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Law Firm Appointment to Raise Awareness of Cross-Cultural Interaction

Press Releases, US Law / July 16, 2018

Formerly with the NCAA, English brings extensive experience delivering and facilitating programming to raise awareness and encourage cross-cultural interaction. New York – July 16, 2018 – A. Faith English, former Associate Director of Enforcement for the NCAA, has joined Lowenstein Sandler as Manager of Diversity & Inclusion. English spent the past six years at the […]

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The BigLaw Sexting Scandal That Collapsed a Big Law Leader

Headlining, Lawyers, US Law / July 16, 2018

The fall from grace of one of Big Law’s biggest lawyers – Bill Voge – the chairman of global legal giant Latham & Watkins LLP, is a sexting scandal that demonstrates the ease with which one can fall from great heights for reasons of ground-level dumbness. The WSJ recently catalogued the fall, from the time

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Top M&A Cravath Lawyer Poached by Kirkland & Ellis

Featured, LawStars, Lawyers, US Law / April 14, 2018

Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s highest grossing law firm, continues to poach lawyers with a high profile lateral move from Cravath attorney Sandra Goldstein to K&E. Reuters reported the move and comment that Kirkland & Ellis has been aggressively expanding its client list beyond private equity firms to major US companies, seeking to retain lawyers

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What Sexual Harassment in the Legal Workplace Looks Like

Australia, Headlining, Law Firm Management, New Zealand Law News, UK Law, US Law / March 3, 2018

The growing issue of sexual harassment in the legal workplace has lead to a young lawyers’ editorial commentary in the US, as the #MeToo awareness now sweeps the legal world. The unique power structures within law firms have helped foster abuses of that power, including in sexual harassment. American Lawyer’s new Young Lawyers Editorial Board

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Major UK – US Law Firm Merger Lead By Two Women

Featured, Law Firms, UK Law, US Law / February 27, 2018

Another law firm merger has been announced with UK-based Berwin Leighton Paisner set to merge with US firm Bryan Cave, creating a firm with combined revenues of more than $900m (£645m). The firms said that they have been talking since late last year about creating a one-firm, global structure. In a vote today, the partners

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What’s Ahead for Privacy & Data Security in 2018?

Briefing, Briefings, US Law / February 13, 2018

Wilson Sonsini – 2018 promises to be an interesting year in the world of privacy and cybersecurity. In this article, we highlight a few of the most notable developments we expect this year, including major developments in Europe, changes and pending cases at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), notable U.S. Supreme Court cases scheduled to

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Sluggish Growth For Law Firms Shown in 2017 Report

Law Firms, US Law / February 10, 2018

The financial news for major law firms is much the same for 2017 as it has been for years before – slow growth and sluggish performance. The annual report from Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group analyzes just what the major law firms are doing in terms of financial performance and it ain’t greatly impressive

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4 Estate Litigation Predictions for 2018

Briefing, Briefings, US Law / January 22, 2018

LeClair Ryan – The new year is a good time to look ahead at what trends we may expect to see in the area of estate litigation in 2018. I have 4 predictions. #1: The Volume Of Estate Litigation Will Continue To Increase We are very likely to see an increase in the volume of

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Can Fake News and the Trolls Save Internet Neutrality?

Briefing, US Law / December 15, 2017

Ryan Bates – Net neutrality, in case you’ve been offline for the past year or so, is to be killed and the only ones who may save it for Joe Public are the trolls and fake news. The FCC has recently voted to kill net neutrality with a 3-2 vote, which set the rules established

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Disability Discrimination At Work: Know Your Rights

Sponsored Post, US Law / October 11, 2017

Sponsored Disability discrimination is one of the most commonly misunderstood areas of employment and disability law. While discrimination in the workplace based on disability is unlawful, it happens far more frequently than one may expect. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues to receive thousands of complaints every year citing workplace discrimination based on disability.

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