David Brechter Remember Charles Harder? He was the lawyer who closed gossip blog Gawker on behalf of Trump-supporter and multi-billionaire Peter Thiel, and his client ‘Hulk Hogan’. You can read our earlier story about Mr Harder here. Now he’s reappeared as President Trump’s new lawyer in the attempts to shutter the ‘Fire & Fury’ book […]
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Using LinkedIn to grow your law practice is one of the most sure-fire things any small (or larger) firm can do to create new work. Following some simple steps for the massive social network can pay huge dividends for a few minutes a day. All of which is why we paid close attention to a
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Statement from the President of the United States Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my Presidency. When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. Steve was a staffer who worked for me after I had already won the nomination by defeating seventeen candidates, often described as
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Toby George* Blockchain, THE Blockchain, BlockTech, even, whatever you want to call it, blockchain will alter the way lawyers go about their business in a way that may be as significant as the Internet itself. And those jumping on the ‘chain’ first are likely to score a win over others who struggle to understand what’s
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Thomson Reuters – Attorneys starting a law firm after working for others need to begin with a vision that encompasses the types of legal services they will provide, the way they will relate to clients, and how much they expect to earn from their business. A well-thought-out vision and a realistic law firm business plan
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Famed attorney F Lee Bailey, part of the original OJ Simpson murder trial ‘dream team’, is to provide a revealing, if not ‘explosive’ look at one of last century’s most compelling criminal trials. OJ Simpson was acquitted of murder in the double murder trial of wife Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. Mr Bailey, 84,
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Is the war for cyber security being won? The jury is out, but according to attorney Shawn Tuma, a cybersecurity & data privacy attorney at Scheef & Stone in Texas, there may be some considerable cause for optimism. His blog post indicated that he had observed a trend that created the hope – As an
A top QC in a rapper video is not quite what is usually expected of British silks, but in the case of the rapper – Tokyi Ajibola aka Trapstar Toxic – it follows his acquittal on two counts of attempted murder and a three week trial at the Old Bailey. James Scobie QC of Garden
Reputation for lawyers is everything – so what happens when a superstar lawyer like David Boies becomes entangled in a mess like Harvey Weinstein? Can he disentangle? Does it even hurt? According to an article in Bloomberg.com, David Boies is unfazed by the attention being focused on himself as a sometime lawyer for the besieged
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Breakups are hard to do, whether romantic or ‘legal’ in the sense of law firm partnerships. But the bitter breakup of a US personal injury firm is demonstrating the need to prepare for the worst. There are some things you can do to avoid the sort of acrimony and scorched earth acrimony that is being
