Yuan Yi Zhu – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity (a third warrant was issued against a Hamas commander, believed to be dead). In so doing, the ICC has undermined – perhaps […]
Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Cravath, heading the LawFuel ‘Most Prestigous Law Firm List’ has announced its new partner class for 2025, and it’s a significant step up from last year, promoting seven attorneys to partner, nearly doubling the size of its 2023 class. But one of the big questions that will be interesting to
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If you aren’t playing the game, you’re sitting on the sidelines watching. By Steve Fretzin Not to sound too old, but when I was growing up there were only a few choices for digesting content. Since I wasn’t much of a reader, it came down to flipping through the five channels we had on our TV
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UK commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has celebrated both profits and new senior associate appointments this month. The firm, based in Liverpool, enjoyed its seventh consecutive year of growth. The firm has expanded its three main business groups and opened new offices, turning over £145.5m in the year ended 30 April 2024, up from £129.5m
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The Lone Star Lawyer Assailing The Rap Star Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing writer Tony Buzbee is well known for profile cases, but his involvement in the Sean “Diddy” Combs case may well become one of the most significant mass tort cases in entertainment law history. Buzbee’s litigation against Sean “Diddy” Combs presents a masterclass in
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The Big Money Australian Law Partners Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Australian law firms have entered the big money zone that has become increasingly normal among the major big law firms in the US and UK. The dollars may be somewhat less, but the reasons for the top pay are the same: meeting the increasingly
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Axiom Ince Failures by SRA The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) faces unprecedented scrutiny as enforcement action looms following a damning review of its handling of the Axiom Ince collapse in 2023, which has found a series of critical failures in the regulator’s approach to the high-profile law firm’s demise. The report by Northern Ireland law
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Is AI Re-Shaping Law Firm Finances? In a groundbreaking revelation that could signal the twilight of traditional legal billing practices, Wolters Kluwer’s 2024 Future Ready Lawyer Survey has uncovered a seismic shift in how the legal industry views artificial intelligence and its impact on the centuries-old billable hour model. The comprehensive study, which surveyed 700
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Cravath Swaine & Moore has grown its London practice with the recruitment of two leveraged finance partners from Linklaters, another sign of the prestige law firm’s moves to grow its City practice. The move by Cravaths is another sign of the London legal battleground for legal talent among big law firms, particularly US-based firms. Chris
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Wachtell Lipton Dominance in M&A Dimishes Wachtell’s M&A Dominance has long been a major feature of the M&A tables, but the elite firm has slipped to seventh place in the third quarter of 2024 leading to questions about its operation. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, long considered the crown jewel of corporate law and has
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