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Law Firm Ownership Changes for DC . . And The Big Four Accountants Will Be Watching Carefully

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Washington D.C. is the latest jurisdiction to look at whether the rules surrounding law firm ownership should be changed. Bloombergs report that DC’s bar is to look at alternatives to the present law firm ownership rules, saying it will look at the evolving legal service delivery models, which includes non-lawyer ownership of law firms. Bar

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Arrested Developments – Avenatti’s Arrest, Rudy’s Problems . . The Ongoing Problems Faced By Pierce Bainbridge

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Dan Garner* We have reported extensively on various goings-on at Pierce Bainbridge, but the ongoing issues appear to place the firm and its clients in a precarious position. Most recently, firm client (represented by Tom Warren of PB), Michael Avenatti was arrested ruing a hearing of the California Bar. The California federal prosecutors’ additional allegations

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Linklaters Take a Risk Averse Approach to the Boozy Social Event To Stem #Metoo Mayhem

Such is the state of the #Metoo movement in the legal profession that Magic Circle firm Linklaters has launched a ‘sober supervisor’ scheme to avoid bad behaviour after boozy lunches and social gatherings. The seemingly growing array of prosecutions and cases of sexual harassment and other incidents has lead to what some may see as

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