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Trump Impeachment: Meet The Cannabis Law Expert Repping Lev Parnas

The Trump impeachment trial is occupying gigabytes of media bandwidth, but one of the surprise witnesses is Russian-born Lev Parnas who was questioned on Prime Time about his allegations, the man beside him was something of a mystery. Parnas, an associate of Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani, is being advised by Joseph Bondy, whose law firm […]

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Linklaters Take a Risk Averse Approach to the Boozy Social Event To Stem #Metoo Mayhem

Such is the state of the #Metoo movement in the legal profession that Magic Circle firm Linklaters has launched a ‘sober supervisor’ scheme to avoid bad behaviour after boozy lunches and social gatherings. The seemingly growing array of prosecutions and cases of sexual harassment and other incidents has lead to what some may see as

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Law Firm Merger Leads To Top 50 Firm For Faegre & Drinker Biddle

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Powered by LawFuel – Faegre Baker Daniels and Drinker Biddle & Reath announced today the combination of their law firms, following an affirmative vote by the partnerships of both organizations. The combined firm will begin operations as Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath (Faegre Drinker) on Feb. 1, 2020. With more than 1,300 attorneys and consultants

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Survey: 54% Of Law Firms, Companies Plan To Expand Legal Teams In Next Six Months

– Litigation is the top practice area expected to offer job opportunities, according to Robert Half Legal research – Lawyers, compliance specialists and data privacy experts are in greatest demand – 87% of lawyers surveyed report recruiting challenges MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 16, 2019 Powered by LawFuel — Businesses plan to increase their hiring of legal professionals

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Lawyer X & Her Gangland Informing: “The biggest mess known to mankind”

The latest round of public hearings into the Australian Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants (RCMPI), has seen ‘Lawyer X’ – Nicola Gobbo – describe herself as “the biggest mess known to mankind.” In part of the transcript read to the Commission, Ms Gobbo said: “I shouldn’t keep saying that I’m a pile

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Boies Schiller Add High Profile Justice Lawyer for High Stakes Litigation Role

Powered by LawFuel – Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that , the former acting Associate Attorney General of the United States, will join the firm in Washington D.C. and Florida as a partner, focusing on high-stakes litigation and appeals, regulatory counseling, enforcement defense, and crisis management.  Panuccio has served at the highest levels of

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‘Scrappy, Middle Class Kid’ Who Became Prominent Kirkland Lawyer Dies at 46

Kevin Morris, a prominent Kirkland & Ellis private equity partner, died this week at age 46 after a three-year battle with brain cancer. Morris was one of only a small number of African American lawyers heavily involved in dealmaking in major law firms. He had worked at Kirkland all his career with the firm saying

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