It’s not Grisham. Nor is it Alan Dershowitz, but former Big Law partner Steven Harper has nevertheless written a grim tale of impending doom about the business of law. His book, “The Lawyer Bubble: A Profession in Crisis” outlines the decline of the business of law due to the rapid increase in lawyers, spurred forward […]
Law firms are facing a record year of mergers, notwithstanding the canning of the proposed merger between Orrick Herrington and Pillsbury Winthrop, announced today. Reuters reported that Orrick Chairman Mitch Zuklie and Pillsbury Chairman James Rishwain said in a joint interview that a conflict of interest between clients in Orrick’s public finance practice and
Working out the most innovative law firms in the US is no easy task, but the Financial Times were up to it with a revised list of their ‘order of service’ for the rankings, which saw Skadden Arps take out the top position. The list includes most of the AmLaw 100 who submitted their best
LawFuel.com – Skadden again ranked as the No. 1 firm in the country for innovation in the legal sector in the Financial Times’ annual “US Innovative Lawyers” report, published November 21. [wp_ad_camp_1] We are the first firm to receive this honor twice and have ranked as one of the top two firms all four years
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No divorce is easy, we all know at least one couple who has gone through this process. Even the most amicable divorces can quickly turn ugly once it is time to figure out who gets what. In the case of a military divorce, the process can be even more difficult and can take more time.
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When you’re injured from an accident, negligence, or even an attack, chances are you are justified in filing a lawsuit against the wrongdoers. However, when you have a ridiculous case on your hands, suing isn’t necessarily the best route to take. Especially when the incident is as bizarre (but entertaining) as these five. [wp_ad_camp_1]
LOS ANGELES – LawFuel.com – Donald Schultz, 35, of Playa Vista, the former host of Animal Planet’s “Wild Recon” television show, pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of violating the Endangered Species Act by offering to sell, and selling, two live desert monitor lizards (Varanus griseus) in interstate commerce. [wp_ad_camp_1] In the plea
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John Edwards, the former US Senator and presidential nominee who left politics are a money-and-sex scandal is to open a new law firm with his daughter. The firm, to be operated from his home in Raleigh, North Carolina as well as in Washington DC but bills itself as a national plaintiff law practice and will
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Clifford Chance announced today that Chris Davies has been elected the new global leader of the firm’s tax, pensions and employment (TPE) practice for a period of 4 years, from 1 January, 2014. [wp_ad_camp_1] Chris has been a partner at Clifford Chance since 1999 and currently heads up the London TPE practice. He specialises in
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LOS ANGELES – LawFuel.com-A Pomona man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug trafficking charge for possessing more than one-half pound of methamphetamine that he was planning to distribute. Raymond Anthony Montanez, 24, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. [wp_ad_camp_2] Montanez pleaded
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