There have been plenty of lawyers-turned-author who have written books relating to their current or former lives as attorneys. But for former Louisiana lawyer Ray Mouton a work of fiction he has written carries a little more relevance to his past personal and professional life than most. The book, “In God’s House” is a work […]
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New York, October 14, 2013 – Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP today announced that Brian S. Lichter will join the firm as a partner in its Real Estate Group. The addition of Mr. Lichter, whose experience covers a wide range of commercial real estate transactions, will help Davis Polk meet strong client demand in
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LawFuel.com – Law Firm Newswire – Davis Polk senior counsel Bob Fiske has been named to The American Lawyer’s list of “The Top 50 Big Law Innovators of the Last 50 Years.” The list honors those people whose ideas, policies and practices have left an indelible mark on the legal industry over the last five
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Law firm dress codes can be as important to some firms as the hours billed – well, almost. However one London law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner, warned new lawyers on the firm blog to avoid red bras, trashy heels and visible panty lines. “Nothing ruins an outfit like bumpy lace showing through your top or
It’s an odd problem for a lawyer, but what if the ‘time is money’ thing is not the problem? Rather, the problem for some is surviving the cutbacks and being in the office with nothing to do. What looks worse for a lawyer – a poor billing record or being there with time on his/her
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Skadden represented the largest shareholder, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and the Estate of Leona M. Helmsley, in the initial public offering of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., which closed on October 7. The IPO has been reported as the second-largest in history for a U.S. real estate investment trust. [wp_ad_camp_2]
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The legal profession, including jurists, find law review articles as long as you may have thought they were – and a new survey shows that the whole law review business is in need of serious overhaul, which is hardly surprising given that the law review business has barely changed since the 19th century. But that
For an attorney like F. Paul Bland who makes a living out of bringing class action lawsuits, business is not nearly as good as it used to be. For some, that’s a good thing – and they’re not just the defendants, either. But for Bland, who works for Public Justice, a DC non-profit outfit, it’s
LawFuel.com – Best Law Firm News Daily – The merger of two firms in South Australia has created one of the area’s largest law firms. The merged firms will operate as Mellor Olsson Lawyers, incorporating Jenkins Anderson and have operated from 1 October. Jenkins Anderson founding partner Greg Anderson started practising in Port Lincoln in
The poor reputation some law firms have to work for – well, many law firms if you like – is more due to their clients than the lawyers, according to a business psychiatrist. Mark Goulston says there is increasing “toxicity” in law firms and the problem is the clients who set the tone. Instead
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