LawFuel.com – The Web’s Best Law Firm Newswire – Akin Gump is to restructure itself into an all-capital partner system in January 2014, following a reportedly intensive internal review of the global firm. The change will mean partners will be put on a multi-tier system that combines a combination of both guaranteed and variable remuneration […]
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Lawfuel.com – Best Law Firm Newswire – David P. Badanes, Suffolk County divorce attorney, has recently released an article on his website entitled “How The Same Sex Ruling Effects Divorcing Couples. On June 26, 2013, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was declared unconstitutional, giving same sex couples equal treatment in terms of receiving the
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LawFuel.com – For the Best Law Firm Marketing Newswire Service – Social media is one of the fastest growing tools businesses use to employ marketing tactics in a timely and cost effective manner. It has the power to propel a company ahead of competitors, and into a thriving market position. On the flip-side, social media
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LawFuel.com – Commercial Law News – Linklaters advised the banks, including Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, UBS, Berenberg Bank and Commerzbank, in relation to the stock market debut of the Siemens subsidiary Osram. The shares of OSRAM Licht AG were admitted to trading on the Frankfurt and Munich Stock Exchanges on 5 July 2013. On
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LawFuel.com – Law Firm News Daily A recent case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc., highlights how difficult it is for a for-profit business to create lawful unpaid internships. The court held that unpaid interns on the “Black Swan” movie set did not
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RIVERSIDE, California – An Upland attorney surrendered this morning after being charged with stealing approximately $129,795 in social security benefits. Audrey Owens, 60, a deputy public defender for Riverside County, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in federal court on June 10 with theft of government property in a scheme that spanned 12 years.
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Manhattan lawyer Ronny Buni attempted to collect fees from his client, but received a major reversal of fortunes when the fees, described as “frivolous”, were not only overlooked by the Court but Buni was ordered to pay his clients $21,000. Buni’s fees for “legal research” amounted more to Law 101 said Manhattan civil court judge
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Most people still picture an authoritative individual pointing directly at the camera when they think of legal marketing, but the truth is that the internet and social media have upended the traditional client path. With this in mind, Legal Marketing Advantage has put together six marketing mistakes that all law firms should strive to
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Arun Balasubramanian to become co-head of the firm’s India group, working alongside Pratap Amin, Chairman of Freshfields’ India group. Most recently a partner at Linklaters in Singapore with active involvement in the India capital markets practice and its US law practice in Southeast Asia, Arun is a
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LawFuel.com – Law Firm News – Skadden secured the dismissal of remanded shareholder derivative claims brought against UBS Financial Services Incorporated of Puerto Rico, UBS Trust Company of Puerto Rico and directors of UBS-managed mutual funds alleging violations of federal securities and Puerto Rico laws. On July 9, Judge Aida M. Delgado-Colon of the U.S.
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