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Former Accounting Chief of Tom Girardi Law Firm Guilty of Embezzling Tens of Millions

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The US Attorney has reported on the guilty plea from the former accounting chief at celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi’s LA law firm, Girardi Keese, who embezzled tens of millions from firm clients. The law firm has closed following Girardi’s sentencing for fraud. The US Attorney media release on the case is below – Former Accounting […]

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Cleary Gottlieb Joins Growing Trend of Non-Equity Partnership Tiers

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Another non-equity partnership tier is added to a big law firm as Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton make a strategic move to join other big law firms in the non-equity partnership ranks. Cleary’s adoption of a non-equity partnership tier marks a departure from its traditional single-tier structure, where all partners held an ownership stake in

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14 Attorneys General Issue Lawsuit Against TikTok

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NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing lawsuits against the social media platform TikTok for misleading the public about the safety of its platform and harming young people’s mental health. The lawsuits, filed individually by each member of

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The Money Prize For The Biggest Big Law Firm And Their New Partners

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Latham’s New Big Law Partner List Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Kirkland & Ellis, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and profitable law firms in the United States, has announced the promotion of 200 attorneys to partner effective October 1, 2024, opening the doors to potential major earnings. Lathams are regarded as one

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Antitrust Litigators Launch New Boutique Law Firm in New York

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The Boutique Law Firm Trend The growing trend for specialist lawyers to operate from a boutique legal environment continues to grow with the latest example being a group of antitrust litigators who have formed their own boutique. Elias Gutzler Spicer, the newly minted firm, brings together top talent from Constantine Cannon and Robins Kaplan, signaling

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Statement From Judge Jonathan Lippman on His Report, “Antisemitism and Discrimination at the City University of New York”

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September 24, 2024 Report delivered to New York Governor Kathy Hochul finds need for significant policy overhaul. On September 23, 2024, Judge Jonathan Lippman, former Chief Judge of New York and Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, delivered the report titled, “Antisemitism and Discrimination at the City University of New York,” to

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Legal Finance Company Releases Report on Top Trends with Law and Finance Issues

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Burford Capital, the legal finance company, has consistently produced research on commercial legal finance since its inception and the latest Burford Quarterly report continues this 15-year legacy. CEO Chris Bogart (pictured) and Jon Molot established Burford in 2009, recognizing legal finance’s potential to revolutionize the legal industry and the importance of educating business and legal

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Rudy Giuliani Disbarred: The Further Fall of “America’s Mayor” in D.C.

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Rudy Giuliani Disbarrment We saw it coming, but now Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City (“America’s Mayor”) and Trump attorney, has been disbarred in Washington, D.C., following a ruling by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.  This decision comes in the wake of similar disciplinary action taken against Giuliani in New York

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