Val Dahiya was profiled in ALM’s article, “How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Building a Culture of Excellence, Curiosity and Trust,’ Says Val Dahiya of Morrison Foerster.” Val describes her professional journey as a securities regulatory attorney. Val’s experience at the SEC’s Student Observer Program was pivotal. “I was deeply inspired by the securities lawyers […]
From Yale to the Auckland High Court, from Crown prosecutor to PHARMAC board member, Anna Adams has spent nearly three decades quietly becoming one of New Zealand’s most formidable public lawyers. Now she’s got the biggest brief of her career. Attorney-General Judith Collins has announced the appointment of Auckland barrister Anna Adams as Solicitor-General and
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A new term has entered the financial lexicon — and lawyers advising younger clients would do well to understand it. “Financial nihilism” describes a growing sentiment among Gen Z that the traditional markers of financial success be they homeownership, retirement savings, steady investment in conventional assets which are effectively out of reach. The phrase, coined
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National law firm Foot Anstey appoints former Linklaters lawyer to its investigations and corporate crime practice 10th March 2026 – Foot Anstey has appointed Jasmine Olomolaiye as a Partner in its investigations and corporate crime team, continuing the firm’s strategic growth and expanding its risk and regulatory offering. Jasmine joins after 12 years at Linklaters, where she advised
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Shazadi Stinon joins Trustpilot after building more than 20 years of legal experience, most recently as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary at MONY Group plc. She previously held senior legal roles at Severn Trent and began her career as a solicitor at Eversheds Sutherland. The company’s media release is below – March 02, 2026
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Fresh from its raid on Latham & Watkins Sidley Austin has returned for more with the recruitment of Jeremy Trinder which is now the 13th recruitment since 2024, hiring a lawyer with strong cross-border experience in the real estate and property financing area with over 30 years’ experience in the market. We reported the move
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Sullivan & Cromwell has decided that if you’re going to build a London private capital machine, you may as well raid it properly. The New York heavyweight has hired finance partner Jenny Choi from Weil, adding further firepower to what is becoming one of the more deliberate City build-outs in recent memory. S&C’s London push
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Marc Moken is the new Managing Partner at Allens. He currently heads Allens’ Funds, Superannuation and Financial Services Practice and is one of Australia’s leading investment funds lawyers. A member of the firm’s leadership team, he also serves as Head of Allens’ Sydney office. He advises Australian and offshore fund sponsors, platforms and institutional investors.
Looking for a fail-fast career pivot? Legal AI startups are dangling six-figure cheques and juicy equity like forbidden fruit to City lawyers in the UK and who are bored of the billable treadmill. Trouble is, this fruit comes with worms. Financial News reports that roles at AI firms like Harvey, Legora and Luminance can pay
A recent contributor noted the pleasures of holidays with sleep, an issue that biglaw deals with daily – or nightly – as sleep-deprived associates and law students struggle to make billing targets or exam results at the expense of a deceent night’s rest. Turns out a junior analyst at Centerview Partners tried to litigate exactly
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