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Lawyers Win Big Payout In $2.7 Billion NCAA Class Action Settlement

Playing Long Game In Class Action Lawsuit The law firms involved in the $2.7 billion NCAA settlement include Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and Winston & Strawn are seek to reap major fees from the $2.7 billion NCAA settlement, along with Wilkinson Stekloff, led by Rakesh Kilaru, played a significant role in negotiating the ground-breaking settlement […]

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The Mesothelioma Lawyer List: New York’s Winning Asbestos Attorneys

Mesothelioma Attorneys New York Winners List Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Seeking the best mesothelioma lawyers in New York is always made easier with a Forbes List and for 2024 the company has provided just that. New York ranks fourth in the U.S. for asbestos-related deaths, with significant numbers of deaths occurring in counties like

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NZ Law – Russell McVeagh Lands in Queenstown

Russell McVeagh Opens First South Island Office Russell McVeagh is set to expand to the South Island, opening an office in Queenstown headed by local lawyer Tony Van Aart of Van Aart Sycamore Lawyers, the Dunedin-based commercial law boutique. The new office opens on 1 December and will take existing staff members from Van Aart

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‘No Drinking At Work’ Order From Linklaters to Partner

Inappropriate Behaviour Action From The Magic Circle Firm Linklaters has released a statement in response to reports that a partner has been prohibited from consuming alcohol at work events due to allegations of inappropriate behavior. According to The Telegraph, the firm issued a final warning to the partner after a complaint that he had inappropriately

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How One Law Firm Embraced Legal AI Across Its Practice

The Legal AI Case Study Norma Harris, LawFuel contributor Legal AI is overtaking many areas of business and daily life, including law firms who continue to learn how to best embrace the technology rather than being overwhelmed by it. A recent study in Law.com of one law firm, Atlanta-based Barrett & Farahany showed how they

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‘Robbie’ Kaplan’s New Firm Attracts Legal Stars

Roberta 'Robbie' Kaplan

Kaplan Hires Boost Litigation Boutique Roberta Kaplan, the Trump-beating, prominent Manhattan litigator, is strengthening her newly established litigation boutique, Kaplan Martin, by hiring former colleagues from her previous firm. The firm announced on Thursday that Christopher Le Coney and D. Brandon Trice have joined as partners, moving from their counsel roles at Kaplan Hecker &

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Fast-Expanding Polsinelli Launches New Office After Partner Poaching Raid on Holland & Knight

Polsinelli has continued its rapid expansion with a raid on Holland & Knight taking 20 partners for the launch of its Philadelphia office in a major ‘partner poaching’ move. This marks Polsinelli’s third office launch since June, following recent expansions in Fort Worth, Texas and Park City, Utah. Polsinelli didn’t name the incoming Holland &

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CrowdStrike Chaos Emphasizes Need For Law Firm Cybersecurity Preparedness

Tom Borman, LawFuel Tech Contributor The recent global IT outage caused by a security update from CrowdStrike has once again indicated the importance of cybersecurity measures for law firms that appeared to have been largely unaffected by the major outage. The outage, related to Microsoft software, disrupted operations at numerous law firms, affecting their ability

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7 Groundbreaking Factors Reshaping Law Firm Rankings in 2024

Shining A Light On New Rankings Success Factors Tom Borman, LawFuel Contributing Writer Writing recently about law firm rankings saw several inquiries from lawyers asking how the rankings and their criteria were changing. And changing they are. So identifying the shifts in law firm ranking criteria sees seven key changes that lawyers wanting to get

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