CHICAGO, ILL. (May 30, 2014) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that John R Linzer has joined the firm’s Chicago office as an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group. Prior to joining the firm, Linzer was an attorney at Beem Patent Law Firm in Chicago. His practice focuses […]
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You might think that a trial lawyer might be just a tad more careful than was the case when Miami-Dade trial lawyer chief Andrew Moss took a swipe at a camera at an event featuring Charlie Crist. The report – and the video – was duly made and posted for all to see, as Marc
Facebook for lawyers is fine and dandy, unless you do what one US lawyer has done and tell your client’s husband that you have him “in your sights” in a message laced with profanity. Nah, not good. The Facebook message from 41 year old Jim Hanson of Fort Wayne, Indiana resulted in charges from prosecutors
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Well, its a job someone has to do and it looks like New York lawyer Tom Mullaney scored the gig. Representing beautiful women is just par for the course for the attorney who has built a practice around representing some of the world’s most notable beauties in their diesputes – a story we came upon
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Mandatory retirement age restrictions have been a bugbear for employers – and employees – for as long as there has ben retirement. But for a Vancouver law firm, the issue has been taken to the Supreme Court of Canada, which has ruled that law firms and other partnershps can force partners to retire. Why? Because
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The problem or issue of the rain-making, king-hitting “gorilla” lawyer, the ones that are the big billers and big earners, is something that most firms value of necessity. But is that a correct standpoint. Legal consultant Tony Williams is a princpal of London-based Jomati Consultants and has worked internationally as a worldwide managing partner of
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Jodi Ettenberg is a former corporate lawyer who now travels the world – not billing out by the hour, but eating and looking at things, just like a real traveller might. She also writes the popular Legal Nomads site, which she started so her mother could keep track of her movements about the globe. It
Washington, DC, USA, 13 May 2014 – Howard Weissman has joined Baker & McKenzie’s compliance practice as Counsel, adding decades of experience in designing and strengthening anti-corruption compliance programs in the defense industry. Mr. Weissman most recently was Vice President & Associate General Counsel-International at Lockheed Martin, where he worked for more than 25 years.
Inhouse counsel may occasionally have the appearance of having life easy, particularly compared to the Big Law jobs that sap energy and soak up every second of the day with world-beating deals and mind-twisting litigation. So what is the perspective on making yourself a top lawyer so that you not only enjoy your job but
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Ibrahim Abdullahi is the managing partner of a law firm in Abuja, Nigeria. He is also the man behind the #BringBackOurGirls viral campaign seeking the return of the school girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram terror group. His #BringBackOurGirls has been retweeted nearly two million times and Mr Abdullahi says he is both overwhelmed and
