Freshfields lawyers recognized for leadership in advancing racial equality and sustainability

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Partners Annette Byron and Timothy Wilkins named to 2020 EMpower Ethnic Minority Role Model Lists  Freshfields partners Annette Byron and Timothy Wilkins, leaders on issues of racial justice and equality, have been recognized for their significant contributions to efforts that remove barriers and create greater opportunity. Both were named to EMpower’s list of 100 Ethnic Minority Executives 2020 released today, with […]

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Kathryn Beck and that Pesky ‘Russell McVeagh’ #Metoo Issue That Fails to Die

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Former Law Society president Kathryn Beck just cannot seem to shake off the ‘Russell McVeagh’ issue, the sexual harassment scandal that became the front-and-centre focus of her presidency. One of the most strident critics of Kathryn Beck, Queenstown-based Olivia Wensley, has attacked the appointment that was announced recently by Attorney General David Parker as an

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Former NZ Law Society President Kathryn Beck Appointed to Employment Court

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Former President of the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture, Kathryn Beck, has been appointed as a Judge of the Employment Court to be based in Auckland, Attorney-General David Parker has announced. Former President of the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture, Kathryn Beck, has been appointed as a Judge of

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Lawyers’ Black Letter Day – One of Auckland’s ‘”Best Lawyers”‘ Struck Off . . Along With Two Others

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A lawyer who had once advertised as being one of the best in Auckland has been struck off by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal for incompetent advice leading to miscarriages of justice. A decision released on Thursday by the Tribunal found Arman had failed to provide his client with a copy of the summary

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Is The Berman Ouster in New York A Further Reflection of Trump Political Interference? Maybe Not With This Lawyer . .

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The debacle surrounding the firing of US attorney for New York’s Southern District has seen a new entrant in the spotlight: white collar crime specialist Audrey Strauss whose appointment has continued to shine a light upon the District’s ‘important cases’. Ms Strauss took over from Geoffrey Berman on an inetrim basis, which has confounded many

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Boies Law Firm Upheaval Continues With 4 Partner Defection to King & Spalding

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The turmoil at Boies Schiller Flexner has continued with four litigators leaving for King & Spalding including a former firm exeutive committee member. King & Spalding had recruited four more complex commercial litigators from Boies Schiller Flexner, including one who had served on its executive committee. This now amounts to 35 partners who have left

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The Delicate but Essential Business of Legal PR: Six Things CEOs Need to Know

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Kate Alexander* In the course of nearly 30 years of crisis work and issues management, we have successfully collaborated with numerous lawyers and legal advisers to help our clients communicate with media, staff, customers and other stakeholders. In our experience, sound legal advice is worth its weight in gold, and the objectives of a company’s

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