Diamonds and Due Diligence in Luxury Law ‘Luxury law’ has a certain rich cache, but a Luxury Law Summit in London highlighted some of the issues for lawyers working in luxury brands, highlighting the complex and evolving role of lawyers in the luxury sector, requiring a balance of legal expertise with business acumen and industry-specific […]
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NEW YORK–Arcadia Finance, a new litigation funding firm focused on commercial litigation and arbitration, today announced its official launch to offer customized financial solutions and unparalleled support to empower clients and partners in achieving their legal goals. Led by litigation funding veterans David Kerstein, Ronit Cohen, and Joshua Libling, the Arcadia leadership team has decades of funding and
Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce the appointment of George J. Sampas as Co-Chair of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group and Head of Cross-Border M&A. He will lead the global M&A practice with fellow Co-Chairs Robert Little in the Dallas office and Saee Muzumdar in the New York office. “George is a preeminent
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The sluggish M&A arena is picking up and profile law firm Gibson Dunn has made some major new lateral hires from Sullivan & Cromwell and Paul Weiss. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, with almost 1900 attorneys, has strengthened its mergers and acquisitions practice with two significant additions from rival firms this week. George Sampas, a longtime
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SterlingtonLaw Explore what a virtual law firm is as we delve into what it does and how joining a virtual law firm can help you grow your practice. According to a 2022 national survey sponsored by the American Bar Association. Explore what a virtual law firm is as we delve into what it does and
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Paul Hastings Entertainment and Media Transactional partners Ken Deutsch and Susan Williams and Entertainment and Media Litigation partners Tamerlin Godley and Steve Marenberg were included in The Hollywood Reporter’s “Power Lawyers 2024: Hollywood’s Top 100 Attorneys” list. The annual list recognizes the top 100 entertainment dealmakers and litigators who were responsible for negotiating top-dollar deals and arguing high-stakes legal battles this past year. The
Eric Watson, the flambouyant former New Zealand business high-flier, has finally broken cover in response to insider trading charges brought against him by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A letter written from his current Ibiza address to the US courts is attempting to set aside a default declaration arising from his non-appearance to
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The delay in the sentencing of former Green MP and Hamas supporter Golriz Ghahraman has set off a Twitter-X storm with Court-spun tales of her parliamentary security detail equalling the PMs and her PTSD issues due to her alleged tendency to ‘build a house and then burn it down’. >> Latest law jobs here .
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In a landmark case for victims of asbestos related diseases, a Queensland Jury has ordered Amaca Pty Limited (formerly known as James Hardie & Coy Pty Limited) to pay a total of $1.21 million and a sum of $800,000 for general damages and loss of life expectancy to Mr Kim Martin, a 77-year-old suffering from
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With the rise of artificial intelligence, the legal profession is undergoing a significant transformation and with it has come some new legal career opportunities for lawyers with an interest in artificial intelligence and its multiple applications. The advances with generative AI tools open new career opportunities for lawyers, from legal tech consultants to junior lawyers
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