Banned from Russia, Baker & McKenzie lawyer finds new landing spot in London

Refused entry to Russia when he tried to return to his Baker & McKenzie office there in May after a business trip, a senior counsel has found a new landing spot. After a stint in the megafirm’s Washington, D.C., office, Tom Firestone has transferred to its London office, Legal Week…

Nov 20, 2013 10:38 PM CST

Is Dentons megamerger with McKenna Long still moving forward?

A partner vote had been expected by Nov. 14 to give a final OK to discussions between the Dentons megafirm and 575-attorney McKenna Long & Aldridge about a potential merger. But to date, no vote has occurred, leading some observers to speculate that the plan to meld the two law…

Nov 18, 2013 11:45 PM CST

Average profit per partner of $1.6M at top UK law firms is less than in US, survey says

Elite law firms are doing well in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom. But the seven-figure average profit per partner at top-10 law firms here is substantially higher than what their British counterparts bring in, a recent survey finds. A PricewaterhouseCoopers survey found that PPP at top-10 law firms…

Nov 4, 2013 10:30 PM CST

See the video: Lawyer robbed as she leaves work holds onto handbag as she is dragged down street

Attorney Helen Crockett knew she was in trouble as soon as she saw the two men outside her law office, just before 9 p.m. She tried to run, but was grabbed within seconds, she says. Then, although they told her they had a knife and demanded her handbag and the…

Nov 1, 2013 6:05 PM CDT

Parliament puts King Charles I on trial

Nov 1, 2013 10:20 AM CDT

Serb leader is tried by an international tribunal

Nov 1, 2013 9:40 AM CDT

‘Blues Brothers’ nixed in tribute show title, but judge OKs ‘distinctive style’ of black-suited duo

The producers of a tribute show honoring two characters famously portrayed by Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi can’t use their “Blues Brothers” moniker in the title. But the “distinctive style” of the black-suited duo isn’t restricted by their right of publicity, since it wasn’t unique to them and,…

Oct 23, 2013 8:50 PM CDT

Swiss bank exec faces US extradition in $20B tax case, due to vacation in Italy

After he was indicted by a federal grand jury in 2008 in a $20 billion U.S. tax fraud conspiracy case, Swiss banking executive Raoul Weil declined to be extradited and his legal counsel said he had done nothing wrong. That put the criminal case against him on hold, since Switzerland…

Oct 22, 2013 4:15 PM CDT

Nineteen lawyers leave Morgan Lewis in Paris for another firm

Nine partners and 10 associates at the Paris office of Morgan Lewis & Bockius are leaving to join the French law firm Gide Loyrette Noue. The group includes Morgan Lewis’ Paris managing partner, Anne Tolila, report Legal Week, the Lawyer and the Philadelphia Business Journal. Only three partners will be…

Oct 16, 2013 3:36 PM CDT

UK partners at this BigLaw firm were paid more than their profits, report says

K&L Gates paid its partners in the United Kingdom more money than they earned in profits last year, necessitating a cash infusion from the United States, according to a published report. According to Legal Week, the shortfall was about 1.75 million pounds, which translates to about $2.79 million at today’s…

Oct 11, 2013 2:43 PM CDT

BigLaw lawyer’s ‘jolly impressive’ resume lied about education at Harvard and Oxford

A London lawyer who was a partner and then a special consultant at Paul Hastings has been suspended from practice for three years for inflating his credentials on his resume, websites and professional profiles. D. Thomas O’Riordan—also known as Dennis O’Riordan—had claimed to have degrees from Oxford and Harvard and…

Oct 10, 2013 1:06 PM CDT

Feds arrest 8 more in Silk Road case, say others in claimed $1.2B scheme should be ‘very nervous’

After seizing the Silk Road website allegedly used to arrange some $1.2 billion in illegal drug sales and arresting its alleged operator, the feds have not slowed down. With the help of authorities in the United Kingdom and Sweden, another eight individuals have been arrested and more are expected to…

Oct 8, 2013 8:25 PM CDT

Boies Schiller opens London office, firm’s first outside US

Boies Schiller & Flexner is opening an office in London, its first outside the United States. Partner Natasha Harrison will exit Bingham McCutchen to serve as managing partner of the new office, according to Bloomberg and Legal Week. She focuses her practice on securities and finance litigation, and is expected…

Oct 8, 2013 6:15 PM CDT

Law practice pays ‘too much too quickly to the wrong people doing the wrong thing,’ UK lawyer says

Have attorneys and governments lost sight of why laws exist? Yes, says Stephen Mayson, a United Kingdom lawyer and consultant who also serves as director of the Legal Services Institute. “What we have in the legal practice is a reward system that pays out too much too quickly to the…

Oct 4, 2013 7:45 PM CDT

Morrison & Foerster opens Berlin office; is Hogan Lovells miffed?

Morrison & Foerster is opening an office in Germany through the acquisition of a legal team from Hogan Lovells which includes nine partners. Morrison & Foerster announced the acquisition today in a press release. The partners are currently working with more than 20 associates and counsel, though it’s unknown how…

Sep 24, 2013 2:53 PM CDT