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Kathryn Beck and that Pesky ‘Russell McVeagh’ #Metoo Issue That Fails to Die

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Former Law Society president Kathryn Beck just cannot seem to shake off the ‘Russell McVeagh’ issue, the sexual harassment scandal that became the front-and-centre focus of her presidency. One of the most strident critics of Kathryn Beck, Queenstown-based Olivia Wensley, has attacked the appointment that was announced recently by Attorney General David Parker as an

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Is The Berman Ouster in New York A Further Reflection of Trump Political Interference? Maybe Not With This Lawyer . .

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The debacle surrounding the firing of US attorney for New York’s Southern District has seen a new entrant in the spotlight: white collar crime specialist Audrey Strauss whose appointment has continued to shine a light upon the District’s ‘important cases’. Ms Strauss took over from Geoffrey Berman on an inetrim basis, which has confounded many

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Boies Law Firm Upheaval Continues With 4 Partner Defection to King & Spalding

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The turmoil at Boies Schiller Flexner has continued with four litigators leaving for King & Spalding including a former firm exeutive committee member. King & Spalding had recruited four more complex commercial litigators from Boies Schiller Flexner, including one who had served on its executive committee. This now amounts to 35 partners who have left

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Laying Zoom Bare – Holding Zoom Meetings Without Wearing Pants is Just Part of the Problem For Lawyers Using Zoom

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The move to Zoom meetings, online courts and the other online, at-home work for lawyers has created a range of new issues, not the least being what lawyers’ online meetings sees them wearing and – but even more disconcerting – security issues involving problems with confidential information and privacy that should concern lawyers. The federal

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From War-Torn Country to New Zealand – Auckland Lawyer Ana Lenard Wins Ethel Benjamin scholarship

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Auckland lawyer Ana Lenard, who came to New Zealand from war-torn Yugoslavia in 1994,  has been awarded the New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin scholarship for outstanding women lawyers. The award honours Ethel Benjamin, New Zealand’s first woman barrister and solicitor, who was admitted to the bar in 1897. For over 20 years, through these awards,

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Who Are The Lawyers Helping Prince Andrew Keep Safe From US Law Enforcement Over Jeffrey Epstein?

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As Prince Andrew faces increasing pressure to speak with the American authorities regarding his links with deceased and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein his law firm has provided a firm rebuttal of claims of ‘zero co-operation’ with US authorities. So who are the Duke of York’s lawyers? His law firm, a six partner firm specialising in

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