The Big Money and multi-billion dollar revenues of Big Law continue, according to the latest 2019 Am Law rankings. It’s been Big Law’s best year since the Great Recession, American Lawyer report. Eighty eight firms showed revenue increases with 37 posting revenues of $1 billion or more, which is six more than 2017. Kirkland & […]
It appears that the lavish lifestyles of LA attorneys is in the news these days with Michael Avenatti’s indictments and now a stoush involving prominent plaintiff attorney Thomas Girardi and a litigation funder seeking repayment of an alleged $15 million loan. Girardi, married to ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ star Erika Jayne, has been involved
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Law Office Study as a Unique Way to Pass the Bar So Kim Kardashian West is becoming an attorney? According to her interview with Vogue out yesterday, she plans to by 2022. For aspiring attorneys out there, there is a firm question. What is the best and most reliable way to become an attorney in
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Stress for lawyers has always been present, but a recent UK survey of over 1000 employees found that they lie second as the most stressed professionals in the country. There is little to suggest that the results would not be similar in other jurisdictions where such findings are almost commonplace. The survey, undertaking by the
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Once again, Jones Day faces litigation in respect of its “black box” compensation system, allegedly used to pay women partners less than their male colleagues. This is the second gender discrimination lawsuit against the wealthy law firm, following one filed by Wendy Moore, a former Jones Day partner who referred to the so-called ‘black box’
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John Bowie The mess that is Brexit is made for law firms who are there to try and untangle – or even simply predict – how things may play out. And London’s Big Law players are having their time in the Brexit sun. The New York Times reported recently on the City firms that are
Connecting a star law firm like Boies Schiller Flexner with a high profile case such as that involving star lawyer Michael Avenatti has become something of a byword for the way in which Boies’ law firm operates. The Avenatti arrest sent an already hyper-intense media into overdrive as the former lawyer for Adult actress Stormy
NEWSRELEASE For Immediate Distribution March 25, 2019 Nicola T. HannaUnited States AttorneyCentral District of California Ciaran McEvoyPublic Information Officerciaran.mcevoy@usdoj.gov(213) 894-4465 Lawyer Michael Avenatti Arrested on Federal Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud Charges LOS ANGELES – Attorney Michael Avenatti was arrested today pursuant to a criminal complaint alleging he embezzled a client’s money in order to pay his own expenses
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The Big Money at Big Law firm Kirkland & Ellis continues to grow, as the Chicago-born legal monolith has surged to a global turnover of US$3.76 billion, with profits per equity (PEP) partner topping $5 million for the first time. Legal Business reports that the firm, which released its 2018 results on 21 March, enjoyed
Will Bartlett* Cyber attacks on law firms continue to be a major threat, one of the latest such techniques being the so-called ‘spear phishing’ approach where hackers contact a target and impersonate a trusted client or individual. But it is a human shield defense rather than just technology against phishing that provides the greatest protection
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