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How a Box of Hong Kong Cupcakes Triggered a $36m Law Partner Meltdown

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Quick question: “If a star rainmaker built ‘their’ office, do they get to secretly take it with them – or does the partnership own everything they touch?”

When the Australian Financial Review recently devoted a major feature to “the $36 million box of Hong Kong cupcakes”, it wasn’t really about baked goods – it was about how a high‑performing litigation boutique managed to blow itself up in plain sight.
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How Many Lawyers Are in the US? (2026 Statistics)

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1,374,720 Active Lawyers in 2026 – Salaries, Demographics, State Rankings & BigLaw Trends Sonia Hickey, LawFuel contributing editor Knowing how many lawyers are in the US tells you more than just a headcount. It shows where the legal job market is heating up, how the profession is shifting demographically, what new graduates can realistically expect

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Six-Figure Social Security Checks Could Soon Be Capped—Here’s What Lawyers Should Tell Clients Now

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Lawmakers Eye Caps on Social Security Benefits and COLAs – What Elder Law and Retirement Attorneys Need to Watch – And How they can market to the lucrative elder law market Social Security is barreling toward a funding cliff, and Washington policy wonks have zeroed in on a politically palatable fix to rein in the

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Cleary Gottlieb London Office Recruits Seventh Partner Hire This Year

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Cleary Gottlieb announced that David Christmas will join the firm’s London office on May 5 as a partner in its top-tier Global Funds practice David’s practice focuses on fund formation across a range of alternative asset classes, and he also has significant experience in GP-led secondary transactions. “The continued expansion of our global funds and

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Sullivan & Cromwell’s 2025 Review: Wall Street Giant Bets Big on AI, Deals and Disputes

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Sullivan & Cromwell’s 2025 review is essentially a victory lap: another record year, heavy on big-ticket mandates in M&A, disputes and restructuring, with a clear push on AI, private capital and London growth.​ Deals, disputes and AI work Litigation, investigations and arbitration People, platform and pro bono Who is Sullivan & Cromwell Profile Sullivan &

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Torrin Crowther

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LawFuel Power List No. 12 Crowther fronts Bell Gully’s Commerce Act coverage, emphasizing “legal certainty” and “proportionate enforcement”—corporate-speak for “don’t let the regulator overreach.” As Chair of Bell Gully’s competition team, he’s published analyses on merger thresholds, cartel leniency, and the Commission’s new commitment powers. His client roster includes major corporates navigating post-reform compliance. The

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Madeleine Laracy

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LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 5 Laracy returned to Crown Law in January 2021 after a 15-year tenure as Crown Counsel and a stint as Deputy Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security. That résumé spanning national security, criminal appeals, and sensitive governmental processes positions her as Jagose’s likely successor when the Solicitor-General departs in February 2026.

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Davey Salmon KC

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LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 14 Salmon’s 2025 profile case was the Talleys v. TVNZ defamation battle (September 2025), resulting in a win with a dismissal of the claim. His practice is astonishingly diverse: representing the Independent Māori Statutory Board against Auckland Council (judicial review over Watercare chairmanship), Northland kaumatua Mike Smith in climate change

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Deborah Chambers KC

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LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 34 The “divorce trust diva” has consistently held top rankings in both global and Asia-Pacific Chambers guides, handling high-profile divorce cases with multi-jurisdictional complications and appearing in the LawFuel list since 2019. Her practice involves complex relationship property matters, particularly where trusts obscure asset ownership. Recent personal challenges, including the

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New Zealand Legal Career Move – The Role That Combines Power, Prestige and $600K+

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The search to replace Solicitor-General Una Jagose KC, who steps down in February after a decade in New Zealand’s second-highest legal role, has commenced with the ‘dual role’ being advertised now. A Dual Role at the Constitutional Summit The dual position, which serves as both Junior Law Officer of the Crown and Chief Executive of

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