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
The merger between UK firms Manches and Penningtons has proceeded with the creation of a firm that follows the stalling of Manches’ following its failed attempt to merge with Halliwells in 2009. Manches has suffered financial reversals with a major drop in profits in the last financial year, with profits dropping by over 40 per
LawFuel.com – Law Firm Newswire – Davis Polk senior counsel Bob Fiske has been named to The American Lawyer’s list of “The Top 50 Big Law Innovators of the Last 50 Years.” The list honors those people whose ideas, policies and practices have left an indelible mark on the legal industry over the last five
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Law firm dress codes can be as important to some firms as the hours billed – well, almost. However one London law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner, warned new lawyers on the firm blog to avoid red bras, trashy heels and visible panty lines. “Nothing ruins an outfit like bumpy lace showing through your top or
The high profile litigation firm Boies Schiller & Flexner is starting its first office outside of the US with a London opening. And handling the new office’s management will be the former Bingham partner Natasha Harrison, who has been with Binghams as a litigator since 2004. She rose to prominence in the City with the
Ranking your law firm website is important, but with so many changes occurring with Google, which ‘ranking factors’ remain important? Well, thanks to a correlation study undertaken by SEOMoz, we now know. Our LawFuel Blog reports that Number one is still links. They have been attacked and maligned by many who regard them as failing
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Attorney General Pam Bondi and the other members of the Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse & Newborns will meet for a status update on the Task Force’s recommendations. WHO: Attorney General Pam Bondi and other Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse & Newborns Members WHAT: Meeting of the Statewide Task
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