Tompkins Wake has entered the top 10 largest law firm list in New Zealand with its purchase of Bay of Plenty law firm McKenzie Elkin, continuing Tompkins Wake’s expansion
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Reports indicate that the personal data of numerous clients from three major law firms in the United States might have been compromised due to a large-scale global data breach. Last month, Kirkland & Ellis, K&L Gates, and Proskauer Rose, along with 50 other multinational corporations, were targeted by a ransomware group known as Clop, which
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Stephen Swedlow, a prominent lawyer who climbed to the top of Quinn Emanuel has made an unexpected career move by trading his lucrative partnership for a position in traffic court. >> Does A New Job Beckon? Check Here Swedlow, 52, left Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan last year after winning a seat as a judge
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White & Case have made the first leadership change in 16 years appointing litigator Heather McDevitt to the top spot
Orrick Herrington are cutting staff numbers by 6 percent in another sign of the waning legal market
Inappropriate Emails and Allegations of Misconduct Shake the Legal Community Longtime law partners John Barber and Jeff Ranen recently made headlines after leaving prestigious firm Lewis Brisbois under controversial circumstances, which included the revelation of offensive emails that the media obtained from their former firm. The departure of profile partners from law firms, particularly when
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LOS ANGELES – Three years after the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) has investigated 975 tax and money laundering casesrelated to COVID fraud with alleged fraud in these cases totaling $3.2 billion. These cases include a broad range of criminal activity, including fraudulently obtained loans,
Five partners at Texas-based Baker Botts are seeking leadership of the firm, according to Bloomberg Law. The firm is exploring the possibility of a merger. According to three sources familiar with the situation, litigator Danny David, energy lawyer Jason Bennett, and dealmaker Samantha Hale Crispin have expressed their interest in becoming the new managing partner.
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Big law firms are delaying the start date for new lawyers as legal demand slows and in the hope that a pickup in activity will see more demand for law services
A US law firm salary update shows that law firms need to carefully examine their salary strategies if they want to retain top talent as the talent wars in the law profession continue
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