurisdictions and 11 practice areas. Almost half of the new counsel are women with 18 new female counsel (49%). The new promotions take effect on 1st May 2019. 37 new counsel have been promoted across 12 jurisdictions and 11 practice areas 18 (49%) of the new counsel promotions

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Law Firm Enhances Legal Operations To Heighten Client Value

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Barnes & Thornburg Enhances Legal Operations Amidst Growing Demand New Chief Legal Operations Officer Jared Applegate leads multidisciplinary team focused on delivering value above and beyond what clients expect INDIANAPOLIS (March 6, 2019) – Continuing its strong commitment to building sustainable, outcome-driven partnerships with clients, Barnes & Thornburg has announced the formal launch of its Legal

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Freshfields Announce New Leadership for Global Financial Investors Group

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has announced new leadership for its Global Financial Investors (GFI) group.   The changes will see Charles Hayes take the helm as joint leader of the GFI group globally from 1 May 2019 alongside Markus Paul.  In December this year, Arend von Riegen will succeed Markus whose term will end after

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Lawdragon Lists Wilson, Bernstein in 2019 Guide of America’s 500 Leading Lawyers

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Manatt’s Donna Wilson, CEO and Managing Partner-elect and leader of the privacy and data security group, and Bill Bernstein, leader of Manatt Health, were named to The 2019 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide. This annual guide recognizes the best attorneys in a wide range of practice areas and geographic regions.  Now in its 14th year, The Lawdragon 500 guide is

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Why General Counsel Need Smart Technology to Work Smarter

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The expanding role of General Counsel (or In-House Counsel) has expanded considerably in recent years, just as in-house legal departments have increasingly handled work undertaken by outside law firms. As a recent Thomson Reuters article pointed out the role of the modern General Counsel is as a “lawyer-statesperson” who is also a technical expert, “a

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