Michael Steele, a former partner in Kirkland & Ellis’ London office has picked up a Malibu mansion for $38 million as he plans a new career at an LA-based real estate private equity firm, GLP Capital Partners. Steele had previously worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer before moving to Kirkland & Ellis, one of the world’s […]
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LawFuel’s 2022 Lawyer of the Year is the battling ‘loophole lawyer’ who fought to get Charlotte Bellis into the country under the MIQ lottery system.
Seyfarth has elected the first woman to lead the firm in its 77 year history. Lorie Alman, a leading employment and discrimination lawyer was elected as the Chicago-based law firm’s next chair and managing partner. Almon has been co-managing partner of Seyfarth’s New York office since 2005, and also serves as a member of the
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The Special Prosecutor appointed to oversee the investigation into Donald Trump has a background of prosecuting ‘sensitive’ issues ranging from corruption to genocide. Now he has Donald Trump. Smith is to be in charge of supervising the criminal investigation into whether or not an individual or entity interfered with the transfer of power after the
Last Year – 48 Handling clients like both All Blacks coach Ian Foster and potential AB coach Scott Robertson (pictured below) is testament to Warren Alcock’s influence within New Zealand’s premier team and sport generally – not to mention representation of such rugby stars as Ritchie McCaw and Dan Carter. The growing influence and power
Last Year – 49 A long time Bar leader and one of the country’s most experienced and capable litigators, Jim Farmer KC continues to live a busy professional life that would put paid to many litigators half his age. Suggestions of taking things quietly are readily refuted with a busy caseload, albeit perhaps more measured
Can a Democrat \’Hero\’ Land a Knockout Blow To The Resilient Republican Former President? The civil fraud lawsuit issued against most of Donald Trump\’s family this week has garnered headlines and underscored the animosity between a Democrat Attorney General and the Trump family. Letitia James filed the lawsuit against the entire Trump family, excluding just
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Bankruptcy law may not sound like the sort of legal work that many aspirational lawyers would necessarily seek out as a way to achieve legal stardom, but for Kirkland & Ellis partner it is a combination of litigation and commerce that provides challenge and excitement for Christine Okike. Christine Okike has recently managed a $1
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Karen Dunn is one of the leading litigators in the United States with a raft of awards and as a partner with Paul Weiss she has at a relatively young age created an impressive career of achievement and accolades from a variety of leading legal media outlets.
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Wayne Denniston may not have taken the high profile role in the now celebrated defamation win for Johnny Depp but an interview with Law.com revealed the factors that lead to his current success as a key player at Brown Rudnick. The following interview was published by Brown Rudnick. Partner Wayne Dennison, who played a critical role
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