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New York-headquartered global cosmetic brand Avon has appointed Jeff Benjamin as its senior vice president and general counsel. | 14yrs

The former general counsel of faith-orientated television network Vision TV has been disbarred for professional misconduct after a series of indiscretions. | 14yrs

Sparky lawyer moves in London, international human resources business appoints a GC and the Unversity of Kentucky gets a new top lawyer | 14yrs

New York's Pillsbury is historically strong in energy and financial services - but few outside the US have ever heard of it. Chairman Jim Rishwain tells James Barnes how they are boosting its global image with a client-centric business model. | 14yrs

The South African Minister of Justice has criticised the lack of women in the judiciary and private practice. | 14yrs

Diversity commitments should be included in the American Bar Association's professional conduct rules to make the profession more inclusive, a campaigning group suggested this week. | 14yrs

Profits have tumbled at the US's biggest law firms despite an overall increase in revenue, according to figures released yesterday. | 14yrs

London-based global law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse has opened merger talks with as many as three other practices - including Osborne Clarke - in a move that could be worth up to £200 million, it was reported yesterday. | 14yrs

Law firms and lawyers across England and Wales have been named in an on-line public list of complaints published by the jurisdiction's Legal Ombudsman. | 14yrs

Tough European anti-corruption rules targeting the energy sector have been backed by an influential EU parliamentary committee. | 14yrs

The British taxman is targeting lawyers suspected of evading payments in an ongoing bid to close the gaping hole in the national finances. | 14yrs

The Chief Justice of Nigeria has blamed the country's Attorney General for inadvertently delaying the prosecution of high-profile corruption cases. | 14yrs

An Illinois judge has dealt a blow to a group of DePaul University College of Law graduates by dismissing their law suit against the school over misleading information about the job market. | 14yrs

A former lawyer who used to work for the firm of convicted Ponzi fraudster Scott Rothstein has been sentenced to three years in prison for his part in an illegal campaign contributions system. | 14yrs

US law firm K&L Gates is downplaying the exit of a number of lawyers in the city over the last few years. | 14yrs

A criminal complaint is set to be launched today by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge following an alleged invasion of privacy by an unnamed photographer who took pictures of the Duchess while she was topless. | 14yrs

Australia's new court fee structure could build financial barriers and is unlikely to promote alternative dispute resolution (ADR), the Law Council of Australia (LCA) has claimed in response to federal government court plans. | 14yrs

City law firms are set for a showdown over the opportunity to earn a lucrative spot on the UK Financial Services Authority's first panel of external bank investigation experts. | 14yrs

Two law firms have announced plans to open in Beijing. London-based law firm Eversheds has secured a licence for its long-planned Beijing office whilst US's Kirkland & Ellis is applying for a licence. | 14yrs