After a very interesting conversation with
a global law firm which is using legal AI systems, it was communicated that the firm's large teams of paralegals are now increasingly asked to do higher value work.
Not exact matches
The talks also explored ways to improve the «integrity» of
global financial flows, especially following the release of the so - called «Panama Papers,»
which disclosed details of offshore companies set up for wealthy individuals and companies by the Panama - based
law firm Mossack Fonseca.
Based on the book by Jake Bernstein titled Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the
Global Elite (clearly, they couldn't use that title), the movie focuses on the story about leaked documents from a Panamanian
law firm, Mossack Fonesca,
which showed how the wealthy and other such connected people funneled money illegally in and around the world.
As shown Sunday on CBS» 60 Minutes, a
Global Witness investigator wearing a hidden camera met with 13 New York
law firms and asked how them to get suspect money into the U.S.. All but one gave us suggestions on how we might do it using anonymously owned companies and trusts,
which can be very easily set up in America, and used to move suspect money.
This bleak picture encompasses City and US and UK - headquartered
global firms,
which will start to feel the pinch as
law firms in emerging markets begin to challenge their dominant position.
The research,
which surveyed more than 100 general counsels and senior lawyers at 55 independent
law firms across 41 countries, revealed what today's
global client is seeking from its legal provider.
Inspired by LexBlog's State of the AmLaw Blogosphere,
Law Firm Mobile set out to determine
which firms, among the AmLaw 200 and
Global 100, had mobile versions of their websites.
The research,
which surveyed more than 100 general counsel (GC), and senior lawyers at 55 independent
law firms across 41 countries, revealed what today's
global client is seeking from its legal provider.
We believe that gives them a chance to look at the
firm from a different angle and that it's a way in
which they can grasp the full breadth and depth of this premier
global law firm.
Inventus provides eDiscovery services to Fortune 1000 corporations,
global law firms and government agencies and the deal will see it become a subsidiary of RPX,
which provides patent risk management solutions.
LexisNexis today announced an online data - sharing agreement with American Lawyer Media under
which its Martindale.com
law directory will add to its law firm listings new links to data from LegalMarketInfo.com, ALM's service that includes data from proprietary ALM rankings such as the Am Law 200, the NLJ 250, the Global 100 and Corporate Scoreca
law directory will add to its
law firm listings new links to data from LegalMarketInfo.com, ALM's service that includes data from proprietary ALM rankings such as the Am Law 200, the NLJ 250, the Global 100 and Corporate Scoreca
law firm listings new links to data from LegalMarketInfo.com, ALM's service that includes data from proprietary ALM rankings such as the Am
Law 200, the NLJ 250, the Global 100 and Corporate Scoreca
Law 200, the NLJ 250, the
Global 100 and Corporate Scorecard.
The program,
which Monica moderated, featured presentations by Alvidas Jasin, director of business development at Thompson Hine, who offered a mini version of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth; Bruce Lymburn, partner with Wendel Rosen, Black & Dean, on «The Greening of a
Law Firm»; Matthew Heartney, a partner with Arnold & Porter, on developing a green office initiative; and Tony Hoke, global technology purchasing and assets manager at Morrison & Foerster, on the leadership challenge of green l
Law Firm»; Matthew Heartney, a partner with Arnold & Porter, on developing a green office initiative; and Tony Hoke,
global technology purchasing and assets manager at Morrison & Foerster, on the leadership challenge of green
lawlaw.
General counsel are looking for genuine local expertise in every jurisdiction in
which they operate, and are starting to see through the»em peror's new clothes» approach from
global law firms who take little more than a logo to some parts of the world.
Finally, Cisco «got tired of high billable hour rates from so - called
global law firms,» so it's selected a
firm (
which isn't a huge
global firm, but open to new ideas) to help it address issues related to corporate secretarial matters.
While smaller
firms and solo practitioners may not have the extensive resources or
global footprint as bigger
law firms may have, lawyers at smaller
firms or with solo practices are often more resourceful in identifying ways to handle matters
which yield the same outcome.
The move represents the continued growth of ROSS,
which has built a large client base of US and international
law firms, including
global firm Dentons, «White Shoe»
firm Simpson Thatcher, as well as
firms such as Bryan Cave and Lathan & Watkins.
