Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has appointed Wheatly MacNamara, a seasoned real estate lawyer, as the upcoming managing partner of its London office, reflecting a trend towards greater law firm gender diversity, particularly US-based law firms. MacNamara becomes the first woman to hold this position at the top 15 US firm, (which just misses the LawFuel […]
A significant shift in personnel has occurred at the law firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, with two separate teams making notable departures. Firstly, a team comprising more than 30 individuals, including 23 Finance and M&A lawyers led by Patrizio Messina, has moved to Hogan Lovells which, like Orricks, is a member of LawFuel’s elite ‘most
The Donald Trump catalog of legal battles continues to occupy both column inches and file rooms, but the Trump ballot case has created issues at the pointy end of the Trump tableau of troubles. But who are the lawyers involved in that constitutional battle before the US Supreme Court? The New York Times looked at
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Former DLA Piper Lawyer Compares Big Law to Mid-Law Efficiencies Mid-tier law firms are positioned to offer superior value to a broad spectrum of corporate clients while also delivering higher compensation to their employees a former DLA Piper top lawyer has said in an Australian Financial Review article. Grant Koch, who previously served as the
Iran In Quinn Emanuel’s Sights John Bowie, LawFuel publisher Powerful litigation law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP has taken a bold step by filing a lawsuit against Iran on behalf of American victims and their families affected by a horrific attack on October 7 in Israel. The legal action seeks justice for the
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A billion dollar fee may be in waiting for the lawyers involved in defeating Elon Musk’s pay package deal
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As the big money lateral moves among the big law firms continue – the latest being yet another departure from Paul Weiss of its former managing partner – Linklaters have decided to penalize departing partners. The firm is considering a new policy to withhold year-end profit shares from partners who leave for competing City law
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A former global head of tax for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been sentenced to jail for three and a half years in connection with a tax fraud. Ulf Johannemann was sentenced by the Frankfurt Regional Court over his involvement in the notorious “cum-ex” tax evasion scandal, which implicated a multitude of financial institutions and numerous
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Hybrid law firm work is catching on but many big law firms are forcing employees to return for a decent part of each week
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Cravaths M&A Partner Joins Freshfields in New York In the world of Biglaw, Cravath has always been held up as the gold standard. It’s not just because they set the Cravath scale for Biglaw salaries, but also because they’re known for guiding them from associates to partners. It’s a place where attorneys often spend their
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