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Skadden Arps Secures Settlement for China-Based iDreamSky Technologies in Class Action

Skadden secured a favorable settlement for China-based iDreamSky Technologies Limited in a putative class action arising from its $116 million initial public offering of American depository shares. The plaintiffs filed several lawsuits in state and federal court, alleging that the defendants misled investors about the anticipated timing of a new mobile game release. Skadden successfully […]

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5 Key Blockchain Building Blocks For Law Firms To Understand Today

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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The Court of Appeal’s New Judge Joe Williams: Could He Be New Zealand’s First Chief Justice

Newly appointed Court of Appeal Judge – “Matua Joe” to many – Justice Joe Williams is the Court’s first Te Reo speaker but also a Maori lawyer who has confronted issues relating to how indigenous people relate to the Western legal system. And he raises the possibility of being the country’s first Maori Chief Justice,

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5 Tips for Starting a Law Firm in the Virtual Law Era

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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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Law Firm Favored by California Tech Giants Joins Womble Bond Dickinson

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP announced today California-based Blakely Sokoloff Taylor Zafman, LLP will join Womble Bond Dickinson effective 2 January 2018. The addition of the Blakely team will add 24 lawyers and patent agents to Womble Bond Dickinson’s roster as well as offices in Los Angeles, Orange County and Sunnyvale to complement the firm’s

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New Zealand’s Most Powerful Lawyers Named – The LawFuel Power List

New Zealand’s most powerful lawyers have been named with a woman, once again, heading the list of the country’s legal elite. LawFuel’s Power List, in its third edition, was released this week with 50 of the country’s most powerful lawyers, excluding judges and politicians, and with Dame Patsy Reddy, the Governor General, once again heading

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Clifford Chance advises Shell on AU$3.5 billion sale of stake in Woodside

Sydney: Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) on the sale of 111.8 million shares in Australian Oil and Gas company Woodside. At approximately AU$3.5 billion, the sale represents 100% of Shell’s interest in Woodside and 13.28% of the issued capital in Woodside. Rothschild was financial advisor to Shell

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Opportunities for New Zealanders With Arbitration Growth

With the growth of globalisation, the preferred dispute resolution mechanism for disputes between corporates operating in different locales, arbitration, has also grown. It is a rare law firm that deals with internationally operating corporates that does not have an interest in arbitration. An initiative by the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand, AMINZ, is

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Sidley Elects 19 to Partnership

Chicago – Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that it has elected 19 lawyers to its partnership effective January 1, 2018. “We are delighted to welcome this outstanding group of lawyers to the partnership,” said Carter Phillips, chair of Sidley’s Executive Committee. “Each one of these individuals has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to clients, colleagues

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