Chapman Tripp Chief Executive Partner Nick Wells heads one of the country’s most powerful law firms, as well as having some key influence in the Labour-lead government. Although not Maori himself, his Maori children and partner and strong iwi connections have created a strong Maori law practice, including advising government, the Office of Treaty Settlements
Banking Ombudsman Nicola Sladden has made an impact in her role monitoring banking practices. Appointed in 2015, Sladden has a background in legal practice followed by her achievement of a Masters in Public Health at Boston University before returning to New Zealand to work for the Health and Disability Commission. Changes to the procedures regarding
Veselnitskaya Allegedly Submitted Declaration to Southern District Judge That Concealed Her Role in Drafting Russian Government Report Supposedly Exonerating Veselnitskaya’s Client in United States v. Prevezon Holdings, Ltd., et al. Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York
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Erin Quinn-Kong* – As trial nears, your expert witness has likely already turned in an expert report and been deposed, giving you a glimpse at their style. But since they are such an integral part of your case, there is still plenty of prep work to do. “Trial is all about telling a compelling story,
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Boston, MA Shabbi S. Khan: Intellectual Property, Boston, MA Paul Meng Hoe Pua: Intellectual Property, Boston, MA Chicago, IL Jonathan W. Garlough: Litigation, Chicago, IL Shiva K. Sandill: Business Law, Chicago, IL Detroit, MI Gjina Lucaj: Business Law, Detroit, MI Robert Nederhood: Business Law, Detroit, MI Los Angeles, CA Anil Shankar: Business Law, Los Angeles,
SEATTLE, Wash. (January 2, 2019) – Perkins Coie has announced that four attorneys have been promoted to Senior Counsel, effective January 1, 2019. Senior Counsel have at least eight years of experience, are recognized for delivering high-quality legal work, and have the ability to supervise junior lawyers and staff and collaborate with partners on the development
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John McFetridge, GM Personal Client Services, Perpetual Guardian Whether for succession planning, risk mitigation or other reasons, swelling numbers of professional services providers – chiefly lawyers and accountants – are seeking to divest themselves of their trusteeships and trust books generally. Building a number of trusts and trusteeships might have been decades in the making
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Bell Gully is pleased to announce the appointment of four new partners and a new special counsel. The new partners are employment specialist Liz Coats, (pictured) experienced infrastructure and property development lawyer Ian Becke, environmental and resource management specialist Natasha Garvan and experienced corporate and commercial lawyer Angela Harford. “We are delighted to welcome Liz, Ian, Natasha and Angela to
Robinson + Cole – Late last week, several major news organizations were hit with a ransomware attack believed to involve Ryuk ransomware that affected several Tribune newspapers around the country and two newspapers formerly owned by Tribune. Ransomware cyber-attacks typically attempt to disable systems and infrastructure and block access until ransom is paid as opposed
Three new partners have been elected from Cravath’s associate ranks. They are: Lauren Roberta Kennedy (J.D., Columbia Law School; B.A., Georgetown University), (pictured) Sasha Rosenthal-Larrea (J.D., Columbia Law School; A.B., Brown University) and Allison M. Wein (J.D., Northwestern University School of Law; B.A., University of Pennsylvania). Ms. Kennedy is a member of Cravath’s Litigation Department, where she
