Preet Bharara, the prosecutor dumped by Donald Trump when President has taken job with WilmerHale in New York, continuing a job with work on internal investigations, government matters, congressional investigations, compliance and risk assessments, crisis management and pro bono cases The former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York was dismissed from his […]
The Johnny Depp trial centered on the allegedly aggrieved former wife Amber Heard and has been one of the highest profile #MeToo cases to have gone to trial, but it has ironically also been a case that has elevated women attorneys into the forefront of trial law, particularly with the emergence of Depp’s key defense
LegalTech company Legl has picked up $18 million in a funding round for its SaaS platform designed to ease the way for law firms to mitigate risk for their clients. Legl has inked deals with over 170 law firms in the past two years as its system drives workflow driven payments and automates business processes
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The death by suicide of a high profile litigator in the US has once again highlighted the law profession’s mental health issues faced by the law profession generally. Philadelphia lawyer Slade McLaughlin, who co-founded McLaughlin & Lauricella and a ‘Super Lawyer’ among other accolades he achieved, had handled claims for sex abuse victims and reportedly
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But here ‘get your f….g ass up and work’ comment has created a Will Smith-style apology to women in business Kardashians’ star Kim Kardashian has more than a passion for fashion and celebrity, she also has passion for criminal justice with a desire for a legal career to follow her father, who shot to his
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Former Miss USA and attorney Cheslie Kryst’s death has left obvious sadness, but has also served to further highlight the issues of lawyers’ mental health – an issue that has affected lawyers everywhere. Kryst died last Sunday after she jumped from the 60 story Orion building in New York and had shortly before the jump
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Law Star Judy Sheindlin, aka Judge Judy, as granted her alma mater, New York Law School, a $5 million scholarship for female law student. Sheindlin, one of television’s wealthiest stars after 25 years on her famed show, as well as books, television production and law, with a personal wealth estimated at around $440 million. The
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Bobbi Sternheim, LawFuel Law Star, is a tough and experienced New York-based trial lawyer who has handled major criminal and civil defense work
Chicago-based litigator Donna Rotunno was reported here in LawFuel some time ago when she took on Harvey Weinstein, as one of the highest profile #Metoo cases ever, defining a lawyer who has enjoyed unique success and an equally unique ability to take on deeply unpopular cases. Although calling herself the ‘ultimate feminist’ she was the
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She’s been dubbed the ‘Diva of Divorce’, but Aryesha Vardag the UK divorce law supremo is actually more than just a top divorce lawyer handling major matrimonial splits, she is truly a ‘femme fatale’ of divorce law. She keeps her client list secret, but has at different times represented celebrities, royalty, footballers, entrepreneurs and
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