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US Justice Department Recover More In Largest Ever Civil Forfeiture Claim in Bribery & Money Laundering Scheme At $1.1 Billion

Press Releases, US Law / May 7, 2020

United States Reaches Settlement to Recover More Than $49 Million of Assets Acquired with Funds Misappropriated from 1MDB LOS ANGELES – The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture cases against more than $49 million worth of assets acquired by Khadem al-Qubaisi using funds allegedly misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malaysia’s […]

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UK Law Firm Survey Shows Many Are In Dire Financial Straits

Featured, Law Firms, UK Law / May 7, 2020

A UK law firm survey has indicated that over half had insufficient cash on their balance sheets to cover one month’s operating expenses and almost 40 per cent were unable to meet one month’s salary costs. The fact that so many firms are under-capitilised and face major problems dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic was reported

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James Hardie’s significant downsize in New Zealand unlikely to stall $200 million plus class action

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases / May 7, 2020

Powered by LawFuel – James Hardie’s release to the Australian Stock Exchange yesterday – that it ultimately intends to “cease all manufacturing of products in New Zealand”, at the cost of some 120 Kiwi jobs – is unlikely to stall the class action brought by over 1,000 leaky home owners. Adina Thorn, the lawyer leading

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Mishcon de Reya Opens Singapore Office

Press Releases, UK Law / May 7, 2020

Powered by LawFuel – Mishcon de Reya has today announced the opening of a new branch office in Singapore. It will initially focus on delivering legal services to high net worth families across South East Asia. The service areas will include international tax and succession planning, and advising clients and their businesses on private capital

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LexisNexis New Zealand’s Social Justice project delivers FREE legal guidance to New Zealanders during the pandemic crisis

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases, Press Releases / May 7, 2020

Tenants’ rights, employees’ rights and immigration measures guidance notes are available through the LexisNexis New Zealand COVID-19 Information Centre AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – LexisNexis New Zealand, a leading provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics to the legal industry, announced today www.lexisnexis.co.nz/COVID19. This information for the general public is an extension of the

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NZ Lawyer’s Innovative Law Firm List Lists Apps . . But The Pandemic Creates a Whole New Issue For All NZ Law Firms

Law Firm Technology, Law Firms, New Zealand Law News, NZ Top in LawFuel / May 6, 2020

Christine Lloyd* Building law lists is an entire industry, but the problem with generating a list of ‘innovative law firms’ is made more difficult because there are few euphemisms more abused by law firm profiles than the word ‘innovative’. Yet the coronavirus pandemic will unquestionably change the practice of law forever, with one of the

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Some Big Law Firms Repaid Their ‘Subsidies’ – But With One Noticeable Exception

Headlining NZ, New Zealand Law News / May 6, 2020

It was a serious misstep made by large law firms who quickly claimed their subsidies from the Government for the Covid-19 losses they expected to sustain. We reported the issue with raised eyebrows, particularly given the large returns the larger firms have been onto as the economy continued its robust performance up until China exported

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Morrison & Foerster Adds Tax Partner in London

Press Releases, UK Law / May 4, 2020

LONDON (May 4, 2020) – Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Sophie Allen has joined its London office as a partner in the Tax Department. Ms. Allen brings to the firm extensive experience advising on the U.K. and international tax aspects of private equity and M&A transactions. Ms. Allen’s arrival

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Artificial Intelligence Risk? What Does 2020 Hold

Briefing, Law Firm Technology, Law Technology / May 4, 2020

Clifford Chance – Artificial intelligence (AI) creates huge opportunities for businesses globally across all sectors. However, the use of AI also brings the potential for significant legal, ethical and reputational exposure. Recently we have seen global regulators grappling with these risks, with the announcement of a vast number of legal developments, including the publication of

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Pierce Bainbridge Litigation Finance Plays: The $1 Billion Lie and The $65 Million Debt

Headlining, Law Firms / May 4, 2020

This page about Pierce Bainbridge law firm is no longer available, but you may see further updated information about law firms by joining our list (below)and receiving the latest law firm news As noted, Pravati has been sued, a slew of John Pierce’s former partners have been sued, John Pierce and the firm have been

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