Dan Garner – The leakage from the once ‘fastest growing law firm in the world’ – aka Pierce Bainbridge, continues as six partners have left since August, with some being short-term stayers. A Law.com report quoted Pierce managing partner and former tank commander John Pierce (left) saying: “not everyone is cut out for SEAL training […]
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Innocence Project See Release of Willie Veasy Powered By LawFuel –Willie Veasy, a Philadelphia man first convicted of murder in 1993, has been cleared this week of all charges and freed thanks to Jim Figorski and Christine Levin of Dechert and the Pennsylvania Innocence Project at Temple University Beasley School of Law. This is Jim
Attorney, Female Founder & Blogger Rachel Rodgers Karin Conroy* Many female founders in the law industry face unique challenges that result in a refined ability to manage their time and effectively build their own firm. Throughout their career, they have learned that there is great value in learning the effective measures of juggling a career
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‘We may be closer to restoring a missing element of common sense to our judicial system’ Powered By LawFuel –HOUSTON, Oct. 13, 2019 — Based on several court decisions during the past nine months, we may be closer to restoring a missing element of common sense to our judicial system and protecting the rights of victims
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Mike Hammell* When we last looked at the growth areas for law in 2019, we featured some challenging areas of growth in the law, like cannabis law and IP law areas. But the COVID-19 pandemic has provided some key changes to what the emerging legal growth areas may be in 2021 and beyond. And so
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Powered by LawFuel -LONDON, October 7, 2019: International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced that David Avery-Gee will join the Firm as an M&A partner in the London office. David is currently a corporate partner at Linklaters. He has advised on many high-profile and complex domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and IPOs across a
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The US, as the largest legal market in the world with 1.3 million lawyers might appear to be ‘over-serviced’ if anything with law firms. But global player and ‘polycentric’ player Dentons have big plans for the big market. Dentons announced its plans to merge with two US law firms, believes the US market needs a
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Where Are The High Growth Areas? It takes ‘Forbes’, that purveyor of key lists that attract eyeballs everywhere, to provide us with the largest law firms in the world – and to outline how some are growing faster than ever. They are also becoming more specialized. Working with Statista, ‘Forbes’ selected 243 firms and identified
DIGITAL ASSETS LAWYER MICHELLE GITLITZ JOINS CROWELL & MORING Powered By LawFuel –New York – October 3, 2019 – Michelle Ann Gitlitz has joined Crowell & Moring’s New York office to lead its global Blockchain and Digital Assets practice. Her addition strengthens the firm’s ability to counsel clients, both emerging and established businesses, on the legal and regulatory
