May 7, 2014, St. Louis, Missouri, USA … John S. Meyer, Jr., chair of the Business & Real Estate practice group at law firm Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C.,honored visionary developer Joe Edwards and lauded publication of Edwards’ new book “St. Louis Walk of Fame: 140 Great St. Louisans” in ceremonies at St. Louis County Library headquarters for the St. Louis County […]
You know all the cringe-making (and some totally amazing) television advertisements for lawyers – the “Better Call Saul”-style screaming ad. Well YouTube has given them a further life and has focused the attention of many lawyers upon the value of this dynamic and powerful marketing tool. Social media and lawyers are a combo made in
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At a time when law firms are becoming “virtual” and outsourcing is all the rage, an historic law firm with roots going back 231 years is something not just charming, but also historic. The oldest law firm in the United States is evidently Rawle & Henderson, who have been plying their legal trade in Philadelphia
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Toby Moffett will co-lead US legislative affairs and help coordinate firm’s activities in Africa Washington, DC, 1 May 2014 – Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that former US Representative Toby Moffett has joined the firm in Washington DC as a senior advisor in its Government & Global Trade
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It looks like this very lovely English barrister Amal Alamuddin is engaged? But who is the international, A-grade celeb she’s scored? Correct. None other than once-confirmed bachelor George Clooney who is reported to have proposed to 36 year old Alamuddin just six months after the two started dating. Although previously married (to Talia Balsam), Clooney
Loeb & Loeb attorney Brittany Adkins Schaffer has been selected by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as one of Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30. Now in its sixth year, the Top 30 Under 30 program honors young professionals throughout Middle Tennessee who exemplify leadership qualities, are active in volunteer roles and have excelled in the business
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Former Pillsbury Winthrop senior partner and chair Mary Cranson spoke to LawFuel about gender diversity issues in law firms, noting the top three things she recommends that law firms – and others – need to do in order to achieve gender diversity. Ms Cranston’s successful reign at Pillsburys saw the firm expand from its California
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Cherie Blair, the wife of former British PM Tony, has been doing alright since her husband left Number 10 Downing Street. Like husband Tony, who has operated lucrative business broking deals and various charitable and peace-keeping missions (the results of which are perhaps less notable), Cherie Blair operates her ultra-private law and strategy firm from
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Martha Ezzard has been a lawyer, journalist and politician. Now she’s a wine maker, among other things. As former aide to Gov. John Love she also ran for the US Senate and in an interview with the Colorado Stateman, Ms Ezzard expressed her vehement disbelief in the legalization of marijuana in her home state. She
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M&A lawyer Martin Lipton invented the poison pill and wrote one of the key books about takeover law. He is also a founding partner of the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz the takeover specialists and so when he goes on the attack against an activist investor like Carl Icahn people tend to
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