Veteran China Disputes Lawyer Joins Baker McKenzie from Linklaters

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Baker McKenzie have recruited a leading disputes lawyer from Linklaters to join the firm’s Hong Kong office. Justin Tang has handled major commercial disputes and arbitration matters across China and Asia Pacific. The firm’s media announcement is below – Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced today that prominent disputes lawyer Justin Tang has joined

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Stoel Rives Expands California Litigation Practice with Addition of Partner David M. Friedman in San Francisco

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SAN FRANCISCO (August 31, 2026) – Stoel Rives, an AmLaw 200 law firm, today announced the addition of business litigator and trial attorney David M. Friedman as a partner in the firm’s litigation practice in its San Francisco office. Friedman brings more than two decades of experience handling complex, high-stakes business disputes and further strengthens the

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What is still missing to close the gap between law firms and legal departments?

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Author – Marco Antonio Gonçalves, Legal Consultant* For more than two decades, corporate legal leaders have been telling their external counsel what they expect, yet the disconnect persists. Perhaps the problem lies less in the Law and more in how value is created and delivered. Is it possible to narrow the expectation gap between legal

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Silk, Rejection and Privacy: Why a Sydney Solicitor Wants the AFR’s Barrister List Taken Down

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Sydney solicitor has demanded that the Australian Financial Review remove an article naming barristers who have repeatedly applied for silk, arguing the paper has turned a selection process closed to the public into a searchable record of rejection.

Jacob Carswell-Doherty, of Jake McKinley, (pictured) wrote to AFR editor-in-chief James Chessell on 28 August, the day after publication of “Meet the barristers who apply for silk year in, year out” by legal affairs reporter Janek Drevikovsky.

His complaint is not that the AFR examined the silk selection process. It is the table naming this year’s applicants and setting beside each name the number of times that person has applied since 2016.

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The Gentlemen in the Life of Meghan Markle

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Meghan Markle’s Russian Billionaire Connection Has a Curious LawFuel Twist As we are all once again subjected to more emetic Harry-and-Meghan headline hogging, this time yet another trans-Atlantic move and apparently the possible resurrection of her acting gig, I’m energised by the idea of her appearing in Guy Ritchie’s gangster romp ‘The Gentlemen’.  What ever

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Texas Trial Lawyer Tony Buzbee Buys $15.5 Million Mansion Next Door. Then Calls In The Wrecking Ball

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Power Point – Tony Buzbee’s latest River Oaks acquisition isn’t simply another trophy-home purchase. The Houston trial lawyer is assembling a two-acre estate by demolishing a 15,000-square-foot neighbouring mansion, while salvaging an estimated $4 million of its contents and building gardens in its place. It is an unusually vivid glimpse of the wealth generated at

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Baby On Life Support, Barrister Still Forced To Fight Court Timetable

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Criminal law work has not been a family-friendly situation for lawyers anywhere, but a Christchurch barrister has raised uncomfortable questions about how well New Zealand’s court system accommodates lawyers taking maternity leave after she found herself filing court applications while her premature baby was in neonatal intensive care. >> New Job? Check InHouse Counsel Role

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Common Workplace Mistakes That Create Legal Risks for Employers

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Article source: Manukyan Law Firm As a CEO or a stakeholder of the company, each working day might look perfect to you. You may not be paying attention to complaints here and there by employees. However, any lapse that hurts an employee’s sentiments can complicate matters for your company. There can be many reasons that

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Thomson Reuters Builds Its Own AI Brain – Here’s Why Thomson May Matter More Than Another Legal Chatbot

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Power Points: Thomson Reuters has launched Thomson, its first proprietary large language model, trained using its vast stores of legal, tax and professional information. The significance is not simply that another AI model has arrived. Thomson Reuters is attempting to turn the Westlaw and Practical Law data moat into an AI moat, reducing its dependence

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The Cases That Won’t Go Away: Gwyn And Churchman Return For MACA Rehearings

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Retired High Court Judges Return To Rehear Major Customary Marine Title Cases Two former High Court judges are returning to the bench under acting warrants to deal with unfinished business arising from New Zealand’s long-running customary marine title litigation. >> Newly List Legal Role – Senior Counsel – Check the job here Chief Justice Dame

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