Law firm Clarke Willmott unlocks ‘opportunity to grow’ with London expansion

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Law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has celebrated its recent move to a bigger office in London with a Summer in the City reception. Over 150 people gathered for the event at 5 Helen’s Place, the company’s new base near Bishopsgate and the iconic Gherkin building. Speaking at the gathering, chief exec Stephen Rosser said the relocation from

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California’s GDPR – Could Be Trouble For Companies Selling Personal Data

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Nixon Peabody –  Just a month after the European Union’s notoriously strict General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, California followed suit with a landmark law of its own: the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. Authored by democrats Senator Bob Hertzberg and Assemblyman Ed Chau, AB 375 passed unanimously in both chambers of

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Nixon Peabody’s NYC Office Wins Accolades for Sustainability and Design

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New York, NY. Nixon Peabody’s New York City office is one of five organizations—and the only law firm—selected for Crain’s New York’s “2018 Coolest Offices in New York City” award, which recognizes not only the most functional, modern workplaces, but also the most stylish and design-driven. “We’re honored to be considered among the coolest office

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Building a sustainable battery supply chain: Is blockchain the solution?

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Electric

White & Case –  The electric vehicle (EV) has arrived. With it comes a vast opportunity, but also a major challenge: how to build an ethical and sustainable supply chain—a necessity driven by the consumer rather than the regulator. The world’s biggest automakers are rising to the challenge and are rushing to develop new models.

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Russell McVeagh’s Departing Partner & Solicitor in the Wake of the Sex Abuse Allegations

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Leaving

Tom Burnett All publicly involved in the Russell McVeagh sexual harassment incidents from the now infamous 2015/16 summer clerk season, have claimed privacy as the reason why they cannot talk about the harassment perpetrators. One of the alleged offenders was a partner who was released from the firm and another was a senior solicitor or

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Law Firm’s ‘Work Hard Play Hard Culture’ Ends After “Disgraceful” Sexual Harassment Issues

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The report into Russell McVeagh’s sexual harassment issues by Dame Margaret Bazley over incidents that occurred in 2016/16 involved an ‘out of control’ team and a widespread failure in the firm’s management and code of conduct. The Bazley report said the firm’s  ‘work hard, play hard’ culture that had involved excessive drinking and related issues, along with

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Russell McVeagh Advises Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Sale of Sovereign Insurance

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Russell McVeagh has advised Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) on the sale of Sovereign, New Zealand’s largest life and health insurance business, to AIA International Limited (AIA) for AU$1.275 billion. CBA, the parent company of ASB Bank Limited (ASB), has sold its New Zealand life and health insurance business (Sovereign) to AIA Group Limited. The

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Law Firm Providing Legal Help For Migrant Families Separated At Border

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The uproar over migrant families separated at the US border has lead to law firm Arent Fox executing a firmwide initiative to provide legal services to the parents and children seeking to be reunited. An alert from the firm’s PR people indicated that Arent Fox was sending sending volunteers to Texas and other areas where

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