Another major law firm combination appears to be on the way with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Locke Lord talking merger. The combined firm would have more than 1,700 lawyers and generate approximately $1.6 billion in revenue, pushing it into the top 30 US firm list. The merger would be one of the largest of […]
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International Criminal Law Star International criminal law specialist Blerina Jasari, who worked on the prosecution of Ratko Mladic and who last contributed an article for LawFuel on cryptocurrency fraud has been selected to this year’s Washington DC Rising Star list, a distinction awarded to the top 2.5 percent of DC lawyers. After receiving her law
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Thirty-four year old Australian lawyer Stefani Costi received high level publicity over her attempts to deal with workplace bullying in the law profession following an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, which described her humiliation from a senior partner. The SMH article described her being asked by a partner to visit a hardware supermarket to
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Law Firm Domain Rank Authority Leaders Sonia Hickey, Law marketing contributor Domain rank authority is one of those shifting but important metrics that Google uses to establish the credibility and authority of a website, law firm domain rank authority is also be a major law marketing asset. Determining the law firms with the highest Google
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Juan Martinez a ‘Force of Nature’ Described by the firm he lead as a giant of the Australian legal profession, the shock death of Juan Martinez has left HWL Ebsworth mourning the passing of a legal leader who rose from poverty to achieve inestimable recognition. The Australian Financial Review said Martinez, who died of a
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The Easha Anand Supreme Court File Tom Borman, LawFuel ‘Law Star’ writer and legal contributor Described by leading legal commentator David Lat as a ‘Rising Star of the Supreme Court’, Easha Anand switched from a career as a potentially brilliant mathematician to journalism before switching to law – where she has become more than merely
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Lathams Big Law Salary Scale Splurge Ben Thompson, LawFuel’s big law and List review editor When we published the ‘Profits per Partner’ list last year in our big law salary survey report, Latham & Watkins were topping the list at $7.3 million – and the firm is intent on ensuring it remains top dog in
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Weil Waves China Goodbye Another big law firm has decided to close up shop in China with Weil Gotshal & Manges now closing its operation in Shanghai following the closing of its Beijing office. Weil Gotshal plans to consolidate its legal services in Hong Kong. The firm’s spokesperson stated, “We will be working out the
The Burning Issue of Lawyer Burnout Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Mental health and lawyer burnout issues arising from stress, long hours and pressure have plagued the law profession for many years, but recent tragedies such as the death of Pinsent Masons partner Vanessa Ford have once against focused attention on the issue. But what
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Slaughter and May has promoted five lawyers to partner across its London and Brussels offices, half the number promoted in 2022 and the lowest promotion round numbers since 2021 in a reflection of a weaker market for legal services at present. With over 550 lawyers, Slaughter and May is very much one of the LawFuel
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