Gary Wilkens – Lawyers engaged in jailhouse trysts are not common, but they do occur and when the love takes over, the lawyers face some heavy music from their local Bar Association and others along with the heavy sex. Among those who have faced the jailhouse blues-after-sex (or alleged sex) are the following – […]
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Brian Henry’s attempts to extricate himself from the Whaleoil defamation has become a question of the case that won’t go away. A Newsroom story reported that the “unorthodox advocate” has been trying to remove himself from the three year old defamation case following Whaleoil blogger Cameron Slater’s stroke last October. As a result of Slater’s
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Law Firm Clyde & Co has suspended a partner and another lawyer and referred them to the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) regarding alleged breaches of obligations. Legal Business reports that the SRA obligations that are being investigated that include provisions on the fundamental ethics and professional standards expected from lawyers and law firms in relation
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PEP Talk – How Did Linklaters Outpace Its Magic Circle Rivals? Linkaters has had a good year, with its strongest financial performance of the Magic Circle firms, showing revenues up to £1.63 billion, and profits per equity partner (PEP) up 10 per cent to £1.7 million in 2018/19 Legal Business reported that the firm saw
Milbank’s Coolest Office Award Previous Next Milbank LLP has been named a finalist for “Coolest Amenities” in the second annual Crain’s New York Business feature on the Coolest Offices in New York. Milbank’s new office at 55 Hudson Yards is recognized for its abundant natural light and state-of-the-art amenities, including the in-house barista bar featuring made-to-order espresso beverages
Solicitors leaving larger practices to work in smaller firms has increased from 53% in 2016 to 64% in 2019 London, U.K., 08 July, 2019 – Powered by LawFuel – The latest Bellwether report titled, ‘Is the Future Small?’, published today by LexisNexis UK, a leading global provider of information and analytics; highlights that not only
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Epstein Charged: “Jeffrey Epstein abused underage girls for years, operating a scheme in which girls he victimized would recruit others for Epstein to exploit and abuse. . “ Alleged Conduct Occurred in both New York and Florida over Multiple Years, Involving Dozens of Victims Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern
Former Baker + McKenzie chief Christine Lagarde will be the first non-economist and woman to hold the role as president of the European Central Bank. Ms Lagarde was chairwoman of Baker & McKenzie and has since held cabinet positions in the French government and been managing director of the International Monetary Fund sincve 2011. The
Solo lawyers and those at small firms show a drop in earnings, with women attorneys making over one-third less income than their male counterparts, according to the latest Martindale-Avvo survey. But the survey also shows the most lucrative areas of practice for lawyers operating in small firms. The latest survey shows lawyers making an average
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Latham & Watkins – With the explosion of AI applications, private equity houses and their portfolio companies must understand where key opportunities lie. Artificial intelligence (AI) developments provide increasing opportunities for private equity, including deal sourcing and portfolio company analysis/enhancement, particularly in businesses that can adopt a customer subscription model or leverage big data opportunities. However, the adoption of AI technologies, and
