With 68th office opening, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani expands reach, services to every state Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani (GRSM) has opened its 68th office, creating the world’s first 50-state law firm. Name partner Miles Scully heralded the move as a game-changing moment in the legal services industry. “As the first and only law firm to […]
Silicon Valley, 16 April 2019 – Global law firm Hogan Lovells announced today that Christopher Cox will join the firm’s Silicon Valley office as a partner in its Litigation practice. Cox joins the firm from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where he led the firm’s California complex commercial litigation practice. Cox has deep trial experience in
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LOS ANGELES – A California attorney and ex-Rialto police officer pleaded guilty today to one felony count of illegally possessing multiple unregistered weapons, including a short-barreled rifle, two silencers, and a hand grenade. Sergio Lopez de Tirado, 43, of Corona, pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm and destructive device. United States District Judge Fernando
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About Sparke Helmore – With over 800 lawyers and a strong reputation for its work, Sparke Helmore has been highly regarded by many who work for it, despite the growing intensity of competition from the global rivals that have arrived on the Australian legal scene. What Sparke Helmore say – “Sparke Helmore Lawyers has a
It is with great sadness that we mark the unexpected passing of Paul Rawlinson, the Firm’s Global Chair, on Friday, April 12, 2019. The Firm’s thoughts are with Paul’s family, who we will continue to support during this most difficult of times. Our thoughts also go out to the very many friends at Baker McKenzie
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Tompkins Wake has welcomed several new faces to its Auckland team, almost doubling in size in the past six months. Recent high-profile appointments in the Auckland office include partner Liz Lim, special counsel Nicky Thomas, partner Campbell Izzard and partner Mike Shanahan. In addition, Simon Jass, a litigation specialist, has been promoted to special counsel.
Any time that a lawyer is criticised directly or indirectly for defending someone is a regrettable attack on the rule of law, the New Zealand Law Society says. “It is very disappointing to see the re-emergence of public comments which seem to infer that Green MP Golriz Ghahraman should regret having defended the war criminal
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LawFuel says – Any firm generating the massive revenues that Norton Rose does have mixed ‘reviews’ from lawyers and certainly Norton Rose is no exception. The work can be intense, interesting, demanding as with any firm, but some issues regarding the ‘salt mine’ culture create doubts for some. Norton Rose says – “It is for
It appears that the lavish lifestyles of LA attorneys is in the news these days with Michael Avenatti’s indictments and now a stoush involving prominent plaintiff attorney Thomas Girardi and a litigation funder seeking repayment of an alleged $15 million loan. Girardi, married to ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ star Erika Jayne, has been involved
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Fox Rothschild – By Matthew D. Lee The Internal Revenue Service has included tax return preparer fraud on its “Dirty Dozen” list of common tax scams for 2019 and offered tips to help taxpayers avoid unscrupulous tax preparers. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most sweeping tax reform legislation in more than 30 years
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