So how gay-friendly is your local law firm? Or any law firm, for that matter? The issue of those not only gay-friendly, but generally bisexual-, transgender-friendly as well has been undertaken by the Human rights Campaign Foundation and found that law firms are moving faster than many others to offer ‘equitable benefits’ for so-called “LGBT” […]
Loganville, GA, November 03, 2013 — LawFuel.com –– Oberman Law Firm is one of the limited number of law firms providing legal services to the fashion industry in the Southeast. [wp_ad_camp_1] “The fashion industry has a need for attorneys who understand the legal issues facing the fashion industry,” said Stuart Oberman, whose experience in the
Whatever you may think of them the US News & World Report “Best Law Firms” rankings always draw more attention than may be warranted – but attention they get. To see and search who the USN&WR “best law firms are, you can check them at their “Best Law Firms” site here. If you want to
LawFuel.com – Skadden was named the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” in the Commercial Litigation and Capital Markets categories as part of the publication’s 2014 “Best Law Firms” survey, published on November 1. The firm also received 154 first-tier practice rankings, 40 of which are national. The annual survey is
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The potential merger between Dentons LLP and McKennz Long & Aldridge will be known shortly, according to the two firms who between them have over 3200 lawyers. [wp_ad_camp_3] Dentons, with 2,600 lawyers is the larger practice with its global reach although McKenna’s have 575 lawyers and both boards have recommended that the firms merge
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Sexist memos and behaviour is nothing new to law firms, but Clifford Chance has now got itself into hot water over a memo advising their US female employees not to giggle or to show cleavage when making presentations. Good advice, maybe. Or maybe not. [wp_ad_camp_1] Certainly the memo – “Presentation Tips for Women,” has been blasted
Is Big Law being slowly devoured by Small Law? Maybe not, but a new LexisNexis report about to be released indicates just how much work the smaller firms (201-500) lawyers are being fed by clients tired of the fees charged by the larger firms – among other things. The Wall Street Journal carries a report
American law firms and lobbyists are making major moves into the European Union where the rules and structures are often quite different to what they have at home, but where the opportunities are vast. The New York Times reports on the recent show of force where lawyers and lobbyists representing major oil interests were attempting
LawFuel.com – Slaughter and May, London and Hong Kong, advised Standard Chartered on the annual update of its US$57.5 billion debt issuance programme, under which Standard Chartered PLC, Standard Chartered Bank and Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited have the ability to issue notes to be listed and traded on the London and Hong Kong
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NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2013 LawFuel.com – Lifshitz Law Firm announces an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty by the directors of Corrections Corporation of America (the “Company”) CXW +1.13% . Specifically, a federal judge found the Company in contempt of court for persistently understaffing an Idaho prison in direct violation of a legal
