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Who Are The Power Law Firms Getting A Cut In The Bill & Melinda Gates Divorce?

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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: an important tool in the litigation toolbox

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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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LegalTech Startup LawVu Raised Millions As Kiwi Entrepreneur Eyes US In-House Legal Market

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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

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Lawyer Income And How Google’s Top Lawyer Made Over $50 Million Last Year

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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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Am Law 100 And The $4.8 Billion Top Listing Law Firm For Gross Revenue

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But the top earning partners were at Wachtell Lipton at $7.5 million in profits per equity partner Greedy for top ranking maybe, but Kirkland & Ellis achieve the top gross revenue take law firm in the AmLaw 100 rankings for 2021 with a $4.8 billion revenue haul. The top 10 firms in the site’s gross

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Listed UK Law Firms Action Continues as Legal Services Company Acquires Specialist Law Firm

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The bounce-back and resilience of the listed law firms continues in the UK The UK listed law firms’ action continues as UK legal services company RBG Holdings has acquired the specialist international 29 partner law firm Memery Crystal LLP in a £30m deal. The Memery Crystal partner receive cash and shares in RBG as settlement

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Sharon Osborne Hire’s Hollywood Heavyweight Lawyer Jeremiah Reynolds Following ‘The Talk’ Row

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Sharon Osborne has hired a top gun Hollywood lawyer to represent her after her falling out over The Talk show when she defended Piers Morgan over his comments about Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah. Jeremiah Reynolds from Eisner & Co has become one of Hollywood’s top lawyers in the litigation space, with a roster of

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The $2000-Plus An Hourly Charge Out Rate For Former US Attorney General Eric Holder Reflects Growing Billing Rates

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Hourly charge out rates for lawyers have continued to rise rapidly, but for former US Attorney General, now a partner at Covington & Burling, Eric Holder’s rate is a hefty $2295 an hour according to a contract the law firm signed. The rate is heady, but not out of line with what top corporate lawyers

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