WASHINGTON, D.C., September 9, 2019 – King & Spalding today announced that Zack Harmon has returned as a partner in the firm’s Special Matters and Government Investigations team, following his most recent role as Chief of Staff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Harmon will be based in the firm’s office in Washington, D.C. Harmon […]
The Culture Change ‘Task Force’ Sounds “Fervently Marxist” – But Is It What The Law Society Should Be Doing? Thomas Bloy* #MeToo has ushered in a new era for lawyers and it’s all about ‘culture change’. The scandals that rocked the ivory towers, the Bazley report, and the countless blogs, articles, and radio and TV discussions
CAMPOS MELLO ADVOGADOS WELCOMES NEW PARTNER Powered By LawFuel –Domiciano Noronha de Sá arrives at firm with mission to structure and lead the Patent and Life Sciences Litigation practice Rio de Janeiro, September 27, 2019 – Campos Mello Advogados (CMA) announced the addition of a new partner, Domiciano Noronha de Sá, an attorney specializing in Patent
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Christchurch lawyer Grant Cameron scored a major win with his ‘opt-out’ class action win this week, representing another major advance in class action litigation in New Zealand. His lawyers argued an opt out action would better protect the rights of class members, be more efficient, and allow better access to justice. Southern Response opposed an opt
The first Chief Judge of the Employment Court, Tom Goddard, who also enjoyed a strong reputation as a leading barrister prior to his appointment, t is to be remembered with a special court sitting in November. A tough but fair-minded Judge with a formidable intellect and strong sense of fairness, he died in March at
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John Bowie* So here’s another initiative for your law firm to make in an age when making a difference in an age of sameness is all important. Cavell Leitch have taken the initiative following the initiative taken by some firms, like Australia’s McCabe Curwood. In a world of flexible work hours, hot desks, casual fridays,
By: Joel Cohen In his latest article for Law & Crime, Joel Cohen, senior counsel in Stroock’s General Litigation and Government Affairs groups, addresses Jeffrey Epstein’s death and the position it leaves his lawyers in. Jeffrey Epstein is dead. Despite all the extravagant speculation over whom he could implicate, if he were of a mind to, he will never
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Leaving Big Law To Help Other Lawyers Facing Mental Health Issues . . The ‘Happy’ Mission To Lift Lawyers Jeremy Fischbach is a former Big Law attorney who became concerned about the extent of mental health issues in the law, and other professions, and decided to do something about it. He left his career in
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A LawFuel story on the law event in New Zealand that permitted the ladies to wear cocktail dresses has generated high interest in the US, where leading law site AbovetheLaw reported on the disturbance Down Under. By way of recap, the story involved an invitation from the New Zealand Law Society that outlined the dress
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High stress levels and burnout is an occupational hazard for lawyers, as most jurisdictions show that physical and mental health in the profession continues to plummet, but there are some key steps that lawyers can take to avoid the effects of their stress. A recent report in Australia, from Executive Health Solutions, found that lawyers
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