Chinese Law Firms Move Strongly On Hong Kong China’s top law firms are making moves that are turning heads in Hong Kong as the so-called “red circle” firms (think Magic Circle, but with a dash of communist flair) are snatching up partners from their American counterparts who are leaving the island. As Western law firms […]
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Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has been fined £465,000 by the UK government for sanctions breaches related to Russia, with payments made to banks the subject of asset freezes under British sanctions. The fine was imposed by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) after HSF’s former Moscow office made six payments totaling £3.9 million to
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EY Law Reduces Size EY is shaking things up in its UK legal arm. They’re cutting jobs and stepping back from their earlier plans to expand in the legal sector. On Tuesday, EY partners broke the news to UK lawyers in a quick 12-minute call, announcing an overhaul of the legal business and the start
The Big Law Message to Associates In what’s becoming a familiar tune across BigLaw, A&O Shearman is now wielding the bonus stick to ensure their office chairs don’t remain empty. The recently merged firm has reminded its London associates that failing to meet the firm’s 60% in-office requirement could leave their wallets lighter come bonus
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The University of Auckland has put the brakes on a critical and controversial vote regarding the proposed merger between its law and business faculties, following significant pushback from the law profession over transparency issues. Initially scheduled for a vote this week, the university council’s deliberation has been delayed after criticism mounted over plans to conduct
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Clio Moves on Big Law Norma Harris, LawFuel contributing writer Practice management company Clio has acquired UK-based ShareDo expanding its presence into its traditional small and mid-sized law firm base to the upper echelons of the legal market. For 17 years, Clio has built its reputation as the “800-pound gorilla” in the small firm practice
Bill Goodman’s “STFU” PSA Blows Up (Again) as Gen Z Discovers a Dead Legend’s Golden Advice Let’s set the scene: a gravelly-voiced, 80-something civil rights icon stares into the camera and drops this gem: “If you’re arrested, shut the f** up. Don’t talk to police. Don’t explain. Don’t argue. Just STFU.”* Cue the internet losing its
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Law Firm Marketing Using Content Effectively Laurie Villanueva isDirector of our Good2bSocial Digital Marketing Division Content HubSpot is a powerful CRM platform, and they define content marketing as the “process of planning, creating, distributing, sharing, and publishing content via channels such as social media, blogs, websites, podcasts, apps, press releases, print publications, and more. The goal is to
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Squire Patton Boggs client, heiress Iya Patarkatshishvili and her husband Yevhen Hunyak won a significant victory over their moth-infested mansion, which they purchased for £32.5 in London. The property developer, William Woodward-Fisher, was accused of making fraudulent misrepresentations about the property’s condition. In a legal victory, the court ruled in favor of the couple, ordering
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Pallas Partners’ New York Expansion In a move that cements its status as a powerhouse in cross-border litigation, Pallas Partners has just bolstered its New York office with a trio of heavy hitters from Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP. Led by Mike Hanin, a well known trial and appellate lawyer, and joined by Jill Forster and
