LawFuel says – A smaller ‘Big Law’ firm, Lane Neave has worked on building a boutique culture, which largely works according to our reports. The firm has developed some good clerking programmes and generally provides a good alternative to the bigger rivals without the stress. However the firm has ambitions to grow its national presence,
LawFuel says – Kensington Swan has developed something of an enviable workplace culture, both more relaxed on the one hand and inclusive on the other. Reports indicate that while the firm has had some ups and downs in terms of its development, its culture remains strongly inclusive and less pressured than the ‘Golden Triangle’ firms.
April 5, 2019 – DLA Piper represented Securly, Inc., an education technology company and provider of a cloud-based web filtering platform for school computers, in its acquisition of the business of Atlanta-based TechPilot Labs, Inc., a fast-growing provider of K-12 education technology. TechPilot Labs serves hundreds of school districts across four continents with mobile device
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CRAIG CARTON was sentenced to 42 months in prison for securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit those offenses. CARTON was convicted after a one-week trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon, who imposed today’s
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LawFuel Says – As a multiple winner of ‘best employer’ awards in the NZ Law Awards, Duncan Cotterill has built on its reputation as a good place to work, albeit one that has seen increased pressures to perform in the face of its desire to build a strong, national and international practice. Duncan Cotterill says
Linklaters managing partner Gideon Moore will serve a second term at the top job with the firm after the annual partners’ vote at Cannes last week. His new role will for for two years, four months, expiring on April 2022. A Linklaters spokesperson said the term change was implemented to bring Moore’s term more in
LawFuel says – It may be part of the global DLA empire, although the New Zealand network is not a profit-sharing ‘equal’ to its namesake partners, the firm has developed a culture that employees appear to enjoy. Although handling its share of global work via the DLA network, its principal work is domestic and it
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SHANNADE CLERMONT was sentenced to one year in prison for making and attempting more than $20,000 in fraudulent charges using debit card information she stole from a man who died during the course of a prostitution date with
John Bowie The mess that is Brexit is made for law firms who are there to try and untangle – or even simply predict – how things may play out. And London’s Big Law players are having their time in the Brexit sun. The New York Times reported recently on the City firms that are
LawFuel says – Chapman Tripp is unquestionably one of the powerhouse firms, but also one that demands peak performance from its lawyers. Long hours and often demanding schedules are common place in a firm that is frequently head to head with its nearest rivals. Well managed and innovative, it provides a demanding but rewarding workplace.
