LawFuel.com – Law Firm News Daily A recent case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc., highlights how difficult it is for a for-profit business to create lawful unpaid internships. The court held that unpaid interns on the “Black Swan” movie set did not […]
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Arun Balasubramanian to become co-head of the firm’s India group, working alongside Pratap Amin, Chairman of Freshfields’ India group. Most recently a partner at Linklaters in Singapore with active involvement in the India capital markets practice and its US law practice in Southeast Asia, Arun is a
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For a disgraced former New York governor and US attorney, Eliot Spitzer’s not doing so badly. The high profile lawyer reached an equally high profile demise in 2008 after his patronizing of a high priced prostitution ring, the Emperors Club when he reportedly paid up to $80,000 for prostitutes over several years and hwile serving
Hector Sharp is a New Zealand student who plans to study law, but has been writing on Mid-East and African affairs during his travels. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2012 with a degree in Political Science. Spent time working at the Harry S. Truman Peace Institute in Jerusalem, specializing in conflict resolution
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Sparke Helmore is delighted to welcome Roger Sands, who has joined the Insurance Group this week as a partner in the Perth office. “Roger is a very senior and highly respected insurance practitioner in the Western Australian market and we are thrilled that he has now decided to join Sparke Helmore. We have a vision
Clifford Chance today announced its results for the year ended 30 April 2013. Revenues were £1,271 million (USD1,995 million; EUR1,551 million), broadly flat year on year excluding the effect of exchange rate movements (in Sterling, down 2%) Partnership profit was £404 million (USD634 million; EUR493 million), 6% lower than the previous financial year
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DALLAS, TX–LawFuel.com – Immigration Law Firm News – Jul 8, 2013- The Senate passed comprehensive immigration reform bill S.744 by a 68 to 32 vote and the bill is now in the House. Amendments to radically alter its balance of border security and earned legalization failed, but dramatically tougher border security requirements were
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Clifford Chance may have suffered from a fall in partnership profits, but it hasn’t prevented the partners taking home £1 million each. Their profits are not quite what some of the Magic Circle firm’s rivals are making, with Linklaters partners taking more than £1.3 million in the financial year, and Freshfields partners taking home an
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LawFuel.com – The Law Firm News Website – Clyde & Co is delighted to announce the opening of its fourth US office in Atlanta on 19 June 2013. Clyde & Co’s new Atlanta operation will be led by partners Bob Fisher and James Chin who join the firm from Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi.
The Lawyer Awards ceremony took place in London on Tuesday, 25 June 2013 – a celebration of excellence in the legal profession attended by more than 1,400 lawyers. Taylor Wessing was recognised for innovation in the delivery of legal services to clients, ranging from the smallest start-up to the largest multinational, and for its strategically
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