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National’s Silence on Banking Law Controversy Gets More Mysterious by the Day

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Chris Finlayson and Andrew Harmos Demand Answers. Judith Collins Says Nothing John Bowie, LawFuel publisher When former Attorney-General Chris Finlayson KC and former NZX Chair Andrew Harmos – both key ‘power list lawyers’ FYI – start calling for investigations, you’d typically expect National Party MPs to at least clear their throats. Instead? Nothing. Zip. Despite […]

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Porter Wright Recruits Litigators From Chicago Boutique Scandaglia Law

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Chicago Law Growth With Porter Wright Hires Porter Wright Morris & Arthur is expanding its Chicago firm with the recruitment of four lawyers from litigation law firm Scandaglia Law, including the boutique’s founder Greg Scandaglia (pictured). The growth in Chicago has been the most of the firm’s offices in the US which resulted form the

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UK Law – The Bar Is Too High – Say People Who Can’t Jump

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John Bowie, LawFuel publisher It used to be that becoming a lawyer in Britain required intelligence, effort, and even resilience. Now, apparently, it requires none of the above. A small but vocal crowd of aspiring solicitors is demanding that the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) be made easier. The Telegraph’s Suevalla Braverman writes about ‘Snowflake Solicitors’

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Major Talent Injection To Crowell & Moring Healthcare Practice With 16 Partners Joining Firm

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The BigLaw Healthcare Law Move Crowell & Moring is making major moves in the health care law space, bringing on board a powerhouse team of 16 health care litigation partners, led by the highly regarded Martin J. Bishop, (pictured) from Reed Smith. The move considerable muscle to Crowell’s health care practice, making it one of

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Former McDermott Will Finance Partner Joins Squire Patton in London

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Ranajoy Basu joined Squire Patton in London ahead of his former firm’s merger with Schulte Roth & Zabel on 1 August. He is one of the leading lawyers in sustainable procurement, supply chain finance and a member of the Advisory Council of The Sustainable Procurement Pledge. The Squire Sanders media announcement is below – Addition

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Linklaters Hire Co-Chair of London Office of Paul Hastings

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Linklaters has boosted its capital and credit solutions practice in London by hiring Paul Hastings’ co-chair of the London office, Mei Lian, who has spent five years at Paul Hastings after serving a term at Shearman & Sterling. The Linklaters media announcement on the hire is below – Linklaters strengthens Corporate and Structured Lending practice

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NZ Law – Former NZX Chair Andrew Harmos Calls Out “Big Scary Numbers” in CCCFA Law Change Debate

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The debate over the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) has reached a critical moment—one now drawing high-level voices into the fray. Former NZX Limited Chair Andrew Harmos has thrown his weight behind calls for a full investigation into how MBIE arrived at the now-infamous $12.9 billion figure—an estimate that has dramatically shaped both

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From Courtrooms to Code: How Sarah Johansson Is Leading the AI Revolution in Legal Decision-Making

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The Legal AI Lawyer Re-Shaping The Way Lawyers Act Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Before Sarah Johansson helped build one of the legal industry’s most promising AI products, she was deep in the trenches of litigation: reading thousands of case documents, drafting letters, researching precedents, and wondering why so many parts of the legal process

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Freshfields’ Re-Elects Georgia Dawson as Senior Partner

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London-based Freshfields continues its US expansion, after opening its fourth US office earlier this year and has re-elected Georgia Dawson as Senior Partner for another term. Dawson oversaw the firm refreshing its brand to ensure it was entirely future-focused. The media release for the appointment is below – Global law firm Freshfields has announced the

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