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From Death Row to Comedy Festival How This Lawyer Found Punchlines in the Darkest Place

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Some lawyers bill by the hour. Others spend years trying to stop the state from killing their clients. American capital defence lawyer‑turned‑comedian Josh Pickar has somehow managed to do both law and stand‑up, arguing that the two professions have more in common than most civilians would comfortably admit. Both depend on storytelling, timing and finding […]

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US Supreme Court Veteran Joins HSF Kramer in Washington

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WASHINGTON — July 24, 2026 — Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has expanded its Supreme Court and Appellate practice with the addition of Daniel L. Geyser in Washington, DC. Dan will serve as the firm’s Co-Head of Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation, US, alongside Co-Heads Roy T. Englert, Jr. and Daniel

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Former ANZ CEO Abandons Court Fight Over Unpaid Bonus as Board Holds the Line

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Former ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott has dropped his legal case against the bank over an alleged A$13.5 million unpaid bonus, ending one of the most closely watched boardroom fights over executive pay and misconduct fallout in Australia’s banking sector. ANZ has confirmed that the proceedings were discontinued without any settlement or additional payment to

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Australia’s First $10 Million Law Partner? The Race Is On

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Australia is on the cusp of producing its first A$10 million‑a‑year law firm partner – and the smart money says that partner will sit at Corrs Chambers Westgarth or Gilbert + Tobin, according to a legal journalist who should know.

Veteran legal affairs journalist Michael Pelly made the claim in his Capital Brief’s Prima Facie newsletter, reporting that Australian legal partner earnings at the very top of the market have accelerated sharply since the pandemic, driven by fierce competition for rainmakers and a sustained boom in high‑value corporate work.
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Sidley Raids Clifford Chance for Five-Partner US Finance & Tax Team

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Sidley Austin has deepened its raid on Magic Circle rival Clifford Chance, hiring a five-partner finance and tax team in New York and Washington, D.C., to bulk up its global finance and tax platforms. The group is led by former Clifford Chance US global financial markets co-head Lee Askenazi, alongside finance partners Alistair Dunlop, Rebecca

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Macfarlanes Leapfrogs Transatlantic Rivals with Latest Salary Bump

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NQ Salaries Hit £150k in Latest Pay War Salvo Norma Harris The London salary wars continue with Macfarlanes bumping its newly qualified (NQ) base pay from £140,000 to £150,000. Effective 1 July, the £10k increase officially aligns the firm with the UK Magic Circle’s current baseline, cementing its status among the top tier of native

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Is Addleshaw Goddard’s the UK’s Next Global Elite Contender?”

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How Addleshaw Goddard Turned Nine Years of Growth into a £1.1m PEP Story Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Addleshaw Goddard has dropped another set of headline‑grabbing numbers, posting 17% growth in both revenue and profit and pushing partner profits to £1.1 million for the year to 30 April 2026. It’s the firm’s ninth consecutive year

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The KC Who Built the Case Against Men in Women’s Sport

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The sports lawyer nobody sends a thank-you card Every era of sport gets the villain it deserves, and for a decade of gender-eligibility wars the casting has barely changed: a softly-spoken commercial litigator in a London office who keeps winning. His name is Jonathan Taylor KC, he is a partner at Bird & Bird, and

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The ‘Year Zero’ Pivot That Tripled This Law Firm’s Revenue

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Changing the traditional law firm model is generating a lot of talk these days, but what can change for law firms when they seriously alter the model can turn a moribund operation into something like a high-growth startup. All of which is what happened with Olliers Solicitors in the UK, which went from £2m to a massive £6.5m in annual fee income.

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Turbo Law’s USD 3.8m Raise Signals Next Wave of AI Defence Litigation Tools

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Legal technology startup Turbo Law has secured USD 3.8 million in seed funding as investors continue to back AI tools built specifically for complex defence litigation and insurance work. The round was led by Revo Capital, with participation from existing backers Treeo VC, BridgeX Ventures, Alchemist Accelerator, prominent technology executive Gokul Rajaram, and a cohort

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