The far-right Parler social media platform is facing a tough road in its antitrust lawsuit against Amazon Web Services (AWS), who suspended the service after the Washington mob insurrection. So far the lawsuit has got off to a jumpy start. It’s attempt to show that Amazon Web Services (AWS) shuttered the platform for competitive reasons […]
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In what may be his greatest indignity – after a mounting compost heap of indignities – Trump lawyer and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is setting himself up to be thrown out of his own Bar Association. In a statement (below), the New York State Bar Association have condemned the violent uprising at the
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stitutional Democracy Washington – January 8, 2021: Eighteen law firms joined Crowell & Moring to urge Vice President Mike Pence to invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to remove the President from office for being a “reckless and wanton threat to the Constitution that he pledged to preserve, protect, and defend.” The law firms
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Law firm mergers have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Mergers dropped by 43 per cent last year as partners grappled with financial uncertainties brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, according to an Altman Weil MergerLine report released Tuesday. Deal activity declined sharply starting in March of last year leading to only 65 combinations in
The death on Christmas eve of one of Britain’s leading barristers, Edmund King QC, was an untimely passing, but his recently written witty and wise article on civil litigation – ‘How to Lose a Case’ – has perhaps become something of required reading for lawyers of all persuasions and jurisdictions. The article published by Essex
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When AbovetheLaw writer and lawyer Jordan Rothman wrote about a ‘holiday truce’ for lawyers, he may have signalled something that does occur at a time of Christmas and new year goodwill – assuming such a time really does exist. Work slows, vacations are taken and an attitude of almost friendly fraternity exists. But not for
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Keystone Law is a so-called ‘platform-based’ law firm that lets offices work from home – surprise, surprise in a time of COVID – but it may be time to give it some additional attention. Yahoo Finance sees Keytone picked as having ‘massive potential (LSE: KEYS). Another UK growth stock I think has massive potential is Keystone
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Trump’s recent pardons have followed form – a cot-throwing, screw you attitude towards his election loss, still unaccepted, and his congenital inability to accept reversal. The New York Times’ Michelle Goldberg reviewed his most disgusting pardons, including the Blackwater mercenaries who participated in the 2007 massacre in Baghdad’s Nisour Square. Among the victims was a
John Bowie – It’s been an unusual year all round and readers will be looking forward to a better and more positive 2021 than the year we’re now farewelling. For us at LawFuel it’s been an unusual one too, but it has also ended on a similarly ‘2020’ note with increased readership and a very
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The Big Law firms have been kicking off their bonuses with some using tailored bonuses to associates rather than the usual ‘bonus-for-all’ situation. And some firms are paying above the market rate, including boutique law firms who will occasionally focus on particular practice areas. Irell & Manella, for instance, has had a number of departures
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