Sidley Austin Scores Wall Street Heavyweight in Latest BigLaw Drama Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor When your firm has spent decades as the Fort Knox of partner retention, watching top talent walk out the door must sting worse than a first-year associate’s billable shortfall. That’s the reality Cravath Swaine & Moore now faces as Dave […]
>> Your Law Job – Check Here The Commerce Commission has issued a warning and negotiated enforceable undertakings from South Canterbury-based Alpine Energy after an accounting error resulted in it overcharging customers by $16.9 million. In deciding on the appropriate enforcement action, Commissioner Vhari McWha says the Commission’s focus was on ensuring Alpine returned the
The ASIC Blockbuster Hits Aussie Court When your company’s getting cozy with alleged crime bosses, maybe don’t leave the receipts? That’s the free legal advice Star Entertainment’s former general counsel Paula Martin probably wishes she’d followed before landing in Australia’s Federal Court hot seat. Martin — who climbed from group general counsel to chief legal
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Los Angeles, CA – April 7, 2025 – Leading Los Angeles law firm Greenberg Glusker LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Uzzi Raanan as a Partner in the firm. Raanan brings to Greenberg Glusker decades of experience in business reorganization and insolvency matters, creditor and debtor rights, and commercial litigation. Before joining Greenberg, Raanan worked for
Former West Covina Resident Pleads Guilty to Selling Fake Memorabilia of Professional Athletes and Other Celebrities SANTA ANA, California – A former San Gabriel Valley resident pleaded guilty today to selling hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of fake sports and celebrity memorabilia to customers, including a fake “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” photograph containing forged
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A&O Shearman announces today the addition of partners Paul Astolfi (pictured) and Katy McNeil to its Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure practice in the U.S. Paul is a market-leading advisor to institutional investors, banks, and other debt providers in a myriad of energy transition matters, notably renewables. He has decades of experience specializing in finance, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations with
Global law firm Freshfields achieved success at the Global Competition Review (GCR) 2025 Awards securing six major wins at the prestigious GCR awards, reinforcing its leadership in global competition law. Hosted Tuesday night at The Conrad in Washington DC, GCR’s 15th annual awards ceremony honoured the world’s leading antitrust lawyers, economists and enforcers as well
JD Vance’s Complex Position in Trump’s Legal Firm Crackdown Ben Thomson, Senior LawFuel editor In the Trump White House where executive power and the legal profession have collided with unprecedented force, Vice President JD Vance occupies a particularly complex position, but why has he been largely silent on the issue? A Yale Law graduate and
The Accident Was Bad. The Aftermath? Even Worse. One second, you’re fine. The next, you’re in an ambulance, your phone somewhere in the wreckage, and a paramedic asking if you know what day it is. (You do. Barely.) Then come the bills. The phone calls. The insurance hoops. And the creeping realization: You need a
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Personal Data Protection laws provide an essential legal framework that safeguards students’ and educational institutions’ personal information, with particular relevance in education. With more students engaging with digital platforms than ever, these regulations govern how student information is collected, processed, and stored by educational institutions — such as Speedypaper assisting them with academic tasks. Positive
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