Meeting Roy Cohn John Bowie, LawFuel publisher While we buckle our seat belts in the run-up to the US election, ‘The Apprentice’ movie provides a warmup act, as if one was needed. Based on the relationship between Trump and his lawyer, Roy Cohn, a character whose resume includes the claim to infamy that he invented […]
Powering Up The OnlyFans Legal Team OnlyFans, the platform known for its spicy content, is beefing up its legal team to tackle some hot-button issues of its own, bringing on board a squad of big law firms to navigate some tricky areas of online safety and data privacy. Leading the charge of new legal firepower
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Davis Polk partner Vanessa Jackson was named a 2024 “Notable Black Leader” by Crain’s New York Business. The award honors Black executives whose professional and community achievements enhance New York City. Crain’s highlighted Vanessa’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic – she secured more than $14 billion in financing for major airlines, including Delta, helping to keep
Karen Holden, one of the UK’s most forward-thinking and disruptive legal minds, and CEO of A City Law Firm , has partnered with accelerator agency Asiarath in Dubai to help UK businesses navigate opportunities in the booming Middle Eastern market. With the government’s Autumn budget decisions looming and UK businesses facing challenges from rising taxes and economic uncertainty, Karen
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Judge Orders Giuliani Asset Transfer Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor On Tuesday, a federal judge ordered Rudolph W. Giuliani to transfer most of his assets and liquid funds to a receivership controlled by two Georgia election workers he defamed after the 2020 presidential election. The orders are a further fall from grace by Giuliani following
Jamie Levitt, Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office and Chair of the Morrison Foerster Foundation, will be honored at the first annual Lawyers for Children (LFC) Pro Bono Awards Breakfast to celebrate her efforts in representing and advocating for vulnerable children in family court proceedings to protect their legal rights and interests. Jamie
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Skadden have recruited highly experienced commercial arbitration lawyer Friven Yeoh, formerly of Sidley Austin to head their international litigation and arbitration group in Asia, working between the firm’s Hong Kong and Singapore office. The firm’s announcement is below – Skadden is pleased to welcome Friven Yeoh to the firm as a partner and leader of the firm’s
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Expanding its IP capacity Morgan Lewis & Bockius has hired the co-founder of London IP boutique Powell Gilbert, Tim Powell. Powell resigned fro the Powell Gilbert partnership in June 2023 and is one of several new hires by the firm, including IP litigator Hirshi Sheraton who joined from Baker McKenzie and in July Alexander Klett
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The US Attorney has reported on the guilty plea from the former accounting chief at celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi’s LA law firm, Girardi Keese, who embezzled tens of millions from firm clients. The law firm has closed following Girardi’s sentencing for fraud. The US Attorney media release on the case is below – Former Accounting
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O’Melveny & Myers has recruited one of the top private equity lawyers in the UK, David Carter (pictured) along with Braeden Donnelly from Ashurst, where both held prominent leadership positions. Carter served as co-chair of Ashurst’s firmwide Private Equity Practice, while Donnelly headed the UK/European Private Equity Practice. Both Carter and Donnelly are internationally recognized
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