Baker McKenzie Publish Global Disputes Forecast Report
Baker McKenzie Disputes Report The Global Disputes Forecast 2024 report recently published by Baker McKenzie highlights several key findings and trends in the global disputes landscape. The full...
View ArticleThe Biggest Law Firms in the UK – More PEP Than Ever
Who Rose? Who Slipped? The latest edition of the UK Top 50 measures gross revenue, revenue per lawyer, and profits per equity partner,like the Am Law 100, and shows that the UK legal market saw a...
View ArticleThe Seismic Shifts Disrupting The Law Business
The Multifaceted Disruption of the Legal Landscape John Bowie, LawFuel publisher Major changes are disrupting the legal landscape as Big Law firms face challenges from aggressive competitors, start-up...
View ArticleWhat’s Behind The Big Law Office Closures?
The New Big Law Playbook: Less is More Tom Borman, LawFuel contributor There is a new reality creeping into the world of Big Law and it is the developing practice of closing offices as they move away...
View ArticleEU AI Act – Latham & Watkins ‘Brave New World Report’
Latham & Watkins report “EU AI Act: Navigating a Brave New World” provides a comprehensive overview of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, which was approved by the Council of the...
View ArticleThe Trailblazing Woman Attorney And Small Firm Advocate Carolyn Elefant
‘The ‘Be Your Own Boss’ Advocate In the landscape of legal entrepreneurship, few names shine as brightly as Carolyn Elefant has long been a champion of legal entrepreneurship, as well as a visionary...
View ArticleAdam Moskowitz – The Crypto Lawyer Battling The FTX Bankruptcy
The Rise of a Crypto Lawyer Crusader Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing writer In the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency and the scandalous collapse of the FTX exchange, one name has emerged as a...
View ArticleTrouble at Chambers –£2.75 Million Trouble
The Pump Court Problem The High Court in London has denied a prominent London chambers’ request to keep an alleged £2.75 million fraud case under wraps. The court emphasized the importance of open...
View ArticleSenior White Collar Crime Lawyer Returns to the Boies Schiller Fold
Boies Schiller Flexner have seen the return to the firm of Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York Peter Skinner (pictured) who is rejoining the litigation firm in New...
View ArticleAntitrust Litigators Launch New Boutique Law Firm in New York
The Boutique Law Firm Trend The growing trend for specialist lawyers to operate from a boutique legal environment continues to grow with the latest example being a group of antitrust litigators who...
View ArticleThe Moral Confusion Of New Zealand’s UN Vote Over Israel and Palestine
Juliet Moses New Zealand recently voted at the UN General Assembly to support a resolution concerning Israel and Palestine that our officials admit has many flaws. Their explanation for why we voted...
View ArticleGaming Law Partner Joins Duane Morris
“Marquee Addition to Gaming Law Team” Gaming law has enjoyed a major growth opportunity for the law profession and Duane Morris recently welcomed a ‘marquee’ gaming lawyer to their team in Chicago. A...
View ArticleLaw Firm SEO: Your Ticket to Going From Page 10 to Page 1
Law Firm SEO: Attract Clients While You Sleep Jacqui Coombe, LawFuel legaltech contributor Ever feel like your law firm is the best-kept secret in town? You’re not alone. In today’s digital jungle,...
View ArticleCLIO Report Shows Law Firm AI is Leading To an ‘Adapt or Get Left Behind’...
CLIO AI Report Results Jacqui Coombe, LawFuel legal tech editor A new Clio report reveals that AI adoption among legal professionals has skyrocketed from just 19 percent in 2023 to 79 percent in 2024....
View ArticleShoosmiths Plan Growth-by-Merger In New Plan
Growth-by-merger is not new in the legal business, and it is also part of the plan for Shoosmiths who are intent on becoming a larger legal force in the UK and elsewhere by looking at merger,...
View ArticlePaul Hastings’ Hiring Spree Continues
Paul Hastings in Growth Mode Ben Thomson LawFuel editor Paul Hastings have recruited a four-partner team from Baker McKenzie in a further move by the firm to boost its presence in the major markets of...
View ArticleIs High Profit Wachtell Lipton Slip Sliding Away On M&A Table?
Wachtell Lipton Dominance in M&A Dimishes Wachtell’s M&A Dominance has long been a major feature of the M&A tables, but the elite firm has slipped to seventh place in the third quarter of...
View ArticleCravaths Joins The London Legal Battleground With Linklater Hires
Cravath Swaine & Moore has grown its London practice with the recruitment of two leveraged finance partners from Linklaters, another sign of the prestige law firm’s moves to grow its City...
View ArticleHow AI’s Quiet Legal Revolution is Reshaping Law Firm Economics
Is AI Re-Shaping Law Firm Finances? In a groundbreaking revelation that could signal the twilight of traditional legal billing practices, Wolters Kluwer’s 2024 Future Ready Lawyer Survey has uncovered...
View ArticleCritical Failures Found In Handling of Axiom Ince Collapse
Axiom Ince Failures by SRA The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) faces unprecedented scrutiny as enforcement action looms following a damning review of its handling of the Axiom Ince collapse in...
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