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New Zealand Broker Implicated in Sanctions Workarounds for Russian and Iranian Oil

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Russian shadow fleet and sanction issue - LawFuel

A New Zealand-based insurance intermediary has been identified in a Reuters investigation as a key enabler in the shipment of Russian and Iranian oil in apparent breach of international sanctions regimes. The firm, Rosier Insurance, based in Auckland, is reported to have arranged marine insurance for dozens of oil tankers linked to sanctioned oil trade, […]

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Meet Sigrid McCawley The Lawyer Who Holds Power to Account

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Sigrid McCawley, Image: Will Pavia, The Sunday Times

Law Star Sigrid McCawley’s Royal Litigation Credentials Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor If you only know Sigrid McCawley as “Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer,” you’ve missed the plot. The Boies Schiller Flexner co-managing partner is the litigator who made banks, boardrooms and Prince Andrew all do the math on enabling abuse. A recent profile in The Times

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How Virginia Giuffre’s Litigation Strategy Changed the Legal Landscape for Sex Trafficking Survivors

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Virginia Guiffre memoire and legal repercussions

The Virginia Giuffre Legal Legacy Sonia Hickey, LawFuel contributing editor Virginia Giuffre died in April 2025. Her memoir, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, is published this week and lands alongside major, live legal issues: the Second Circuit’s unsealing guidance in the Maxwell defamation docket, the continuing political headache over

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BakerHostetler Deepens Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Bench With Addition of Four Partners in New York

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Key takeaways Why this mattersBakerHostetler is pleased to announce the firm has added a significant team of four partners in New York to its Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Debt Finance teams. The group’s arrival adds significant depth to BakerHostetler’s Business Practice Group in New York and its firmwide Mergers & Acquisitions and Private

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Lincoln Lawyer Creator Joins Grisham in AI Copyright Battle Worth Billions

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Lincoln Lawyer AI Copyright Case Ben Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Lincoln Lawyer creator Michael Connelly has joined other bestselling authors like John Grisham to battle OpenAI and its ChatGPT empire in an alleged ‘book heist’. ​ The class action involves not only Connelly and Grisham, two of the world’s bestselling writers, but also other names including

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How to Find the Best Accident Lawyer Near You (Without Getting Ripped Off)

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how to choose an accident lawyer - the key rules for choosing a lawyer for a succesful result - LawFuel

Best Accident Lawyer Near Me: How to Choose Without Getting Fleeced | LawFuel Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor The question of how to choose the best accident lawyer is easy to ask but not necessariy as easy to answer. There is a strategy to work through to get the best lawyer for your case and

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Why Is The World’s Richest Law Firm So Quiet About Its New Partners?

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The Silence of the Partners Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s top-grossing law firm, is playing it close to the vest again, this time with its new partner class. Being loud does not pay like discretion, apparently. As reported by AboveTheLaw, the firm has yet to formally announce or publicly list

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Mueller Investigation Attorney Michael Bowe Co-Founds Litigation Boutique Law Firm

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Biglaw litigators form new litigation boutique

Piper Rudnick Pair Launch Law Boutique Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Two profile trial attorneys, including the Trump lawyer who was involved in working for Trump during the Mueller investigation, have officially launched Brithem LLP, marking a significant entry into New York’s competitive boutique law firm market. Michael Bowe and Lauren Tabaksblat, former co-chairs of

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