The Rapid Growth of the Lisinski Law Firm Ben Thomson, Law Firm Contributor It’s not often that an immigration lawyer would hit the ‘law star’ list, but then Lisinski Law owner Angelyne ‘Angel’ Lisinski is probably no ordinary immigration lawyer, either and her path to success in law started as an immigration love story. Angel […]
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A Lull In Law Merger Activity In the evolving landscape of legal practice consolidation, the first half of 2024 has witnessed a subtle yet notable shift in merger dynamics among law firms. While the overall number of completed mergers has marginally increased, the landscape for large-scale combinations remains relatively quiescent. According to recent data from
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The Lady Gaga Callout Powerful Manhattan law firm Grubman, Shire, Meiselas, and Sacks has ended its longstanding relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs following pressure from profile clients like Lady Gaga who issued the ultimatum: dump Sean Combs or we leave. Lady Gaga and others threatened to leave the leading media and entertainment law firm if
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International law firm Slaughter and May has won “Energy and Infrastructure Team of the Year” at The Lawyer Awards. The firm was awarded this accolade for its work advising ENGIE SA as lead counsel in relation to its negotiations with the Belgian Government concerning a ten-year lifetime extension of two nuclear units, agreements for which were signed
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Free Divorce Law Consult List Interestingly enough, the search term for ‘free consult divorce lawyers’ is major and so we decided to see just how many lawyers do provide free consultations. And there are a surprising number. Out of around 58,000 divorce and family lawyers in the United States, a large number offer free consultations
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Diamonds and Due Diligence in Luxury Law ‘Luxury law’ has a certain rich cache, but a Luxury Law Summit in London highlighted some of the issues for lawyers working in luxury brands, highlighting the complex and evolving role of lawyers in the luxury sector, requiring a balance of legal expertise with business acumen and industry-specific
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We reported on Dallas-based litigation boutique McKool Smith hitting one of the top spots in the ‘big law salary scale’ even though the firm is yet to hit the ‘big firm’ ranking with its 130 lawyer-strong team. But McKool Smith, billing itself as a ‘Powerhouse Litigation Firm’, which specializes in high-stakes patent cases and other
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Cravath is most prestigious law firm for ninth straight year; Kirkland takes No. 1 in General Corporate Practice NEW YORK, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — For the ninth year running, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP tops the Vault 100 as the most prestigious firm in the United States. Cravath, which associates in Vault’s survey refer to as “the gold standard,”
2025 Vault Rankings Results Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor For the ninth consecutive year, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP has topped the Vault 100 ranking as the most prestigious law firm in the United States. The Vault 100 ranking is based on scores from over 20,000 law firm associates surveyed earlier this year. Eric Stutzke,
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US law firm Sidley Austin has raised the compensation for its newly qualified associates in London to compete with the other mainly US-based law firms boosting law firm pay levels in the London legal talent war. Their base salaries have increased from £166,500 to £175,000, an additional £8,500 or 5% hike effective July 1st. The
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