Another large law firm merger is on the way, evidencing continued pressure on law firms in the US with Boston-based Bingham McCutchen seeking to merge, having sought at least four potential merger partners in the past three months according to a Reuters report. In recent weeks, Bingham has approached Chicago-based Winston & Strawn, according to […]
Can the new “freelance lawyer” really be a law firm model that works? Well, it seems so according to an interview with a London-based lawyer – one of thousands embracing the new age of the freelance lawyer, someone who can be paid to work from anywhere – and yes, that includes the beach. The PCG,
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Media titan Rupert Murdoch may have his hands full with his Time Warner deal, but it hasn’t stopped his British newspapers taking their revenge on Rolf Harris’s media lawyers who tried to keep the jailed entertainer’s name from them when questioned over sex assault issues by the police. The media specialist law firm Harbottle &
The death of Google executive Forrest Hayes at the hands of a call girl who was allegedly giving him heroin was not something she had any reason to do, according to the attorney representing Alix Tichelman, 26. The death of Hayes has shocked Silicon Valley and others as the highly successful high tech executive and
Who are the elite law firms who have most benefited from the megadeals and mergers? Who are the firms that garner the massive fees from the biggest deals? The top five law firms in dollar terms who had more than three-quarters of the market in the first half of the year were assembled by Dealogic
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Privacy issues and the law have intersected so many times, particularly with social media’s impact on court reporting, that rulings over the media’s reporting of private disputes like divorce cases have become common. But the recent case of a UK hedge fund tycoon who sought to prevent the publication of Britain’s richest divorce case has
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The collapse of law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has seen accusations follow lawsuits as the criminal charges against the former chiefs at the failed firm face criminal charges. Now the lawyers are saying that the firm’s collapse was at least in part due to the voracious greed of some of the firm’s partners, claiming the
The IRS recently providing some information on how they follow the source of drug cartel money when it snakes into the US (or offshore) banking system. Money laundering charges are now a big part of bringing drug dealers to justice and unravelling their pipelines. From the IRS: It’s really pretty simple: No matter what the
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Any lawyer involved in litigation will have tales of discovery and the laborious nature of the whole darn business, but when “discovered” document don’t quite live up to expectations on the ‘other side’ then all hell could be unleashed – as happened here. Above the Law reports,” his guy’s lawyer went brutally funny on them….”
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There has been nonsense litigation for as long as there has been litigation, and the current claimant to the title of the most pointless lawsuit is the “Sleeping Yankee” suit by a Yankees fan caught napping on camera. He’s suing ESPN for defamation, for a mere $10 million damages. Twenty six-year-old Andrew Rector is seeking
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