Ben Borman LawFuel contributing editor In the crazy world of big-money lateral hires for legal stars, the recent successful prosecution of Hunter Biden has elevated the profile for a previously low-level DoJ operator Leo Wise Leo Wise, the lead prosecutor in the Hunter Biden case, has garnered a reputation as a tough and relentless federal […]
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Jacqui Coombe When it comes to handling the messy divorces of Britain’s elite, few lawyers command as much respect and fear as Fiona Shackleton, carrying the equally lustrous title now as Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia. We wrote about the so-called ‘steel magnolia’ right back in 2013, at the time she had received her new title
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Brad Pitt’s ‘Take No Prisoners’ Lawyer Ben Thomson, Contributing editor, LawFuel Who is Brad Pitt’s lawyer now at the forefront of the legal battle between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in a case that has further elevated the established and Forbes-recognized entertainment lawyer. Berlinski has a boy-next-door kind of ‘aw shucks’ charm, but his abilities
Kirsty Brimelow KC elected as Bar Council Vice Chair for 2025 Kirsty Brimelow KC has been elected as the Vice Chair of the UK Bar Council for 2025. The criminal and international human rights practitioner will join Barbara Mills KC and Lucinda Orr next year to make up the first all-female officer team for the
The Tabloid Villain’s Nice Guy Lawyer Tom Borman, LawFuel ‘Law Star’ writer and legal contributor Representing Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie producer who became the focus of the #Metoo movement’s most egregious observations about sexual harassment, may not be the most popular client for most lawyers but for Arthur Aidala his appellate win freeing Weinstein
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Paul Weiss is mourning the death of litigator Michael Gertzman whose practice included a wide array of complex criminal, regulatory, and civil matters. He received wide recognition for his handling of high-profile cases, including his early collaboration with Arthur Liman in defending Michael Milken during high-stakes proceedings involving the Department of Justice and the SEC.
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International Criminal Law Star International criminal law specialist Blerina Jasari, who worked on the prosecution of Ratko Mladic and who last contributed an article for LawFuel on cryptocurrency fraud has been selected to this year’s Washington DC Rising Star list, a distinction awarded to the top 2.5 percent of DC lawyers. After receiving her law
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UK High Court Upholds Accidental Divorce Ben Boman, LawFuel contributing editor The finality of divorce was made crystal clear by the UK High Court in a recent decision involving high profile divorce lawyers Vardags who were refused an application to annul a final divorce decree made via an online divorce tool. The application resulted from
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Transgender Judge Leaves Bench Sonia Hickey, LawFuel contributing editor Pioneeering transgender High Court Master Victoria McCloud, 54, has resigned her legal role to avoid politicising the judiciary. The Times reported that she told the senior judiciary that she is quitting because “I am now political every time I choose where to pee” and that she
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The Easha Anand Supreme Court File Tom Borman, LawFuel ‘Law Star’ writer and legal contributor Described by leading legal commentator David Lat as a ‘Rising Star of the Supreme Court’, Easha Anand switched from a career as a potentially brilliant mathematician to journalism before switching to law – where she has become more than merely
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