Rob Marcus, the lawyer at the helm of Time Warner Cable, stands to become a very wealthy man if regulators allow the company to merge with Comcast. | 12yrs
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Criminal lawyers are organising a second day of action against bitterly opposed legal aid cuts which could see fees cut by a third. | 12yrs
Sheridans, the London media and IT specialist, is responding to the requests of clients by accepting bitcoin. | 12yrs
Three litigation and three leveraged finance partners, including one global co-head, are moving in New York from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe to Shearman & Sterling. | 12yrs
Partners in Texan law firms working on energy transactions are making profits per head of US$1.5m a year, according to The Texas Lawbook. | 12yrs
Mortgage banking-specialist Butler & Hosch is to acquire the loan default practice of McCurdy & Candler in Atlanta. | 12yrs
The legal market's obsession with performance metrics has contributed to its dramatic collapse and the medical profession should take note. | 12yrs
London law firms are up in arms over changes to the tax rules governing Limited Liability Partnerships(LLPs). | 12yrs
Italian law firm NCTM is launching a luxury and fashion department. | 12yrs
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and Gowlings have both increased their lawyer numbers by recruiting from the lawyers pool at the now-defunct firm of Heenan Blaikie. | 12yrs
Australian firm Slater & Gordon has posted a 21pc H1 profit rise after announcing five UK acquisitions in that time. | 12yrs
LexisNexis is launching a product which enables law firms to benchmark data related to the forecasting of potential litigation costs. | 12yrs
Boca Raton-based law firm Kenny Leigh and Associates is doing so well with its rule on serving male clients only that it is considering opening more offices in Florida. | 12yrs
Training the Street (TTS), a consultancy which trains Wall Street firms in business and financial analysis, is setting up a department aimed at lawyers. | 12yrs
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The lawyer who represents Cornelius Gurlitt, the Munich-based recluse who revealed a hoard of Nazi paintings last year, is collaborating with officials over a second set of paintings in Salzburg. | 12yrs
Dentons has taken on Jean Chretien amidst the demise of Heenan Blaikie. | 12yrs
Cleary Gottlieb is seeking US$3m in damages over a power loss suffered because of Hurricane Sandy which it says generated that amount in loss of business. | 12yrs
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) saw a steep increase in dishonesty cases in 2013, with its resulting interventions increasing from nine cases to 21 in comparison with 2012. | 12yrs