Paul Hastings has pushed through the $1b earnings barrier by increasing its income 6% and earning $500,000 over $1b in 2014. | 11yrs
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Three lawyers who studied together at law school have been barred by a federal judge in New Orleans from handling claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil leak against BP, the multinational operating the oil rig where the explosion happened. | 11yrs
A partner, a senior associate and a senior consultant who is also the chair of the IP committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong are joining Hogan Lovells as, respectively, a partner, a partner and a consultant. | 11yrs
The government has announced plans to strengthen the law around the rights on offer to the victims of crime, in an effort to make the 'daunting' task of going to court more easily approachable, says Amjid Jabbar. | 11yrs
The boutique intellectual property practice Lall & Sethi is to merge with Singh & Singh, a husband-and-wife law firm, on 1 April. | 11yrs
British banking group RBS has drawn attention to its 'conduct and litigation' costs, saying it is 'possible that the costs relating to settling these could be substantial in 2015'. | 11yrs
The 1,200-lawyer firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has seen equity partner profits rise three per cent over the last year, taking them from US$2.9m per head to $3.05m. | 11yrs
High-ranking universities - including SOAS, Exeter, Leeds and Manchester - have been dropped by the Singapore Ministry of Justice as recognised places for purposes of admission to the Singapore Bar. | 11yrs
The UK Government is glorifying in the legacy of Magna Carta - signed 800 years ago. But its cutbacks in legal aid are leading to 'a decimation of access to justice', claims 'radical lawyer' Michael Mansfield QC. | 11yrs
While female lawyers rate themselves as working slightly better from home, only one male lawyer in three says he is more productive when working from home than in the office. | 11yrs
The Baker Botts v Asarco case has implications for other law firms which act in bankruptcy and, if Baker Botts wins, will make it easier for other practices to claim costs incurred in pursuing disputed fees. | 11yrs
Global charging rates and the bureaucratic structures of international firms 'do not serve property well', according to a former K&L Gates partner who left the firm with four other lawyers and a legal secretary last month. | 11yrs
Guess has won against Gucci in a trademark infringement lawsuit in Paris, the latest spat between the two companies, reports CovBrands. | 11yrs
The 475-lawyer, Kansas-based Shook Hardy & Bacon is opening its 13th office through the acquisition of a Chicago boutique. | 11yrs
UK law firms are having a good year, according to research from TheCityUK. | 11yrs
The global firm has agreed an alliance with Cape Town-based Walkers whose clients include EY and Investec. | 11yrs
Robots and artificial intelligence in the legal eco-system are an opportunity and a blessing rather than a threat and a curse, according to the author of a book on the future of law. | 11yrs
The Portuguese law firm has revamped its management. | 11yrs
Norton Rose Fulbright has entered into a strategic alliance with firms in East Africa and Zimbabwe. | 11yrs
A company was unable to use attorney privilege to stop information being used in an employment discrimination case by the director of risk management who was also a lawyer. | 11yrs