The Controversial Career of Alberto Gonzales Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing writer Former US Attorney General and White House Counsel in the Trump presidency, Alberto R. Gonzales is throwing his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. The high profile lawyer, whose career has also been marked by controversy – now highlighted by his major political ‘switch’ […]
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Hogan Lovells Closes Offices One thing we all know about the law business is that it is undergoing constant change with mergers, pay hikes to secure legal talent and reducing their global footprint as Hogan Lovells have just announced. Hogan Lovells is to close three of its international offices as part of a strategic realignment.
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Law Merger Mania Continues Womble Bond Dickinson and Lewis Roca have decided to tie the knot, creating what’s set to be a legal powerhouse, creating a firm that will crack the top 70 in the US by revenue. This strategic combination, set to take effect on January 1, 2025. The merger brings together two established
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A&O Shearman Cut Back Equity Partners It’s not the sort of news they would want after a high-profile, big law merger, but A&O Shearman has announced significant post-merger changes including partner reductions and office closures. The merger of Shearman & Sterling and Allen & Overy created one of the largest transatlantic law firm combinations in
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Knights Group: Pioneering a New Model for Legal Practice Tom Borman, LawFuel contributor IThe law is steeped in tradition, but Knights Group has emerged as a firm prepared to set the traditional law firm model on its head – with results that continue to impress through tactics that others may wish to consider, despite Knights’
Corrs Chambers Partner Attrition Continues Ben Thomson, LawFuel Big Law editor The ongoing departures from Corrs Chambers Westgarth has highlighted the issue of inter-firm movement (ie lateral hires) that has become more aggressive in recent years in major jurisdictions, including Australia. And the response from law firms has been to alter remuneration levels for incoming
The London Law Battle For Legal Talent In a move that sent further ripples through the London law world, Slaughter and May has joined the fray in the ongoing salary war for junior lawyers, announcing a substantial 20 percent increase in newly-qualified (NQ) associate salaries, boosting the annual pay packet to £150,000, aligning the firm
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Is Paul Weiss Preparing A Strategic Checkmate in London? Observers have been watching Paul Weiss and its London lateral hires with high interest since the headline-making move to recruit law star Neel Sachdev two years ago. And now, the interest is in just what the powerhouse firm is planning in its aggressive London expansion? According
Two-Tier Partnership Growth The two-tier partnership model in law firms continues its upwards trajectory with WilmerHale joining the growing ranks of big law firms embracing the structure. Only a handful of Am Law 100 firms now cling to the traditional single-tier model, as the law profession continues to evolve in response to competitive pressures. The
Tom Girardi Conviction Former Hollywood-based celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been found guilty of defrauding clients out of tens of millions of dollars in a jury verdict in Los Angeles. Girardi, 85, took the pollution case that lead to the Oscar-winning Erin Brockovich movie and was the estranged husband of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”
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