Criminal defense work is wearying work and Bill Cosby’s defense lawyer Tom Mesereau has been charged with drifting off to snooze during part of his client’s trial – albeit only when testimony was being read by the Judge to the Jury after lengthy deliberations and questioning. According to media reports Tom Mesereau drifted off while Judge […]
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Cyber attack is a major risk for today’s law firms as cybercriminals target law firms in a multi-billion dollar industry that has lead to a fast-growing cyber industry, which remains a sensitive area to talk about for lawyers and businesses alike. But as the cyber crime business grows, the urgent need for law firms to
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HIRD CO-FOUNDER OF CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPANY CHARGED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT WITH SCHEME TO DEFRAUD INVESTORS Robert Khuzami, the Attorney for the United States, Acting Under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the
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Tom Caine – We recently reported in LawFuel about defections – or poachings – from top-of-the-tree law firm Cravath Swaine & Moore to fellow super firm Kirkland Ellis.The major moves of superstar lawyers from a firm like Cravaths was a hitherto almost unheard of occurrence. After all, why would any lawyer worth his salt leave
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Mega law firm mergers have kicked off the year as three of this year’s biggest mergers involve law firms with over 1000 lawyers and the pace of law firms swallowing other large firms is set to continue. The reported merger between London-based Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy who are evidently talking with O’Melveny &
Marketing your law firm is a top priority for law firms, particularly smaller firms, and having a great Google presence is a key target for those seeking to achieve high law firm ranking. Increasingly it is the web – and mobile devices – that will be sending your firm new clients. Your website is your
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Davis Polk today announced that veteran tax lawyer Dana L. Trier has returned to the firm as counsel in the Tax Department in New York. Mr. Trier most recently served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy in the U.S. Treasury Department, where he oversaw the Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel, assisted in establishing
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Gender discrimination – or at least attempts to reduce the pay gap between male and female lawyers in UK law firms – has seen large firms disclose what the gap is. Pay gap gender discrimination is a major issue in the US and the UK, as well as other jurisdictions and was highlighted with the
DLA Piper is proud to announce that 62 lawyers have been promoted to its partnership. The promotions are effective as of April 1, 2018 in the United States and May 1, 2018 for EMEA and Asia Pacific. The promotions were made across many of the firm’s practice areas in 42 different offices throughout 20 countries.
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Milwaukee, WI – March 30, 2018 – Foley & Lardner LLP and Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP today announced the successful combination of the two firms, effective April 1, 2018. The combined firm will have approximately 1,100 lawyers in 24 offices in the United States, Mexico, Asia and Europe. More specifically, Foley will now have a
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