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Pinsent Masons seeks ‘lasting change’ after inquest into partner’s ...
WEBPinsent Masons’ managing partner has pledged to seek “positive and lasting change” following the death of a partner who was suffering from an “acute mental health crisis” after working on a high-profile deal. Laura Cameron was responding to an outcry on social media following an inquest last week into the circumstances surrounding the death of Vanessa Ford, who was hit by a train ...
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Brown Rudnick promotes Johnny Depp's lawyer to partner
WEBBrown Rudnick has promoted litigation specialist Camille Vasquez to partner as a direct result of her role in winning a $15m jury verdict for actor Johnny Depp’s defamation claim against ex-wife Amber Heard. The firm said it ordinarily waits to promote lawyers to the partnership until the end of the fiscal year, but Vasquez’s performance in ...
Top UK law firms launch industry 'collective' to boost race and …
WEBThe UK's five Magic Circle law firms have joined forces with three other leading practices to launch an initiative to tackle the underrepresentation of black, Asian and minority ethnic groups in the UK legal profession. The group of eight firms launched Legal CORE – with CORE standing for collaboration on race and ethnicity – last Wednesday (27 October) having teamed up last year to ...
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WEBRouse acquires Swedish IP consultancy firm Konsert. Merger marks third foray into the region aiming to offer single source for IP consultancy and services | 2w. Anti-counterfeiting | France.
Dentons launches new global advisory business to expand beyond …
WEBDentons has launched a standalone advisory business alongside Albright Stonebridge Group as it seeks to expand its service offering beyond traditional legal advice. Dentons Global Advisors will provide strategic counsel and support for clients on non-law related commercial, reputational, financial, regulatory and governance issues, such as diplomacy, capital markets and transactions advice ...
Jones Day announces first leadership change in 20 years as long …
WEBNov 21, 2022 · Top 10 US firm Jones Day is changing managing partners for the first time in two decades as long-serving head Stephen Brogan prepares to make way for his hand-picked successor, litigator Gregory Shumaker. Shumaker will on 1 January become only the eighth managing partner the 130-year history of the firm, which maintains its tradition of allowing its incumbent to choose its successor. Brogan ...
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WEBChain reactions: luxury brands risk new human rights scrutiny in UK courts King & Spalding lawyers Sir Max Hill, Aaron Stephens and Peter Hood discuss how luxury brands could risk criminal prosecution if their supply chains are exposed to forced labour
Steptoe & Johnson elects litigation partner and general counsel as ...
WEBSteptoe & Johnson has elected Washington DC litigation partner Gwendolyn Prothro Renigar as chair of its executive committee, the first woman and youngest lawyer to land the job. Renigar, who also serves as the DC firm’s vice chair and general counsel, succeeds Philip West, who held the chair position for eight years and will return to his tax practice full-time after stepping down in ...