Clifford Chance, one of the world’s largest law firms, is having a head-to-head between three lawyers for the managing partner role, one of whom is kiwi Nick Wong, based in Singapore. Clifford Chance in London-headquartered and one of the so-called ‘Magic Circle’ law firms. It ranks as one of the top 10 law firms in […]
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Google’s in-house lead lawyer Kent Walker is actually the lead lawyer in Google parent Alphabet and has achieved some fame for his take home pay, as we have previously reported, of over $50 million. His correct title is Senior Vice President for Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer at Google, advising the board on a
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Mark Geragos is a well known Los Angeles-based litigation specialist and principal in Geragos & Geragos. He first rose to fame with his representation of Bill Clinton’s former business partner and convicted Whitewater figure Susan McDougal, for whom he secured a presidential pardon in 2001 but he has represented such luminaries as Michael Jackson, Winona
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The following article was contributed by John J. Hanley, Partner at Rimon Law. John J Hanley* Litigation financing is on the rise in the United States and provides some claimants a valuable means for paying the costs of pursuing a legal claim. Lawyer involvement in litigation financing transactions raises many ethical issues for a lawyer such
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Former New Zealand Ministry of Justice lawyer Kelby Harmes has been appointed to a top UK legal role as Deputy Head of the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) beating out what was described in his appointment as “a strong field of candidates”. He had formerly served as interim Directory and Deputy Head of the Office, which
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Leading New Zealand IP lawyer Clive Elliott has been concerned like many people on what is happening with the state of the world – and its human inhabitants. Grasping the issue he posted a LinkedIn message about a book he has written to deal with the issues of inequality, polarization, extremism, global warming, and the
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Scott Russell doesn’t necessarily come across as a big ticket litigator, but he has a potentially billion dollar claim to handle now and has the cred to pull it off, particularly with his well funded backing from the litigation funders on both sides of the Tasman. A former Bell Gully lawyer, Russell moved to London
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More women than ever make the top 50 most powerful and influential lawyers in New Zealand on LawFuel list The top fifty in LawFuel Power Law list of the country’s most influencial lawyers in the Power List includes more women than ever, with 23 women making the list, the highest in the five years’ the
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As New Zealand’s alert levels edge downwards the changing face of trials and court work has entered the realms of the new normal – face masks, scanning-in and social distancing. New laws and case law continue and academic treatises on the effect of Covid on society, the law, Maori, the justice system and more continue
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“What was needed was not legal advice but judgement, common sense and the courage to stand up to the executive as appropriate.” Leading QC Alison Levitt has excoriated law firm FieldFisher and partner Matthew Lohn in a report over advice the law firm provided to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, (RICS) saying the firm
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