Ayla Ronald, the New Zealand lawyer who survived the tragic sinking off Sicily of the yacht owned by British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch had worked on the high profile case that saw Lynch win a massive fraud and conspiracy case brought against him in the United States. Principal lawyer in the case for Lynch was […]
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Kerri Durso Joins Paul Weiss New York, August 19, 2024 – Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Kerri Durso has joined the firm as a partner in the Finance Group within the Corporate Department, resident in New York. Durso’s practice focuses on broad-based over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives and the negotiation of complex derivatives
Natalie Coates, LawFuel’s 2023 Lawyer of the Year, is leaving Kāhui Legal, the boutique firm specializing in Māori legal issues, to join Thorndon Chambers. Thorndon Chambers has 21 barristers, headed by Sir Terence Arnold KC, and specializes in commercial, international and public law issues. >> Latest Law Jobs on New Zealand’s Best Law News &
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Uber Counsel Tony West Helps The Family Out Tony West, Chief Legal Counsel at Uber, has taken leave to help out his sister-in-law, Kamala Harris, with her presidential bid. West has been a key player in Uber’s development, currently overseeing its global legal, compliance and ethics and security functions. he also helped Uber with its
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Strazzullo Dies in Car Salvatore Strazzullo, a prominent attorney in New York City who handled often scandalous cases, was found dead in his car early Saturday morning in Brooklyn. Strazzullo earned the moniker “Night-Life Lawyer” due to his clientele, which included celebrities and individuals embroiled in nighttime escapades. He was 52 years old at the
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The Big Law Democrats Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor As the US election heats up with the entry of Kamala Harris so too do the major law firms start lining up to whomever they feel will best suit America – or their business outlook. Big Law showed a distinctly lukewarm approach to President Biden but
The New Zealand Law Society has initiated an investigation into New Zealand Law Society president Frazer Barton with two private complaints against him being lodged with the Society. The investigations come in the wake of Barton’s connection to the destruction of documents by Presbyterian Support Otago, as detailed in the final report of the Royal
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Corporate Counsel is excited to announce the honorees for our 2024 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards! The WIPL awards honor in-house and law firm women leaders and allies who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in law. These outstanding honorees will be recognized at an awards dinner on Sept.
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Gibson Dunn partner Katherine Moran Meeks is making a career 180 pulling a reverse-Peter Parker, going from mild-mannered reporter to legal superhero, now appointed General Counsel at Fox News. Before she was arguing cases, Meeks was chasing them as a reporter for The Day and The Times-Picayune. Now, she’s set to tackle “the legal intricacies
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On a recent visit to New Zealand, barrister and ‘Chase’ TV celeb Shaun Wallace was invited to one of the country’s leading barristers’ chambers where the amiable, rugby-loving quizzer enjoyed rubbing shoulders with fellow barristers. A member of Great James Street Chambers, Dr Shaun Wallace has a considerable reputation as a criminal defense barrister despite
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