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A Warning for Australian Law Firms? SME’s Are Happy To Leave You

Inaugural NAB Law Firm Survey Carries Some Salutary Messages for Lawyers Powered By LawFuel – Lawyers are critical to SMEs. But that doesn’t mean they get it right every time. In NAB’s inaugural Legal Services Industry Survey, we find out what SME clients really need, want and value – giving lawyers unique insights into how they […]

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CNN Anchor Don Lemon Retains Pierce Bainbridge Attorneys in Sexual Assault Case

The sexual assault charge faced by CNN primetime host Don Lemon has seen Lemon retain Caroline Polisi, a frequent TV guest, and law partner Christopher LaVigne both from Pierce Bainbridge. The host was sued in a civil lawsuit filed in early August and involved an alleged incident at the bar in the Hamptons, claiming a

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Why The Law Partnership Structure is Not An Anachronism . . And What Lawyers Hate Doing Most

The idea that the partnership is an anachronism is misguided The strength of the partnership structure for law firms  has been questioned, but an article in the Australian Financial Review indicates that law firms should avoid following the corporate model of corporations and instead focus on the producer-manager-leader (PML) model where senior lawyers are “on

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5 Key Tips For Law Firms About Women Seeking A Return To The Office

The question of ‘where are the women?” in the law profession is heard regularly, particularly as female law graduate numbers continue to climb. Now a former recruiter has developed a successful program for women re-entering the legal workforce. But for former recruiter Lisa Unwin (left) the question becomes more urgent for women who once were

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Sullivan Recruits Angela Gomes From Skadden as Partner in Boston Office

Attorneys Crossed Paths Frequently Powered By LawFuel –Boston, MA, September 4, 2019 – International law firm Sullivan & Worcester today announced that Angela Gomes has joined the Boston office as a partner in the Corporate practice. Angela, who moves to Sullivan from Skadden, focuses her practice on securities regulation and corporate finance, as well as mergers

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Dress For (Legal) Success – Cavell Leitch Add A New Law Firm Initiative To The Growing List . .

John Bowie* So here’s another initiative for your law firm to make in an age when making a difference in an age of sameness is all important. Cavell Leitch have taken the initiative following the initiative taken by some firms, like Australia’s McCabe Curwood. In a world of flexible work hours, hot desks, casual fridays,

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DLA Piper advises CIRCOR in US$84.5 million sale of Spence and Nicholson product lines

Powered By LawFuel – September 3, 2019 – DLA Piper represented CIRCOR International, Inc., a provider of flow control solutions and other highly engineered products for the industrial, energy, aerospace and defense markets, in the sale of certain assets and liabilities relating to its Spence and Nicholson product lines to Emerson for approximately US$84.5 million.  

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Why Allen & Overy and O’Melveny Fell Over . . And What It Says About US-UK Firms

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“Compelling synergies” between two Big Law firms not enough to cement merger deal Attempts by City-based legal giant Allen & Overy to enter the US legal market have collapsed after 18 months of talks with US – based O’Melveny & Myers  and evidences the structural differences between US and UK law firms. Allen & Overy

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