The merged entity,
which will be known as Norton Rose Fulbright, will sit just outside the
global top five
law firms, with revenues of just under $ 2bn.
The merged entity,
which will be known as Norton Rose Fulbright, will sit just outside the
global top five
law firms, with revenues of just under $ 2bn (# 1.26 bn).
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright acted for online mattress retailer eve Sleep plc on its AIM IPO,
which included an institutional placing to raise c. # 35 million of gross proceeds for the benefit of the company.
One significant example is
global law firm Nixon Peabody,
which recently redesigned its Washington DC office.
For example,
global law firm Clifford Chance,
which Chambers ranks as an «elite»
firm in the UK for commercial disputes, does not make it into the Premonition top 10 based on public win rate data for the Commercial Court.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Greencoat UK Wind PLC (Greencoat UKW), the leading listed renewable infrastructure fund, in connection with a # 340 million equity offering
which forms part of Greencoat UKW's new share issuance programme and the acquisitions in 2017 of eight wind farms.
The panel included David Burgess, the Publishing Director of the Legal 500,
which is among the most prestigious of the UK and
global legal directories; Rabindra Jhunjhunwala, Corporate Partner in Khaitan & Co.,
which is a leading corporate
law firm with offices in Mumbai and across India; Andrés Jaramillo - Mejía of New York and
global law firm Greenberg Traurig; Ursula Ben - Hammou Novoa, of leading Peruvian
law firm Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano; and Paul Martenstyn, from one of Britain and Singapore's leading banking and commercial sets of barristers, Fountain Court.
Top of the list of likely candidates are
global giant DLA Piper and Clyde & Co, the U.K.'s sixteenth - largest
law firm — both of
which are currently in talks with Canadian
firms about prospective tie - ups.
The
firm,
which officially opened Aug. 1 with offices in Chicago and Baltimore, will focus on immigration
law, international
law and
global business
law.
«There aren't necessarily that many attractive large
law firms — at this point, it's either
firms that are top of the grade that are not going to be open to a merger in
which they lose their brand and
firms that don't have as much attractiveness for the
global market,» he says.
Smart contract consortium, the Accord Project,
which includes a number of leading
law firms, has partnered with
global online identity organisation, the Open Identity Exchange (OIX),...
Their vision is to continue to be a leading
global law firm through their sector focus,
which is underpinned by their ambition to provide their clients with high quality advice and deliver value through new ways of working.
In its 2017
law firm report «Time for Change»,
which is based on the results of a survey carried out among a range of UK and
global law firms, the consultancy business noted that «an increasing number of
firms are viewing technology not just as a means to boost efficiency, but also as a way to reimagine how legal services are delivered».
Elevate Services, a
global legal service provider to corporate legal departments and
law firms, has acquired OnRamp Systems which provides products and services to corporate legal departments, has collaborated with organisations including Riverview Law, and counts organisations such as Cisco as clien
law firms, has acquired OnRamp Systems
which provides products and services to corporate legal departments, has collaborated with organisations including Riverview
Law, and counts organisations such as Cisco as clien
Law, and counts organisations such as Cisco as clients.
In a region made up of many individual markets, each distinguished by separate legal systems, cultures and business norms, it is critical to know
which law firms understand how to achieve success in local markets as well as on a
global stage.
In a statement, Ben Knowles, co-chair of the
global arbitration group, singled out the
firm's focus on oil and gas, as well as the overall arbitral capabilities,
which have been enhanced over recent years with a range of lateral hires, recent partner promotions including this year's round, and
law firm mergers, not least in the United States.
The
global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has provided bankruptcy advice to Hercules Offshore, Inc. in an Asset Purchase Agreement with Seahawk Drilling, Inc. and its affiliates pursuant to
which Seahawk sold substantially all of its assets to Hercules (more...)
We are members of an exclusive group of
law firms through IR
Global,
which offers us access to top attorneys in many fields all over the world.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised longstanding client, Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), in relation to its latest round of debt fundraising, in
which EAIF raised approximately US$ 385million in new long - term debt capital to invest in sub-Saharan African infrastructure projects.
