Harvey Weinstein’s in more trouble than you can shake a stick at, which means hiring attorneys fast. And in Harvey’s case in particular he’s turning – surprise, surprise – to the lady lawyers. Will that work, though? The fired movie mogul is an old hand at hiring attorneys and has used several of the best […]
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The Australian purchase of AJ Park has meant a big payday for the 18 partners in the largest IP law firm in New Zealand – at close to $4 million per partner in the 18 partner firm – and could herald the purchase of more professional services firms in New Zealand. The purchase of the
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It’s the biggest gathering of lawyers in the world and Sydney is turning it on for them at the annual International Bar Association conference. With more than 4000 people coming from 128 countries, it is the first time in the IBA’s 70 year history that Sydney has played host and it is doing so with
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New Zealand’s leading Intellectual Property (IP) specialist, AJ Park, today announced it will be joining the IPH Limited group of companies from 1 November 2017. IPH is an ASX listed holding company for a number of intellectual property and associated companies offering services and products throughout the Asia-Pacific region. AJ Park is widely regarded as
Oct. 10, 2017, SAN FRANCISCO – Schiff Hardin LLP today announced the addition of Steven E. Swaney as a partner in the Product Liability and Mass Torts Practice in the San Francisco office. Swaney represents companies in product liability, class action, and multidistrict matters arising out of product defect, breach of warranty, toxic tort, and
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Law Fuel | Content for Get Smart feature In March this year, leading law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts announced a market first for New Zealand – a joint venture to explore and capitalise on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) for legal services. Law Fuel sat down with the firm’s Chief Executive Officer, Mike Schubert to learn
LawFuel spoke with law tech pioneer Claudia King about her views on how kiwi law firms are dealing with developments in legal technology and artificial intelligence, as well as how in-house counsel are responding to the law tech opportunities. Taranaki-based Claudia King was one of the first Kiwi lawyers off the law tech rank with
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Big Law and big money seem to go together like bacon and eggs, but the massive profit margins that are often touted are false. So says American Lawyer writer Chris Johnson, lead ALM reporter in Europe with a detailed knowledge of the legal business and who penned an article for AmLaw that described the disparity
Russell McVeagh has acted on the A$1.585b trans-Tasman deal that will see the conventional upstream oil and gas production business of Origin Energy, Lattice Energy, acquired by Australasian oil and gas company Beach Energy. Russell McVeagh has acted on the sell-side for Origin Energy, with the company agreeing to sell Lattice Energy after revising earlier plans for an initial public
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