The Microsoft-Activision deal is not only Microsoft’s largest-ever deal but also the largest-ever transaction in the video gaming sector, further boosting the tech giant in its competition against gaming sphere leaders Sony and Tencent. According to the firm, the Simpson Thacher attorneys advising Microsoft include M&A partners Alan Klein, Anthony Vernace, and William Allen. The […]
Each year the Law Firm Marketing Club conducts research among existing and prospective clients of law firms around the country, to help partners understand what’s important to clients when engaging with a firm. This article, by Clare Fanner, CEO of Law Firm Marketing Club, focuses on what those clients and prospects expect when choosing a firm […]
Most law firms are hierarchical. In most cases, this causes bureaucracy inside the company processes and management, as well as a lack of communication and transparency. Luckily, some law companies have transitioned to ‘flatness’ in terms of business organisation. Very few of them were brave enough to implement a holacracy, the brand-new method of structuring […]
In a complaint on Monday, Debevoise & Plimpton said that the owners of “debevoise-law.com” and “debovoise-laws.com” have been using the names of actual Debevoise & Plimpton attorneys in emails sent out to victims as part of a phishing scheme. Debevoise & Plimpton remains unaware of who is running the two websites because a privacy service […]
Over the past several years, the legal sector has undergone some of the most substantial changes in decades, prompted by several factors including technological advances and client demand. However, there’s no doubt that the past two years have accelerated this shift further still. With the pandemic not yet over, and technology forever growing smarter, and […]
The publisher of the Mail On Sunday has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against a ruling in favour of Meghan Markle, represented by Schillings, over the publication of a personal letter to her estranged father, Thomas Markle. Meghan Markle sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over five articles that shared parts of a “personal and […]
Many law firms are looking to consolidate after facing pandemic-induced challenges. How can they ensure that they survive a merger with their values intact?
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