In a new study published today by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), in partnership with
global law firm White & Case, 90 % of the respondents surveyed prefer international arbitration to resolve cross-border disputes, a finding
which has increased significantly from QMUL's first international arbitration survey in 2006, where the figure was 73 %.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Sims oversees Discovery's
global litigation, intellectual property, compliance and securities matters,
which she initially handled as outside counsel at D.C.
law firm Arent Fox.
Totum Partners and J. Johnson Executive Search (JJES) have compiled data from 31
law firms, 29 of
which are top
global firms, that captures the ratio of lawyers to full time marketing / BD / communications professionals.
The InnovAction Awards,
which have been given to small
firms,
global giants and non-
firm entities in five countries on four continents, can cover everything from legal service delivery to legal marketing, from technological systems to client communication, and from
law firm management to... [more]
«Both Libryo and Clause have unprecedented applications in the legal industry
which can be unlocked within Dentons as a
global testing ground,» said John Fernandez,
global chair of Nextlaw Labs, «Libryo harmonizes legal compliance, SaaS functionality and sustainability governance in ways that allow lawyers in any sector to navigate regulatory hurdles with greater finesse; and the API and IoT integrated document automation capabilities of Clause will revolutionize the way
law firms and businesses handle contractual relationships.»
Covington & Burling LLP is a
global law firm comprising Covington & Burling LLP
which is formed under the
laws of the State of New York in the United States of America and other affiliated entities.
The Charlotte office will also serve as an important element of Integreon's
global network of award - winning service centers
which specialize in providing high quality professional support for
law firms and corporate legal departments around the world, including support in more than 50 of the world's languages.
Dan Linna of Michigan State
Law unveiled the Legal Services Innovation Index, which provides some very interesting and compelling measures of innovation by: (1) country, (2) practice area, (3) type of innovation, (4) firm size / global segmentation, and (5) individual law fi
Law unveiled the Legal Services Innovation Index,
which provides some very interesting and compelling measures of innovation by: (1) country, (2) practice area, (3) type of innovation, (4)
firm size /
global segmentation, and (5) individual
law fi
law firm.
UK - based
global law firm, Allen & Overy, has just confirmed the eight tech companies
which will work in Fuse, the new innovation incubation space in...
We pride ourselves on delivering the high quality service expected of a
global elite or magic circle
law firm but with the advantage of being a focused and flexible team
which can effectively adapt to our clients» specific needs and requirements.
Notable leaders in this maturing market are the «Red Circle,» the term used for eight Chinese top - tier
law firms, which includes King & Wood Mallesons, Jun He Law Offices, Fangda, Zhonglun, Haiwen and Partners, Commerce & Finance, Global Law Office and Jingtian & Gongche
law firms,
which includes King & Wood Mallesons, Jun He
Law Offices, Fangda, Zhonglun, Haiwen and Partners, Commerce & Finance, Global Law Office and Jingtian & Gongche
Law Offices, Fangda, Zhonglun, Haiwen and Partners, Commerce & Finance,
Global Law Office and Jingtian & Gongche
Law Office and Jingtian & Gongcheng.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised ROFIN - SINAR Technologies, Inc. on an agreement with Coherent, Inc. under
which Coherent will acquire ROFN - SINAR for $ 32.50 per share.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO), a Finnish electricity producer, on the negotiation of a global settlement agreement which ends its arbitration against French nuclear group Areva and German technology group Siemens in relation to the Olkiluoto 3 EPR (OL3 EPR) project in Fi
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO), a Finnish electricity producer, on the negotiation of a
global settlement agreement which ends its arbitration against French nuclear group Areva and German technology group Siemens in relation to the Olkiluoto 3 EPR (OL3 EPR) project in Fi
global settlement agreement
which ends its arbitration against French nuclear group Areva and German technology group Siemens in relation to the Olkiluoto 3 EPR (OL3 EPR) project in Finland.
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Law: The Struggle in Finding Good Legal Advice The research,
which surveyed more than 100 general counsel (GC), and senior lawyers at 55 independent
law firms across 41 countries, revealed what today's global client is seek - ing from its legal provid
law firms across 41 countries, revealed what today's
global client is seek - ing from its legal provider.