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Pa. Fed Judge: Stop and Think About That Sealing Request Before You File It

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‘Deeply Reactive’: Are Law Firms Becoming Increasingly Hostile to Leavers?

As London’s legal sector continues to face rising pressure from talent wars, law firms are employing different tactics to retain and attract lawyers. This can include changing pay structures to reward top performers, enhancing bonus systems, offering loyalty payments, or ‘golden handcuffs’ as some call it. But another tactic which…

KPMG Shutters Australian Legal Practice, Seeks Law Firm Alliances

KPMG is shutting down its standalone legal practice in Australia and will seek to form alliances with law firms instead. The firm will retain its legal practices in 80 jurisdictions where it operates and these will be unaffected by the Australian decision..

Report: Securities Fraud Losses Claimed Balloon in First Half of 2024

A new report has found corporate exposure to securities fraud litigation has risen over 14% from the second half of 2023 to the first half of 2024, with investor plaintiffs claiming nearly $285 million in market capitalization losses so far this year. The report from securities litigation data analytics company…

Ashurst Revenue Up 9% as US Expansion ‘a Priority’

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