The Great Ministerial No-Show John Bowie, LawFuel publisher Dentons have been the legal hands behind the ministerial no show at the Covid inquiry, turning the situation into something of a damp squid, which is presumably the intention, after leading the charge on the most intrusive and destructive government disaster New Zealand has seen. The pulpit […]
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Burford Capital the litigation finance behemoth wants not just to bankroll lawsuits but to buy stakes in actual U.S. law firms. The move isn’t your garden-variety PE play; it’s a direct challenge to the profession’s no-capital-external-to-the-firm orthodoxy.
Burford, under the ever-quotable Jonathan Molot, (pictured above) told the Financial Times he is floating a structure ripped from healthcare and accounting playbooks: split a law firm into two entities, a lawyer-owned practice handling client work, and a Managed Service Organization (MSO) holding assets and providing back‑office muscle in exchange for a cut. It’s a classic “external capital without violating ethics rules.”
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Photo by August de Richelieu on Pexels While a significant portion of the legal industry obsesses over quarterly M&A league tables and partner shuffles, a fundamental and strategic shift is underway. Major law firms are quietly, yet aggressively, positioning themselves to serve what is becoming one of the most powerful growth engines in the U.S. legal
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Steven T. Kolyer, a leading securitization and structured products lawyer specializing in commercial real estate finance, has joined Cadwalader as co-head of the firm’s CRE CLO practice, based in New York. Steven will co-head the practice with Jeffrey Rotblat, a senior Cadwalader partner who is also a leader in commercial real estate securitization. “We are
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Five Straight Months of Job Growth in Legal — But AI Is Replacing Your Paralegal Norma Harris, LawFuel contributing editor The US legal sector just clocked five straight months of job growth, Reuters reports — the longest streak since the pandemic years. But before junior associates start high-fiving in the cafeteria, here’s the catch: many
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One of the finest lawyers to come from New Zealand in recent years, Catherine Callaghan KC, died in London this month. Catherine Callaghan KC was a standout figure in the legal profession, with roots in New Zealand and a significant impact in the UK where she enjoyed a stellar legal career. The daughter of renowned
LawFuel Power Brief: MSW Law Group, Florida Photo by Jsme MILA on Pexels Florida has one of the largest and fastest-growing senior populations in the country. With this demographic shift, the issue of elderly care, particularly in nursing homes, has become a significant focal point for public policy and legal discourse. The legal landscape governing nursing
A-List 2025: Munger reigns, Jenner rockets, and who actually moved the needle The American Lawyer’s A-List isn’t about who shouts the loudest about profits, blending money and meaning: revenue per lawyer, pro bono, associate satisfaction, racial inclusion, and women in the equity partnership. Get three or more of those humming and you move fast and
Aderant, a global leader in law firm business management solutions, has just signed a landmark agreement to acquire the legal technology assets of HerculesAI—a recognized innovator in AI-driven billing compliance and decision intelligence. This strategic expansion is a major step in Aderant’s push to deliver smarter, fully automated solutions to the world’s leading law firms.
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Proskauer is excited to welcome Anna Maleva-Otto as a regulatory partner in the Firm’s Private Funds Group. Anna has spent years advising clients on UK and EU financial services regulation, including short selling and market abuse rules, EMIR, MiFID II, and AIFMD. Her practice spans the full lifecycle of FCA-regulated businesses, as well as trading across the
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