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Linklaters Continues To Expand US Firm With New Partner Addition

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Linklaters expands its US footprint with the addition of former Simpson Thacher partner Michael Torkin following the recent expansion of the firm with the addition of a six-person legal team from Shearman & Sterling. The firm’s media statement is below – Linklaters Adds Senior Restructuring and Insolvency Partner Michael Torkin, Further Expanding US and Global […]

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Restructuring Lawyer Joins O’Melveny in New York

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NEW YORK—September 3, 2024—O’Melveny announced today that leading restructuring lawyer Ana Alfonso has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Restructuring Practice Group, bolstering the team’s East Coast capabilities and expanding its roster of top-tier nationwide restructuring practitioners. Regularly recognized by The Legal 500 US and IFLR1000, Alfonso brings nearly three decades of experience

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What’s Happened To Our Summer Bonuses, Ask Associates

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What Do The Summer Bonus Delays Mean? Associates are waiting with bated breath for their 2024 summer bonus news, but the waiting continues. Traditionally, these bonus announcements begin to roll out in late July or early August, setting the tone for the industry’s compensation landscape and reports of major bonus payments have left associates waiting

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The Tom Girardi Scandal: Lessons in Accountability for Personal Injury Law

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Tom Girardi Lessons The recent conviction of Tom Girardi, a once-revered personal injury attorney, for defrauding clients out of tens of millions of dollars has sent shockwaves through the legal community. Once celebrated as a champion for the underdog, Girardi’s fall from grace highlights serious ethical concerns within the personal injury field. What are the

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Cooley Recruits ‘Next Generation’ Top Media Lawyer From Bird & Bird

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Media Law Recruitment Continues The growth of media business with social media’s continued growth has seen greater movement among firms for media experts. In London, Cooley has recruited Bryony Hurst, who has an extensive list of top content and media companies she advises. She was referred to in the firm’s media statement as a ‘next

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The Fall of ‘Erin Brockovich’ Celebrity Lawyer Tom Girardi

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Tom Girardi Conviction Former Hollywood-based celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been found guilty of defrauding clients out of tens of millions of dollars in a jury verdict in Los Angeles. Girardi, 85, took the pollution case that lead to the Oscar-winning Erin Brockovich movie and was the estranged husband of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”

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Moving From Big Law Money To Pro Bono and Less Money

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A Former Corporate Lawyer’s Bold Career Move In a bold career move, a former corporate lawyer recently traded her high-paying position in Big Law for a role in the nonprofit sector handling work that certainly paid less financially – but paid off more personally. After four years in at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Priscilla Hamilton

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The Best Crypto Lawyer List – Who Are Crypto’s Top Lawyers?

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Crypto Lawyer List Norma Harris, LawFuel contributing writer Crypto law is one of those fast-growing 21st century legal practice areas that continues to demand expertise from tech-savvy lawyers and forensics experts who can unscramble the intriciacies of the blockchain and the associated cmponents of the digital economy. Their specialized knowledge and experience make them essential

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The Top 15 Female Lawyers in Asia List

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Top Female Lawyers – But Challenges Remain Asian Legal Business (ALB) has released its 2024 ranking of the Top 15 Female Lawyers in Asia, the fourth annual ranking highlights outstanding female attorneys who have made their mark on the Asian legal landscape. The list, compiled from over 155 submissions spanning 13 Asian jurisdictions, recognizes lawyers

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Who Is Jennifer Lopez’s Lawyer in the Upcoming Ben Affleck Divorce?

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Lopez Divorce Lawyer The ‘Bennifer’ divorce lawsuit – anticipated so much in recent weeks – has occurred with Jennifer Lopez filing on August 20, 2024, in Los Angeles County Superior Court. But interestingly the divorce documents were not filed by a lawyer, and there was no attorney present when Lopez submitted the paperwork. So who

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