A San Antonio lawyer is facing mounting accusations that he has stolen millions of dollars from clients. At least 10 lawsuits have been filed against attorney Christopher “Chris” Pettit in state district court in San Antonio and elsewhere over the past nine months. The most recent was Wednesday. John Muller, […]
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London Lawfare: how lawyers helped Russia’s super-rich
For Russian oligarchs seeking to silence opponents, the English legal system has been likened to “the biggest, hardest bat you can pick up and swing”. For top London lawyers and their firms, cases brought by Russian billionaires, often dealing with issues such as alleged libel or data protection, have translated […]
Stop Managing Like A Lawyer
(Image via Shutterstock) Although patience is a virtue, it can also be a vice. This happens when excessive patience is a mask for indecision or unwillingness to take risks. Lawyers love patience when it comes to the way they run law firms. We generally make decisions after a sufficiently large […]
Ken Siegel Named the Most Innovative Legal Practitioner in the Asia-Pacific Region by the Financial Times
The Financial Times named Tokyo Managing Partner Ken Siegel the Most Innovative Legal Practitioner in the Asia-Pacific region as part of its FT Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific 2022 Awards. The award recognizes the region’s leading legal innovator who has changed the way legal work is done and had a major influence […]
Binance Bulks Up on Lawyers Amid Crypto Market Meltdown (1)
Binance Holdings Ltd., the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is looking to hire more than 30 lawyers as the industry is in flux and its billionaire founder’s fortune shrinks. Most of the in-house legal and compliance counsel positions are listed on an online jobs board for Binance, which […]
Trump-era special counsel John Durham faces first test in trial of lawyer with ties to Clinton campaign
Washington – As Capitol Hill and the White House turn their attention to the 2022 midterm elections and beyond, jurors in the nearby Washington, D.C., federal courthouse will be asked instead to look backward — at events surrounding the 2016 presidential election — as special counsel John Durham’s team begins […]
Long arm of the law reaches for Langebaan ‘lawyer’…
A plumbing company manager who went on to head a law firm has been accused of misrepresenting himself as a legal practitioner in South Africa and the UK, with claims that he duped clients and wore a religious cassock instead of a legal robe. Police have confirmed they are investigating […]
Law Firm Dechert Loses Years-Long Legal Battle With ENRC
Dechert has lost its legal battle with mining company ENRC, a case that has gripped the legal market for over a decade. Handing down its judgment on Monday, London’s High Court found that Dechert and its former head of white collar crime, Neil Gerrard, and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) […]
Why Twitter’s top lawyer has come under fire from Elon Musk
Placeholder while article actions load Vijaya Gadde came reluctantly to the decision that cemented her reputation on the right as Twitter’s “chief censor.” For years, the company’s top lawyer had resisted calls to boot President Donald Trump from his favorite social media platform. Even after a violent pro-Trump mob stormed […]
Hunter Biden enlists Hollywood mega-lawyer for counsel and funding, sources say
Hunter Biden has garnered quiet support and financial backing from a high-powered Hollywood attorney while awaiting the outcome of a long-running federal investigation into his taxes and finances being conducted by the U.S. attorney in Delaware, multiple sources told CBS News. Kevin Morris, the attorney known for crafting the $550 […]