George Clooney and British barrister Amal Alamuddin have made a splash in Venice on the eve of their wedding when the celebrated movie idol marries the beautiful, brainy barrister. The 53-year-old looked overjoyed as he watched Alamuddin gingerly step aboard a luxury mahogany water taxi that was apparently almost as tipsy as the men. Clooney, […]
The Economist carry a story about Cleary Gottlieb, the go-to law firm for governments like Argentina facing debt crises. And it’s been a boom area for country’s-close-to-collapse and hence good times for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. But, as the esteemed magazine reports, 2014 was not a great year for sovereign debt law issues. As
US Attorney General Eric Holder has announced a surprise resignation, (although it had been well flagged) placing the Obama administration in the need to assemble a rapid replacement for someone to continue the President’s various legal issues. Holder had a major contribution to play in his work with civil rights and helped shape how the
Rocker Rod Stewart’s trademark football kicks into his adoring crowd has now drawn a lawsuit from an American fan who apparently suffered a broken nose and lasting pain when the 69 year old’s kick hit him in the face during a Caesar’s Palace performance. The Independent reports that the lawsuit was filed this week, Mostafa
Susan Cartier Liebel has written for legal consultants Trebuchet about what she would l ike to have known before going to law school I was recently asked by a friend and solo practice guru, Jay Foonberg, if I would canvas my Solo Practice University students and readers. He wanted to know what skills new law school
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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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