‘Second Gentleman’, Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband Douglas Emhoff earned $1.4 million according to the tax records provided by The White House. Most of the income came from DLA Piper. Emhoff worked as an entertainment attorney as managing director of Venables West Coast and then moving to DLA Piper where around $1.2 million was earned. […]
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Big Law is increasing its legaltech advances with Allen & Overy adding more legal disrupters to its tech hub.
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The London offices of large US law firms are snapping senior legal talent – but they’re sometimes missing the concept of what the culture of a ‘British’ firm London law’s gold rush, stimulated by American law firms, has now reached even greater heights with legal media reports indicating top partners are shifting firms at amounts
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AUT’s newly appointed Interim Dean, Khylee Quince has announced that there will be more Maori content in core law courses. Quince told online followers that the resolution to require the teaching and assessment of concepts of Te Ao Maori and tikanga Maori in core courses had been passed at the Council of Legal Education. “Well,
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. . And Who Are The Two Sole Practice Attorneys Who Are Facing Off Again In Their Second Multi-Billionaire Divorce Proceeding The law firms sharing in the multi-billionaire split between Bill and Melinda Gates involve a variety of legal heavy hitters. The Gates divorce appears to be another civilized and organized affairs in the spirit
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Litigation PR is increasingly popular overseas . . and catching on in New Zealand, lead by a two-woman power team Litigation PR is an interesting concept. In many countries using PR to support a legal case has matured beyond being considered part of crisis communications into its own speciality, yet in New Zealand, are we
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Kiwi legaltech startup LawVu, a collaboration tool for in-house legal teams, has raised $2.5 million in a funding round involving Australian, US and New Zealand investors. It’s another major milestone for founder Sam Kidd. The latest round follows a 2020 funding investment of $3.65 million, with its legaltech suite of tools used by clients including
High profile Mischon de Reya has approved its high-value public float plans Mischcon de Reya is one of the highest profile law firms in Britain and it’s impending float will also make it the richest law firm float anywhere. The law firm has considered a public float for the past two years or more, as
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Top lawyer income figures rank highly, but for Google’s top lawyer the $50 million-plus earnings represent the sort of income movie and pop celebrities might earn. Google’s top lawyer Kent Walker took home $50.88 million in 2020 on a salary of $655,000. The difference – and what a difference – was made up of over
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Lawyer burnout is a major problem for law firms globally, but it’s not an inevitability
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