Muslim Paralegal Obtains £100,000 Against Law Firm For Discrimination

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Law Firm Discrimination Claim In a landmark UK employment tribunal case, a paralegal has been awarded over £100,000 in damages after abandoning her aspirations of becoming a solicitor due to discriminatory treatment by her former employer. One solicitor told her to remove her headscarf to attract men, according to the eivdence. Ms F Kaiser, 48, […]

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The Fall of ‘Erin Brockovich’ Celebrity Lawyer Tom Girardi

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Tom Girardi Conviction Former Hollywood-based celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been found guilty of defrauding clients out of tens of millions of dollars in a jury verdict in Los Angeles. Girardi, 85, took the pollution case that lead to the Oscar-winning Erin Brockovich movie and was the estranged husband of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”

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Paul Weiss adds M&A partner Nickolas Bogdanovich in NY from Cleary Gottlieb

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M&A Partner Joins Paul, Weiss in New York New York, August 26, 2024 – Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Nickolas Bogdanovich has joined the firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice within the Corporate Department, resident in New York. Bogdanovich advises clients on a wide range of corporate

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City of Los Angeles Agrees to Pay $38.2 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Suit for Alleged Misuse of HUD Grant Funds

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            LOS ANGELES – The City of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $38.2 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly failed to meet federal accessibility requirements when it sought and used U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funds for multifamily affordable housing, the Justice Department announced today.             “Municipalities that receive federal grant

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Moving From Big Law Money To Pro Bono and Less Money

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A Former Corporate Lawyer’s Bold Career Move In a bold career move, a former corporate lawyer recently traded her high-paying position in Big Law for a role in the nonprofit sector handling work that certainly paid less financially – but paid off more personally. After four years in at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Priscilla Hamilton

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New Zealand Law Profession Sees Women Stopped At the Boardroom Door

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New Zealand Law Gender Equality Report The New Zealand Law Society’s 2023 Gender Equality Charter (GEC) survey reveals that women comprise over half the profession (55.4 percent) but their representation often stops at the boardroom door. It is, as it is in many jurisdictions, a ‘room for improvement’ report. The New Zealand Law Society report,

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Enhancing Efficiency with Nearshore Development Teams

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In recent years, businesses are increasingly turning to nearshore development teams to enhance efficiency and drive innovation. Vodworks, a leader in end-to-end software and product engineering services, specializes in helping companies navigate complex technical challenges by leveraging the power of nearshore teams. This article explores how effective communication, optimized workflows, and strong team dynamics can

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The A&O Shearman Trainee’s Big LegalTech Deal

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LegalTech Acquisition By Thomson Reuters Legal AI entrepreneur and former A&O Shearman trainee Alexander Kardos-Nyheim has made a major career change – and fortune. Kardox-Nyheim founded the legal AI start-up Safe Sign Technologies in 2022 after graduating from law school at Trinity College, Cambridge, at the same time as embarking on a training contract at

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