The Surprise Departure From Russell McVeagh
Russell McVeagh departure of Polly Pope
The 2023 LawFuel Gender Survey of New Zealand Law Firms
Women In New Zealand Law – The 2023 Stats As women are the majority of lawyers in New Zealand and as gender equality remains elusive for many law firms, the annual LawFuel survey of gender equality among New Zealand firms does show an ongoing, albeit slow trend toward reaching the levels most in the profession
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The Crown Prosecutor Who Faced The Music On A Badly Handled Case
Crown prosecutor Ben Vanderkolk’s fall from grace over prosecution case
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Former Norton Rose Risk Lawyer Joins Linklaters to Set Up New Team
Law firms are increasingly moving into the risk advisory space and Linklaters have now moved to set up their own risk advisory practice by hiring Nortonn Rose’s Jane Caskey, former Global Head of their Risk Advisory practice. The Linklaters media release is below: Linklaters announces the appointment of Jane Caskey as Global Head of Risk
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Who Will Replace Litigation Star David Boies?
David Boies has a deserved reputation as one of the leading litigators in the United States, building his Boies Schiller Flexner firm into a litigation powerhouse. But things have not gone so well with Boies Schiller Flexner in recent years and although it is rebuilding, the question of who replaces David Boies has the law
The Top Woman Lawyer – Heather Marx, Cozens
Heather Marx serves as the vice-chair of the Customs, Imports & Trade Remedies practice at Cozen O’Connor. She was recently named a Top Woman in Law by Minnesota Lawyer. In this interview she speaks about her practice, the unique challenges women face in the legal profession, and the advice she never forgets. Read More
Freshfields lawyer Rob Colvin awarded City’s Wig & Pen Prize for pro bono work
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) Senior Associate, Rob Colvin, has been awarded the Wig & Pen Prize in recognition of his commitment to pro bono legal work over the last decade. Awarded jointly by the City of London Law Society (CLLS) and City of London Solicitor’s Company, the Wig & Pen award celebrates the pro bono
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Capital Lawyers Come Out of Retirement To Battle Out-of-Control Wellington Council
The shambolic proceedings in Wellington’s endless earthquake strengthening and bicycle lane obsession has brought two retired lawyers to the forefront of a new activism to attempt to provide some measure of common sense to the capital’s parlous state. The much-vaunted pedestrianization of the ‘Golden Mile’, part of an attempt to get Wellington moving, but which
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The Legal Dealmaker-Turned-Investment Banker Silvana Schenone Makes 2023 Power List
Former MinterEllisonRuddWatts partner Silvana Schenone may no longer be at the legal coal face, but her role with leading New Zealand-owned investment banking group and wealth managers Jardens sees her play a key role in the company’s development in both the New Zealand and Australian markets and to enter the 2023 Power List of New
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Lawyer Involved in $2.2 Million Kickback Litigation Scheme Jailed
A former New York lawyer who was involved in a LADWP corrupt litigation scheme has been jailed for almost three years for accepting $2.2 million in kickbacks and involving a collusive lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles. Paul Paradis represented the City in the cases which involved massive conflict of interest and which the
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