In a twist that would make even John Grisham raise an eyebrow, former Biglaw high-flyer Linda Lu has traded her corner office for a prison cell, all thanks to a hedge dispute gone wrong. Lu, who once graced the hallowed halls of Fried Frank, Cadwalader, and Pillsbury Winthrop, now finds herself on the wrong side […]
The failure of law firm Axiom Ince shocked the UK law profession, but it hasn’t prevented Pragnesh Modhwadia, the former firm boss, dining out expensively despite being accused of draining £66 million from his firm’s client accounts. Pragnesh Modhwadia, the former boss of Axiom Ince, finds himself at the center of a complex legal and
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LawFuel’s Power List 2024 welcomes three influential criminal lawyers who are making waves in New Zealand’s legal landscape: Emma Priest, Anoushka Bloem, and Julie-Anne Kincade KC. The appearance of women lawyers excelling in criminal law has continued to become more significant in recent years not only as a result of the growing number of female
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31. David Bricklebank The ‘bank’ is in the name and David Bricklebank’s role in New Zealand’s largest bank with assets exceeding $180 billion is one of significance given the increased regulatory and compliance requirements affecting all financial institutions. As General Counsel and Company Secretary of Athe bank since 2017, he holds a key role in
LawFuel Power List 2024 During the year, the legal profession has seen new entrants, as an emerging number of influential commercial lawyers and litigators increasingly exert their influence over the profession. Women continue to also better reflect the preponderance of women law graduates as capable and effective women lawyers play a key role in shaping
“Dynamic Duo” Earned Acclaim Defending Clients in High-Profile Matters WASHINGTON, D.C. – McGuireWoods continues growing its nationally recognized Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department with the arrival of Washington, D.C., partners Steven J. McCool and Julia M. Coleman, who have built distinguished careers defending clients in high-profile criminal prosecutions and investigations. McCool is a former federal prosecutor and prominent trial
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Asian Legal Business (ALB) has named Morrison Foerster of counsel Gigi Yuen to its 2024 list of Hong Kong Rising Stars. In its second annual list, ALB highlights the next generation of standout lawyers who “demonstrate exceptional potential in the industry while earning strong praise from their clients.” Gigi is rapidly becoming one of the leading lawyers in
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The top 10 of New Zealand’s most influential and powerful lawyers on the LawFuel List for 2024 – 1. Una Jagose KC Una Jagose QC, New Zealand’s Solicitor-General since 2016, remains at the top of the 2024 Power List, notwithstanding the most challenging year of her career. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in
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Another younger dealmaker has made the cut in this year’s LawFuel Power List of the country’s 50 most powerful lawyers. Ian Beaumont at Russell McVeagh cut his dealmaking teeth at leading M&A and transactional law firm Skadden Arps in New York before returning to New Zealand and advising on some of the largest deals done
Prominent criminal lawyer Emma Priest has joined the ranks of leading lawyers on LawFuel’s Power List as a result of both her work as an effective advocate and an effective legal educator. Emma Priest’s her’s two-decade journey has been marked by versatility and a career as a criminal lawyer, a job she loves as she
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