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Latham & Watkins Target More Law Firms To Boost Emerging Companies Practice

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Latham & Watkins’ London office has continued its hiring spree, targeting two ‘mid-market’ law firms with new hires. Legal Business report that Taylor Wessing has seen its head of technology, media and communications Mike Turner leave for the US firm alongside Bird & Bird’s corporate partner Shing Lo. Both hires, announced at the end of […]

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The Million Pound Lawyer – Founder of Listed Litigation Law Firm Paid to Stay

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The one thing about law firms listed on the stock exchange is that they are like any other listed company in their need to retain talent. In the case of Rosenblatt plc, founder Ian Rosenblatt is the main talent and the man who has received a one-off £1m payment to prevent his departure from the

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The Law Firm P*** Up: How The Drinking Culture at Law Firms Needs to Change

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Hard-drinking law firm culture is something that needs to change, most lawyers know, but the culture of the law firm p*** up is something that should be left to law firm history. An article in the Financial Times from legal affairs correspondent Kate Beioley pointed out that law firm practice, at least in London elite

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Law Firm Ownership Changes for DC . . And The Big Four Accountants Will Be Watching Carefully

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Washington D.C. is the latest jurisdiction to look at whether the rules surrounding law firm ownership should be changed. Bloombergs report that DC’s bar is to look at alternatives to the present law firm ownership rules, saying it will look at the evolving legal service delivery models, which includes non-lawyer ownership of law firms. Bar

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Trump Impeachment: Meet The Cannabis Law Expert Repping Lev Parnas

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The Trump impeachment trial is occupying gigabytes of media bandwidth, but one of the surprise witnesses is Russian-born Lev Parnas who was questioned on Prime Time about his allegations, the man beside him was something of a mystery. Parnas, an associate of Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani, is being advised by Joseph Bondy, whose law firm

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Linklaters Take a Risk Averse Approach to the Boozy Social Event To Stem #Metoo Mayhem

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Such is the state of the #Metoo movement in the legal profession that Magic Circle firm Linklaters has launched a ‘sober supervisor’ scheme to avoid bad behaviour after boozy lunches and social gatherings. The seemingly growing array of prosecutions and cases of sexual harassment and other incidents has lead to what some may see as

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Law Firm Merger Leads To Top 50 Firm For Faegre & Drinker Biddle

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Powered by LawFuel – Faegre Baker Daniels and Drinker Biddle & Reath announced today the combination of their law firms, following an affirmative vote by the partnerships of both organizations. The combined firm will begin operations as Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath (Faegre Drinker) on Feb. 1, 2020. With more than 1,300 attorneys and consultants

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Survey: 54% Of Law Firms, Companies Plan To Expand Legal Teams In Next Six Months

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– Litigation is the top practice area expected to offer job opportunities, according to Robert Half Legal research – Lawyers, compliance specialists and data privacy experts are in greatest demand – 87% of lawyers surveyed report recruiting challenges MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 16, 2019 Powered by LawFuel — Businesses plan to increase their hiring of legal professionals

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