Writers and other creative artist often find themselves the subject of litigation, particularly if their works are super-successful like “Avatar” creator James Cameron. –> Try Freelance Writing? Read the Fast Track Freelance Review – Click Here Cameron has just won the fourth lawsuit this year with a Judge in New York throwing out a copyright […]
By John Bowie. John Bowie publishes LawFuel and has written extensively about how law firms can market their services online effectively. Law firm marketing frequently involves blogging – and rightly so – but if you want to get through the content clutter on the Net and command attention what are the easiest ways of doing
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Detroit’s bankruptcy has lead to a number of interesting and challenging issues, but the public apology from law firm Kirkland & Ellis and its client, a bond insurer, has been somewhat extraordinary. The apology was for “any unfounded aspersions” that were cast on the mediators acting on the city’s bankruptcy and were made by the
Another Top Five contender in the law firm stakes is set to arrive with the impending merger between Bingham McCutchen and Morgan Lewis & Bockhius. It’s reported that the two firms are set to merge and would create a 2000 lawyer firm with revenues of $2 billion according to Reuters. Bingham McCutchen is Boston-based while
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Hobnobbing and associating with A-Listers is always good for the ego, but it can also be good for business. Problem for lawyer Svitlana Sangary, an LA Attorney, is she photoshopped herself into parties that she never attended, rubbing shoulders with George Cooney, Donald Trump and others. Result: A six month suspension form the State Bar
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Who said personal injury law couldn’t bring a personal fortune? No-one, right? Well for Thomas R Kline, the Philadelphia trial lawyer who has represented injury lawsuit clients over many years, he has not only made a fortune but now he has also donated a chunk of it – $50 million to be exact. Mr Kline
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Yep, it’s true. Size matters in many things, including law firm billing rates. A recent survey conducted in New York and comparing other US cities showed that the size of the law firm was in fact the most influencial factor when it came to setting attorney billing rates. The survey was conducted across both large
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Limitless opportunities for lawyers? Sound too good to be true? The reality is that lawyers are front and center of the privacy law issues in the wake of scandals and crises like the Edward Snowden hacking issue. And so lawyers who are smartly entering the privacy arena are cleaning up. Take Baker + McKenzie lawyer
The DEA set up a deal to entrap well known criminal defense lawyer Ralph Crozier who the US Attorney labelled a “do it all” lawyer who went to far with his alleged attempt to launder drug proceeds. The lawyer, with an interesting background and experience (see our extract from his website below) now faces a
Karleia Steiner – LawFuel Direct – Medical malpractice is a constantly evolving area of law and practice because the fields that are involved- medicine and medical care- are also evolving. There are radical new inventions that shape and reshape the contours of medical practice such as healthcare reform and robotic surgery. However, some things stand-out
