One need only scan the front page headlines to see that our cyber defenses are more vulnerable than ever. From the Equifax breach, which involved the personal data of more than 143 million Americans, to the WannaCry ransomware attack, which crippled hundreds of organizations around the globe, it is clear that cyber incidents are on […]
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The LawFuel List of the most ‘female-friendly’ law firms in 2017, measuring the number of female partners, principals and/or directors, was taken as at the end of September 2017. Note that ‘partners’ incorporates also non-salaried partners and the other ‘principal’ positions in law firms). Percentages have been rounded to the nearest number. The Female Friendly
With the growth of globalisation, the preferred dispute resolution mechanism for disputes between corporates operating in different locales, arbitration, has also grown. It is a rare law firm that deals with internationally operating corporates that does not have an interest in arbitration. An initiative by the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand, AMINZ, is
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Dan Stokes – Attorney bio pages are the most frequently visited pages on most law firm websites, so how you showcase and organize those profiles is critical. A key component of that profile is the attorney’s photo. Attorney photography is often viewed as a discrete assignment, one that’s time-consuming and often difficult to manage. It’s
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Ryan Bates – Net neutrality, in case you’ve been offline for the past year or so, is to be killed and the only ones who may save it for Joe Public are the trolls and fake news. The FCC has recently voted to kill net neutrality with a 3-2 vote, which set the rules established
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Chicago – Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that it has elected 19 lawyers to its partnership effective January 1, 2018. “We are delighted to welcome this outstanding group of lawyers to the partnership,” said Carter Phillips, chair of Sidley’s Executive Committee. “Each one of these individuals has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to clients, colleagues
Russell McVeagh partner and former chair Pip Greenwood, sitting at Number 16 on LawFuel list of New Zealand’s 50 most powerful lawyers, has been appointed to the board of Spark New Zealand. She become an independent non-executive director on 1 April 2018. “Following the retirement of Mark Verbiest, we were looking for relevant skills
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Pillsbury.com – The real estate industry is booming in states where marijuana is blooming—that is, in states that have legalized the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana. Here is a quick overview. In November 2016, voters in California, Maine and Massachusetts, all approved the legalization of recreational marijuana use. On January 1, 2018, California’s law
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New York – Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Michael J. Schmidtberger has been elected Chair of its Executive Committee, the governing body responsible for exercising general authority over the firm’s policies and affairs, effective January 1, 2018. Mr. Schmidtberger will succeed Carter Phillips in this role. Mr. Phillips will remain a partner
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Ifrah PLLC – Congress is poised to deliver on tax reform this year. As part of the package, both houses are seeking to encourage the repatriation of trillions of dollars that corporations and wealthy individuals have been stockpiling offshore. For decades, corporations and wealthy individuals have been able to avoid taxes legally by transferring assets
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