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 […]
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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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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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
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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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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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] So who exactly is Natalia Veselnitskya, the Russian lawyer who met Donald Trump Jr to talk about potentially damaging information involving Hillary Clinton and the Democrats during the last US election? The lawyer is perhaps more than she seems – less glamorous Russian show pony lawyer and more Russian power player. Some of the
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]First Two Years of a Business Are Critical Tim Moynahan* By now, it is more or less common knowledge that more businesses fail within the first two years of launching than at any other period in the company’s existence. There are good reasons for this dramatic failure rate. Why is the new business failure rate
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Forgetting the ‘Russia problem’ for Donald Trump, the President has continuing trouble over the alleged fraud case that has beleaguered his Trump University seminar program. A plaintiff in the case, which Trump settled, has refused the $25 million settlement leaving open the potential for the President to face a fraud trial. “Yes, that’s right,”
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A US Supreme Court decision has struck down a law making it easier for some children born to an unmarried US mother to acquire citizenship, than to those born to an unwed US citizen father. The court ruled, in an opinion (PDF) by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that the law violates the equal protection
