Clifford Chance Face Saudi FIFA Music Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Clifford Chance has found itself a the center of a controversy surrounding Saudi Arabia’s bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup in a particularly embarrassing scandal given the firm’s work supporting pro bono and gender equality issues. The firm’s involvement in producing an “independent” […]
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Magic Circle Lawyer Moving Towards The US-Style Deal-Makers Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Much has been written about the UK ‘law wars’ and the aggressive battle between the Magic Circle firms and their US rivals. The Financial Times has also noted an interesting merger of roles where lawyers are increasingly playing a banking role in
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Multi-Billion Dollar Law Victory for Women Law Team In a stunning turnaround for Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson, a formidable team of women lawyers has secured a crucial defense verdict in the high-stakes baby formula litigation. Rebecca Fitzpatrick and Sierra Elizabeth (pictured above) of Kirkland & Ellis, alongside Phyllis Jones of Covington & Burling, Sherry
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Clifford Chance Steps Up The Lockstep Pay Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor It’s raining money for top legal talent and the battle for legal talent has seen Clifford Chance up the ante with a big pay change to their lockstep structure to keep legal talent in the current talent wars. The firm has changed its
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Judge Orders Giuliani Asset Transfer Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor On Tuesday, a federal judge ordered Rudolph W. Giuliani to transfer most of his assets and liquid funds to a receivership controlled by two Georgia election workers he defamed after the 2020 presidential election. The orders are a further fall from grace by Giuliani following
Largest Class Action Lawsuit Hits London Courts The largest class action lawsuit of its kind – the $47 billion Brazilian dam collapse case – has hit the London Courts lead by personal injury firm Pogust Goodhead. According to Pogust Goodhead the claims against mining giant BHP makes it the largest environmental claim ever. The claim
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The Big Law Pay Structure Upset Albert Goodwin, LawFuel Big Law editor Big law pay structure moves have been very much in the news of late, but now a move but A&O Shearman has bucked a recent trend by big law firms towards a salaried partner tier by having a full all-equity pay model. A&O
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Paul Weiss Partner Scalp No. 16 From Kirklands And so it continues . . another week, another Kirkland & Ellis partner joins Paul Weiss in London. The latest to join the firm is Revathi Raghavan, as a partner in Paul Weiss’ s Investment Funds Group in London. Raghavan is a financial regulatory lawyer with extensive
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Paul Weiss continues its aggressive expansion in London with another high-profile hire from Kirkland & Ellis. Prem Mohan has joined Paul Weiss as a partner and head of European financial services regulation after 10 years at Kirkland. The hire marks the 15th partner hire that Paul Weiss has made from Kirklands as part of its
The Big Law Pay News Ben Thomson, Big Law contributing editor The Cravath Scale has become something of the gold standard when it comes to big law pay, but the boutiques are muscling in on the big law pay rates with offers that exceed the Cravath Scale. Boutique law firms like Hueston Hennigan have adopted
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